Azalea and Mollis, Ghent and Indica, thrive luxuriantly. Early in June 

 Sweet the Azalea garden there is full of delicious combinations of 

 Rocket c l ur > mauve, with white or yellow near by, and orange 

 Mollts, dwarf in growth, with larger flowers more strongly 

 scented than the Ghent varieties. At every turn a new picture 

 comes into view ; foremost in remembrance is a pathway gar- 

 landed with a Reve d'Or rose, thick with its bronze shoots, 

 which form, together with fine evergreen trees, a beautiful 

 background for the blaze of colour given by the Azaleas, their 

 hues of warm yellow and red orange, flesh and full salmon- 

 pink, all culminating in a brilliant flaming red. 



In suitable soil these Ghent Azaleas will thrive in woods. 

 They take care of themselves among the undergrowth, and soon 

 look as if they were native to the place. 



Our only woodland effect just now is given by Sweet 

 Rocket and wild Parsley. It seems a poor effect to mention after 

 Azaleas, but in its own humbler way it is very beautiful. The 

 Rocket is perennial and gives no trouble ; it grows about three feet 

 high, and bears spikes of white and pale pink flowers, delicately 

 but very sweetly scented in the evening. The old plants 

 maintain a successful struggle against the many weeds, and seed 

 themselves. The double white Rockets are delightful garden 

 plants, but require much more care, and must be divided every 

 second year to keep them strong. They can be increased by 

 cuttings made of the spring shoots, or by division. 



In the early part of June the flower which we count on 

 above all others for pleasure is the Iris not that its flowering 

 time is confined to that short space, but some of the showiest 

 varieties are out then, and they are of the greatest value before 

 the Roses open. Throughout the Spring and Summer they are 



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