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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



"THE RA.M];LER.S \KE HIGHER THAN 



THOSE SEEN ELSEWHERE, AND MURE 

 LUXURIANT IN BLOOM." 



larkspur are veritable riots of gay and 

 rich colors. 



The ramblers, both crimson and deli- 

 cate pink, are higher than those seen 



THE HIGH ARCHES, COVERED WITH ROSES. 



MAKE A PLEASANT WALK TO THE 



RUSTIC, VINE COVERED SUMMERHOUSE." 



elsewhere, and more luxuriant in bloom, 

 as though well aware of the fame the\' 

 must live up to ! 



The high arches, covered with roses, 

 are many, and make a pleasant walk to 

 the rustic, vine covered summerhouse, 

 while roses tall and short, and all colors 

 and kinds, from the White Killarney to 

 those of deepest red, bloom in beds that 

 cover a large area of ground and invite 

 serious study and exclamations of won- 

 der. 



Long are the rows of Canterbury bells, 

 beautiful and fragrant are the beds of 

 garden pinks, while the peonies deserve 

 a chapter to themselves. 



Although the Queen Perfection and 

 X'ictor Hugo attract the eye at once, the 

 Japanese single peony holds it longest. 

 This white peony with its yellow centre, 

 so like and yet so unlike the pond lily, 

 is lovelv indeed. Xear by, in charming 

 contrast, the purple iris grows tall and 

 beautiful as an orchid. 



LONG ARE 



THE ROWS OF 

 BELLS." 



CAXTERliLRY 



Alarvelously cultivated are the.-e flowers, 

 for here is none of the atmosphere of 

 the hothouse, but of nature, gorgeous and 

 supreme. The surroundings are helpful. 

 Trees border the gardens ; across the road 

 is a pond with frogs croaking and large 



THE PEONIES DESERXE A CHAPTER TO 

 THEMSEL\'ES." 



