156 SUBURBAN GARDENS 
XVIII. Detail show- 
ing Intermingling of 
Varieties Where Two 
Groups Meet. 
sown in the wild, should be 
the aim. Observe any field 
of daisies and buttercups, 
of clover and daisies, or of 
any common wild growth, 
and you will find a perfect 
model. Masses of each 
will stand by themselves, 
crowded in places, thin else- 
where, and finally giving 
way gradually to the other, 
with here and there a fugi- 
tive specimen venturing 
quite beyond its kind into 
the other’s preserve. Fol- 
low this idea generally in 
the border, and indeed in 
all group planting whether 
of flowers, shrubs, or trees. 
A single specimen, such as 
peony or Boltonia, may 
stand alone and independ- 
ent now and then of course, 
but ordinarily everything 
should be massed — and the 
masses should meet gra- 
ciously. 
Color seems to be a 
stumbling block some- 
