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Making An Old-Fashioned Garden 
(Continued from page 54) 
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and enclosed by 
low bushes of 
purplish pink 
mezerion, while 
the white lat¬ 
ticed arbor at 
the end is 
framed by Ju¬ 
das trees of the 
same mysteri¬ 
ous tint. The 
Colonial flow¬ 
ering peach, 
under which is 
a carpet of tiny 
spring flowers; 
hepaticas in 
lavender and 
pink; auriculas in softened tints of 
dark red, old rose, and violet; Eng¬ 
lish daisies, violets and purple cro¬ 
cus. Down one of the long side 
walks is a border full of yellow hya¬ 
cinths ; on the other, daffodils with 
yellow primroses. 
In May the central walk is flanked 
with hundreds of late tulips of that 
deep, luminous rose color with blue- 
black base so well known in old gar¬ 
dens. Back of these bloom scattered 
specimens of the flowering quince— 
not the old scarlet form, but newer 
dwarf hybrids of blush pink and 
white. Other May-flowering shrubs 
are double pink flowering almond, 
bridal wreath and snowballs, while 
near the clumps of deep purple and 
gold iris and the wistaria which 
drapes the arbor is the Persian lilac. 
Massed on prominent corners of 
the walks are large clumps of early 
double pink and white peonies, the 
pale lavender-white orris-root, and 
pink dictamnus with its glossy dark 
leaves. In bloom with these are 
long borders of grass pinks, light 
blue tufted pansies and forget-me- 
nots, the latter in front of yellow 
iris. As a relief from so much lav¬ 
ender and pink, prominent places 
against the hedge are given up to 
combinations of deep purple iris and 
lemon lilies, or dark blue lupines 
with yellow iris. 
disposed in 
apparent con¬ 
fusion. 
In late July 
or August the 
blue and yellow 
of the upper 
garden is 
echoed by tiger 
lilies and tall 
spikes of chim¬ 
ney bell-flower, 
while down 
both sides flut¬ 
ter the silky 
petals of a 
myriad holly¬ 
hocks. The re¬ 
mainder of the summer is bright¬ 
ened by the yellow chamomile, and 
phlox both early and late, in those 
varieties most suggestive of old 
times—white with a red or purple 
eye, lavender and deep wine color. 
The new shell pink and cherry reds 
seem out of place. 
In August also blooms the Rose 
of Sharon, and in this instance the 
substitution of the newer pink or 
white for the old dull purple seems 
excusable. Monkshood now bridges 
the season to the time of chrysan¬ 
themums which, in varieties of dull 
pink, cerise and old rose, resemble 
the tones of old cretonnes, and in 
bright gold contrast with the clear 
light blue of Aconitum Wilsoni. 
The Long Walk 
For Summer Bloom 
In June, of course, roses breathe 
their fragrance everywhere—all the 
old favorites, damask, Provence and 
moss. One entire bed is filled with 
Canterbury bells in a characteristic 
color mixture of pale pink, laven¬ 
der, deep purple and white, to be 
replaced later by fringed and Shir¬ 
ley poppies, seeded in with corn¬ 
flowers. Large spaces on each side 
of the center are devoted to fox¬ 
gloves, their dull purples and pinks 
combining particularly well with the 
mottled and streaked Sweet William. 
Together with the tulips, these two 
plants are taken up immediately 
after they have finished blooming 
about the end of June, to give place 
to clumps of annuals of harmonious 
color and sweet scent. 
In early July another border is 
resplendent with madonna lilies and 
blue larkspur, a combination certain 
to be effective. These outline some 
of the bolder ideas, but to produce 
the effect of old-fashioned irregu¬ 
larity, round clumps of valerian, 
lemon lilies, iris and peonies are 
Leading from the arbor is a grassy 
walk even more old-fashioned than 
the garden. Here is no attempt at 
a color scheme or a definite succes¬ 
sion of blooms. There is instead a 
succession of dominant effects 
throughout the season, which leave 
one part of the border in quietness 
while a fresh picture appears in 
another. 
At the far end is a hooded seat 
overshadowed by a g it a r 1 e d old 
cherry tree, while tall grass-grown 
clumps of shrubs frame the vista— 
syringa, lilac, flowering currant and 
smoke bush. The ground beneath is 
carpeted with blue-eyed myrtle, lily- 
of-the-valley and star-of-Bethlehem, 
through which spring colonies of 
double daffodils breathing the spirit 
of spring. Along the border are 
scattered lower shrubs, leaving 
spaces for groups of flowers. These 
are mezerion, strawberry shrub and 
cinnamon roses. In front of the 
snowball and bridal wreath the 
double red peony flaunts its bold 
charms, with a starry white border 
of narcissus at its feet. Farther 
along yellow tulips are prominent, 
and when June is at its zenith a bold 
clump of foxgloves occupies the 
place of honor. Here also are the 
old-fashioned double columbines of 
pale pink, dark red and purple, 
though in the garden proper the 
newer hybrids are to be preferred 
here in the semi-shade. 
In July clumps of tawny orange 
day lily on each side of the seat con¬ 
trast with the dark blue of the spider 
plant, and creamy yuccas are silhou¬ 
etted against the smoke bush. Later 
appear masses of purple-eyed phlox, 
(Continued on page 58) 
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