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an eflFective display amid the shrubs of the many beautiful Lilies 

 from California and elsewhere ! The Lily of the Valley may also 

 be utilised to form a carpet in the subdued light of the spaces be- 

 tween the trees and shrubs just within the margins. Some of the 

 strong-growing hardy Ferns may be gi'ouped in the nooks and 

 corners, and the Celandine Tree (Bocconia cordata), the Giant 

 Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum), and other plants of stately 

 habit, may find suitable positions for displaying their noble pro- 

 portions. The Pampas and other Grasses, and in sheltered nooks 

 some of the ornamental Bamboos, may be planted for creating 

 variety of foliage. This phase of gardening is calciUated to give 

 much pleasure to all thinking people, because it opens up such a 

 field for change and variety — not only in the disposition of the 

 plants, but also in the treatment of the surface of the ground, by 

 creating artificial undulations, taking advantage of the hillocks and 

 hollows for planting those things which by their habit of growth 

 produce an enhanced effect in such positions. 



Sweet-scented Flowers. — The idea of a garden of sweet- 

 scented flowers is an old one, but it is none the worse for being 

 old ; and those of my readers who have followed me thus far in 

 this work will have discovered that one of my anxieties is to pro- 

 vide or suggest an opening for the employment in gardening of 

 every order of mind. Though glare and glitter has until lately 

 so much abounded, there are nevertheless plenty of materials for 

 furnishing gardens to suit those whose tastes are quiet and refined. 

 The garden of sweet-scented flowers should not be of formal design, 

 as many of the sweetest flowers, such as the Honeysuckle, the 

 Jasmine, the Virgin's Bower, and the Rose, do not show forth all 

 their beauty when restricted and confined. 



The climbing plants should have arches to clothe, and poles or 

 pillars or the stems of trees to climb up. We do not all admire 

 the same flowers, and the fragrance of some flowers is too power- 

 ful for delicately-nerved people ; but there are so many things to 

 select from, that all may be suited. The garden of scented flowers 

 may be only a small plot in a back yard, or the particular 

 feature in a grand garden many acres in extent ; it may include 

 trees and shrubs, or be confined to the lowliest flowers, such as 

 Musk, Mignonette, ' and Pinks ; but in every phase of it there 

 will be room for climbing plants. The following list includes 

 most of the best-known fragrant flowers that are well adapted for 

 open-air cultiu-e : — 



Trees and shmbs will include the Limes, Thorns, Laburnums, 

 flowering Almonds, Barberries, Magnolias, Double Cherries, 

 Portugal Laurels, Japanese Privets, flowering Currants, Azaleas, 



