GARDEN MAKING 325 



with masses of scarlet. The result in that 

 case was a happy accident, but none the less 

 worthy of being noted and subsequently re- 

 peated with deliberate intent. This nasturtium 

 cannot be found in America, but the trumpet 

 vine offers a near substitute. 



Reds always come so well against a mass of 

 dark foliage that we can never make a mistake 

 in contriving effects like those just described. 



There are colour effects of contrast and colour 

 effects of harmony, and we may employ either 

 or both according to circumstances. 



An irregular belt of the beautiful palmate- 

 leaved Japanese maples on the near side of a 

 mass of shrubs makes a glorious expanse of 

 quiet but sufficiently conspicuous colour, if 

 the component plants be selected for variety 

 of tint and texture. 



The favourite box elder {Acer negundo), and 

 its gold-leaved variety, if often repeated, pro- 

 duce a cheap and commonplace effect, but a 

 single specimen, well placed, strikes a charming 

 note of colour. A like effect is obtainable with 

 the common golden elder, which should be 

 cut to the ground every year to preserve its 

 bushy habit. 



