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poor and evanescent. This was specially notice- 

 able on some of the Budclleias, on B. L'olrilhil, 

 B. Davidn, B. macrostacliya, B. niveu, B. nin- 

 ahilis magmfica, and a new variety of B. Und- 

 leijanu, introduced from China as No. 1.375a 

 (Wilson). The earlier Hydrangeas were also 

 disappointing, for instance, II. aspera and II. 

 S(ir(jeiifiu)ia, while H. Jiretsrhneidrri and II. 

 BosfJidrni did not flower at all, and H. vcstita has 

 hardly pushed any growth. Nor were the following 

 as good as usual: Cnhcnld iiii aJha, Drsfoiita'nicn 

 Sp'inosu, EsraUoiiid jml r, rub nfd . E. iirnhifn, 

 Hypeiicvm _ aiireum, Miifi.sia iHcifnlid^ Myiiu.s 

 Linna, Siruinsonia coninUlc jalui hIIki, and a few 

 of llif Spiraeas, especially N. hiiHata and H. 

 Bi'sthoDii; ('oriaiYia U'nniiuiJi.'^ moreover failed 

 to develop its interesting amiber-like inflorescence. 

 The weather has lately been curiously cold, more 



expand all at once its smaller white dainty 

 flowers, each about an inch in diameter, but 

 rather continues to produce them for many weeks 

 Ahufiloii megapotamiciim (vcxillariitm), Charna^- 

 hiitid foliosa, Gcrunlid lutu ifolia, G. purpuvra, 

 Ili/drdngea cincrcd , IIi/ixi icina LescJienavltii, H. 

 pdfiilinii Henri/i, Lnnicrrd ctruscd, L. srmpcr- 

 rtrcux. M'liHulus giutitid-ma c/nd var. cocci nnts, 

 Mifrdiid i-ociiiicd, reittsicmon cordifoJius, Bom- 

 vf'!/(i Cdiilfrri, and others, are nearly, some alto- 

 gether, as good as ever. The bright crimson form 

 of Veronica spec'iona is beginning to open, and 

 seems to be quite satisfactory. But one of the 

 best things out at present is Mandcrillca .^iiare- 

 olcna, a climber from Argentina, with bunches of 

 niany deliciously scented large white flowers, each 

 in shape somewhat resembling a periwinkle, to 

 which it is allied. The abnormal heat of the early 



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like chill October than August, and this circum- 

 stance, affecting the flower, though happily doing 

 little harm I think to the growth, has kept away 

 the large butterflies that always at this season 

 flit through the shrubbery in the sun, and that add 

 so much to the beauty of the garden. I have 

 hardly seen one of the fine large Fritillary or 

 Peacock butterflies this year, and they are much 

 missed, the former most of all for their bright, 

 orange-brown colouring; the Admiral Initterflies 

 are due a little later. 



On the other hand, Eucryplna piiDiatifoJid, even 

 if the display will not last as long as usual, has 

 never been more striking, and a bush some twenty- 

 five feet high with a spread of eight yards is 

 literally smothered in large white flower, each a 

 good three inches across. The evergreen E. 

 BiUdrdini is also to ])e commended, and is T 

 think more hardv than is generally supposed; it 

 is said to grow ultimately to tree-like dimensions. 

 It has been here for some eight or nine years, and 

 is now more tlian twelve feet high in no very 

 sheltered spot, Unlike its companion, it does not 



summer appears to have suited it well, and I have 

 never seen it more floriferous. It seems to be 

 quite hardy on a wall with a western aspect, and 

 has remained there uninjured for many years. 



Iris lacu.stri.'i is a ver^ pleasing small species, 

 a worthy rival of I. gracilipcs. Its allies are now 

 at their best; Antholyzn paniculatu, Monra 

 iridioidc.<i and the variety natalensis, also the 

 charming little Lnpcyroiisio {Annmothvca) cruenfa 

 from South Africa, carmine-crimson with a darker 

 centre. The fine Crocosmia aurea and the gaudy 

 Tigridia pnrouia of various colours are beginning 

 to show bloom, though the latter have been some- 

 what affected .by the drought, and on this account 

 also Brarod gnniniflora, ('riiiiini JnngifoVnim, 

 Knipliofia, Xorflii;r and K. rufa are rather poor. 

 But .igapanthus umUclldtusi, l)lue and white forms, 

 and the Alsfi nrmrrias, including .1. pulrJielld 

 ( psittdcinn) from Brazil, are good; as well as 

 Crinvrn FoweUii both white and pink, Zygadenua 

 rJcgnn.f, LUium oiirnfum, L. ddlmdticum. L. 

 Ilrnryi, L. Sdrgeiiti.ne, and the i)retty sky-blue 

 ('(immclina coli'.^ti.^. Lobelia ('a rdnillrsii , M i/h- 



