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may be introduced the pale blue varieties, and also 

 Wistaria Sinensis. At each end of this garden a 

 Lily pool will be found, and in these pools will be 

 planted Nymphae Marliacea Rosea, Nymphae W. B. 

 Sfhaw, Landekeria Lilacea, and also Nymphae Glad- 

 stonii ; so that even in these pools the Lilac pink and 

 white may predominate. 



In the centre of this garden should be placed a 

 sun-dial, surrounding which are four beds. These 

 would be planted with Caroline Testout and t!he ground 

 covered with Nepeta Mussini Down the centre walk 

 eighteen Standard Weeping Roses are placed, these 

 likewise would be of the pink varieties, such as Lady 

 Gay, Dorothy Perkins, American Pillar, etc. Leading 

 from the sun-dial to the side exits are four long beds, 

 which would be planted with Dwarf Killarney and 

 Ophelia. The other beds in the corners, six beds being 

 made in each corner, would be planted Lady Ashtown, 

 La Tosca, Madame A. Chatenay, Mrs. G. Shawyer, 

 Prince de Bulgaria, Mrs. Theo Rooseveldt, Mrs. W. 

 Christie Miller, Souvenir du President Carnot, Mrs. W. 

 J. Grant, George C- Waud, Magna Charta, Mrs. John 

 Laing, Mrs. R. G. Sharman Crawford. Between these 

 beds, as indicated, are planted Climbing or Pillar 

 Roses. These would be trained to poles of Larch 

 wood, care being taken to see that the spurs or 

 branches are left on the Larch poles. 



Partly surrounding the Lily pools four beds are 

 made, and these would be planted with that delightful 

 old-fashioned Monthly Rose, the bed also to be 

 covered with Nepeta. 



The paths of this garden consist of Random York 

 paving stone, in wthich would be planted Aubretia, 

 Dr. Mules, Pritchard's Ai and other varieties. 



