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THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



Wild Rose, Azalea, Honeysuckle names each telling of whole 

 families of fragrant things. From the same regions whence come the 

 Laurel and the Myrtle we have the Laurustinus, beautiful in our sea- 

 coast and warmer districts, and many other lovely bushes happy in 

 our climate ; one, the Winter Sweet, pouring out delicious fragrance 

 in mid-winter ; Sweet Gale, Allspice, and the delightful little May- 

 flower that creeps about in the woodland shade in North America. 

 So, though we cannot boast of Lemon or Orange groves, our climate 

 is kind to many lovely and fragrant shrubs. 



Even our ugly walls may be sweet gardens with Magnolia, 

 Honeysuckle Clematis, Sweet Verbena, and the delightful old 

 Jasmine, still c-lothing many a house in London. Most precious of 

 all, however, are the noble climbing Tea Roses raised in our own time. 

 Among the abortions of this century these are a real gain the 

 loveliest flowers ever raised by man. Noble in form and colour, and 

 scented as delicately as a June morn in alpine pastures, with these 

 most precious of garden Roses we could cover all the ugly walls in 

 England and Ireland, and Heaven knows many of them are in want 

 of a veil. 



Some Fragrant Plants for British Gardens. 



