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WILD GARDENS AND NATURALIZING 
A Spring Picture in the Wild Garden 
The larger view conveys some idea of the charms of a wild garden 
in spring. Stretches of nodding golden Daffodils outlined against the soft 
green turf and dark-leavec Rhododendrons are very effective. The Ivy- 
draped tree, fleece -clouded sky and blue water add picturesqueness to the 
reposeful scene. 
Spireas Naturalized in the Woodland 
A clump of naturalized Spiraea Aruncus illuminates the 
page corner, the plumed panicles of white against the dark 
foliage producing a happy effect. Most of the Spirea family, 
including the herbaceous "Goat’s Beard” and the shrubby 
"Meadow Sweet,” are eminently adapted for the wild gar- 
den, luxuriating in moist, spongy, cool soils in the sunlit 
woods or along the borders of a stream. In such con- 
genial situations S. Aruncus often grows 6 feet high — 
stately and graceful, 
forming immense 
clumps. Its cousin, 
S. palmata, also cele- 
brates her freedom 
from garden culture by 
growing into lusty 
bushes 3 to 4 feet high, 
and producing rosy 
crimson flowers. 
