may be difficult to make a choice. One kind in fair number, or two 
related kinds, to be seen at the same time, will be best. On the other 
hand we have in England vast stretches of moorland on poor, sandy 
soil — thousands of acres at a time even in the home coimties — while 
in the north it covers square miles without end. Therefore there is 
nothing more suitable, in our lighter soils, than a wild heath garden, 
where the native species form a groundwork for the Mediterranean, 
Spanish and Alpine kinds. 
As all of the possible phases of wild gardening cannot be dealt -v^dth 
within the compass of one article, let us take an example of a garden 
that extends to the edge of partly wooded ground, consider how it 
may be treated, taking separately one or two different paths from 
home garden to woodland, on a soil inclining to Hght. One of the 
paths passes through a plantation of Rhododendrons and the other 
through Azaleas, and though botanists now put Rhododendrons and 
Azaleas together, yet for garden purposes it is well to retain the 
separate names so as to keep them distinct; for, though they flower 
nearly at the same time, their habit — and in some way their uses are 
very dissimilar. For one thing Rhododendrons form a delightful 
\^inter shelter, and a seat somewhere among them may form an 
enjoyable winter sun-trap, while the Azaleas are quite bare of leaves. 
Then their colours do not always agree. Even among the Rhododen- 
drons alone there has to be a careful selection for color. It wiU be 
found best to keep the true purple, kinds that are near the t}^e 
ponticum, away from the hybrids of catawhiense, and these pontica 
being of large growth should be nearest the wild garden side. They 
also do well and look best in the near neighborhood and partial shade 
of trees and their foliage is the finest in -winter. Birches accompany 
them well, the silvery stems showing up finely among the dusk leaf 
masses. If the place is suitable for undershrubs there are Gaultheria 
shallon and Andromeda axillaris and some of the Vacciniums and the 
Candleberry Gale {Myrica cerifera). This deHghtful sweet-leaved 
shrub should occur often near the paths, so that a leaf or two may 
be readity picked and crushed in the hand for the sake of enjo}dng 
its incomparable scent. And, it may well be planted on each side of 
some very narrow secondary path where the passer-by must necessarily 
brush up against it. 
With the Birches there should be some common green Hollies, 
and by this time we are quite in the wild land. Soon the HoUies and 
Birches give place to Oaks and Hazels, but between them is a space 
of fairly open ground; here is a chance to plant some Daffodils of 
the yeUow or bicolor Trumpet kinds. We try to place them as nature 
plants and for a general rule this may be described as first a nucleus, 
where the bulbs are fairly close together, v.ith others more singly 
