. Some English gardens;. of the most graceful, such as cordifoHus Diana, the growths beingrather separated to show the pretty form of the individual branch. In othersit was thought that their best use was as a flowery mass. Each kind istreated at the time of staking according to its own character, and so asbest to display its natural form and most obvious use. Like all the bestflower gardening it is the painting of a picture with living plants, but,unlike painting, it is done when the palette is empty of its colours. Stillthe good garden-planter who has intimate acquaintance and keen sym-pathy
. Some English gardens;. of the most graceful, such as cordifoHus Diana, the growths beingrather separated to show the pretty form of the individual branch. In othersit was thought that their best use was as a flowery mass. Each kind istreated at the time of staking according to its own character, and so asbest to display its natural form and most obvious use. Like all the bestflower gardening it is the painting of a picture with living plants, but,unlike painting, it is done when the palette is empty of its colours. Stillthe good garden-planter who has intimate acquaintance and keen sym-pathy with his plants, can plant by knowledge and faith ; by knowledgein his certainty of recollection of the habit and stature and colour of hisplants ; by faith in that he knows that if he does his part well the growingthing will be docile to his sure guidance. In these borders of Michaelmas Daisies one other flowering plant is 122 MICHAELMAS DAISIES, MUNSTEAD WOOD from the picture in the possession ofMr. T. Norton Longman. admitted, and well deserves Its place, namely, that fine white DaisyPyrethrum uliginosum, otherwise Chrysanthemum serotmum. There can beno doubt that it is a daisy flower and that it blooms at Michaelmas; factsthat alone would give it a right to a place among the Michaelmas Daisies,But it has all the more claim to its place among them in that it is thehandsomest of the large white Daisies, and, though there are white kindsand varieties of the perennial Asters, not one of them can approach it forsize or pictorial effect. There is also the still taller Chrysanthemum leucan-themum or Leucanthemum lacustre^ but this is a plant that has an element ofcoarseness, and unless the spaces are large, and the Asters are thrown upto an unusual size by a strong and rich soil, it looks heavy and out ofproportion. Towards the front of the main portions of the Aster borders are ratherbold, but quite informal edgings of grey-leaved plants such as whitePink, Stachys and Lavender-c
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