with silvery green foliage. It should be increased by pulling to Alyssum 

 pieces the old plant in autumn, or by cuttings of the young and Double 

 shoots in spring, struck in sandy loam in a shady place. There an d Single 

 is a newer, pale, lemon-coloured variety, which does not blend so 

 well with Aubrietia as the golden yellow, but it looks charming 

 in front of dark, plum-coloured bushes, or any plant which will 

 form a contrast to its pale flowers. 



Double Arabis is seldom out of place. It flowers early, 

 and increases so easily by cuttings taken after its flowering 

 season that it can be used either as a spring bedder or as a 

 perennial. I find it very useful for covering ground planted 

 with bulbs, but if it is in the wild garden, in reach of hares or 

 rabbits, it must be wired. Like the Cuckoo flower, it seems 

 to be particularly succulent, and every spike will be cleared 

 by the enemy. The single Arabis should not be entirely 

 neglected for the sake of its double rival. It flowers considerably 

 earlier, and will establish itself in many a cranny where the 

 double would refuse to grow. In a delightful garden at 

 Sandling the old stone wall, which used to surround the 

 straw yard of the farm and now surrounds a picturesque sunk 

 garden, is studded with self-sown clumps of Arabis and golden 

 Wallflowers, which mingle with the blossom of Pear and Plum. 



In another neighbouring garden a pretty border was in 

 beauty at the same time clusters of gay pink Tulips, alternating 

 with the green of Irises, were backed by white blossomed 

 cordons of Pear and Plum. 7". Gesneriana looks particularly 

 well grown among Roses for the bronze shoots of Teas blend 

 well with its vivid red. We have filled one Rose bed with 

 an old-fashioned red Tulip splashed with orange, which gives 

 a warm, brilliant effect against a dark Holly hedge. Other 



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