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Ehododendrous, double - blossomed Furze, Lilacs, Philadelphus 

 (Mock Orange), Brooms, Spirceas, Sweet Briars, Kalmias, 

 Daphnes, Sweet Bay, Cistus, Laurustines, Honeysuckles, Roses 

 (especially the old-fashioned Roses, such as the Provence, Bour- 

 saidt, etc.), Jasmines, Wistaria sinensis, and Chimonanthes 

 fragrans. 



Among the hardy flowers which all should plant are the 

 following : — Lavender in great clumps, Rosemary, Hyssop, 

 Southernwood, Carnations, Picotees and Pinks, Sweet Sultans, 

 Sweet Scabious, Musk, Mignonette, Stocks, and Wallflowers, in- 

 cluding the Night - scented Stock. Sweet Peas in abundance 

 shoidd be planted in succession — that is to say, early in the spring 

 and again in April; on warm soils Sweet Peas may with ad- 

 vantage be planted in autumn. Sweet Alyssum, Lilies of various 

 kinds, not forgetting the old white Candidum, Hyacinths (includ- 

 ing the Musk-scented Hyacinths), Narcissus, Lily of the Valley 

 (Dictamnus fraxinella), Snowdrops, Violets, Water Lilies (if a 

 place can be made for them) should have a home in the garden of 

 sweet-scented flowers, as should also the Water Hawthorn (Apono- 

 geton distachyon) ; the Mints and Thymes, and Tussilago fragrans 

 (Winter Heliotrope) should also be planted in large patches. 

 There are many exotics which can be planted early in summer, 

 such as the Heliotrope, the sweet-scented Pelargonium, the 

 Verbena, etc. As regards their arrangement some things look 

 best in mixture, and others in separate groups. Musk and 

 Mignonette form a nice groundwork to taller-growing plants, such 

 as Roses. In old-fashioned gardens Musk is often found filling 

 out-of-the-way corners where it is not often distiu:bed, and very 

 sweet and nice it is to come all at once upon a patch of Musk and 

 Provence Roses about the end of June on a bright sunny morning. 

 Carnations and Pinks may occiu: in good-sized patches, as the 

 foliage in a mass has a nice eftect in winter. The preparation of 

 the beds and borders must be well attended to before planting, 

 and then with an annual top-dressing many of the plants may 

 remain undisturbed for years. The garden of fragrance will not 

 be costly to keep. Weeds must of course be kept down, and the 

 surface be stirred frequently with the hoe. Patches of annuals 

 and biennials may be sown at any time to fill up any vacancies 

 that may occur. People who have not much time for gardening 

 will find this kind of garden suit them better than if arranged 

 more elaborately. 



Winter Arrangements and Effects. — A house nestling 

 amid trees ! How pleasantly it sounds, and how pretty the effect 

 either in summer or winter ! The trees, of course, need not touch 



