LETTER XI 



Summer Effect in a Garden Autumn Flowers Luxuriant Growth 

 The Principles of Seeing Objects Rightly Points of View 

 Transmitted Light A New Acquaintance The Redstart 

 Ant-heaps. 



2nd July, 1894. 



DEAR MARCO My garden is, I think, 

 to-day in the very zenith of its beauty ; but 

 as much of its extra glory is due to the 

 poppies, which are very fine this year, I 

 am afraid that it will not last very much 

 longer in its perfection. I never try to keep 

 up appearances after July, chiefly because, as 

 the boys' holidays then commence, it is quite 

 impossible to prevent the devastation oc- 

 casioned by the hunting for tennis balls, 

 romping, and games of all sorts, that take 



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