Choice those of the Lavtgata^ or Kcempferi sections, flower along the 

 Shrubs banks of the stream, and Rodgersias display their beautiful 

 foliage near by. The leaf of the latter resembles in form 

 that of a Horse Chestnut, but is very much larger, and turns 

 in late summer a handsome, deep-brown red. The Summer 

 Snowflake, a not very graceful plant when in the border, is 

 admirably utilised in shallow water, where its stems do not 

 seem out of proportion to the flowers they bear. 



Some of the pools, formed by a skilful diversion of the 

 water, are planted with the elegant Spar axis pulcherrima, which 

 is reflected in the placid surface below; it droops also 

 above the river, and grows thickly in the Japanese garden. 

 The arched stems, six feet in height with their hanging bells 

 and the charming riband-like leaves, have a distinctive effect, 

 and lend an air of fairy lightness to any group. Near the stiff 

 round heads of Pink Hydrangea it may be skilfully used, and it 

 is charming also with Francoa ramosa^ which stands the winter 

 perfectly, and produces much stronger sprays of starry white 

 bloom than when grown in a greenhouse. It is only in 

 favoured gardens that the Sparaxis can be so freely grown and 

 so quickly increased by seed ; as a rule, even in Ireland, it needs 

 the protection of a greenhouse border. 



The wealth of choice shrubs in the garden is almost 

 fabulous. Thus we see Magnolias, the Strawberry tree 

 (Benthamia fragifcrd], Ctesalpinia Japonica, Choisya ternata^ 

 Cistus ladaniferus, Pomegranate (Punlca granatum rubrum 

 flore pleno\ Fabiana imbricata, Olearias, and Spiraeas, both 

 shrubby and herbaceous ; Eucryphia pinnatifolia, with bunches 

 of large white flowers, like a very glorified myrtle in effect ; 

 Myrtle trees starred with white; Escallonia monte-vidensis, 



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