Solanum border with the Bignonia, and its sprays of red-orange trumpet- 

 jasminoides shaped flowers on the wall, or would look well with Auratums. 

 These immense Lilies should be a feature now in the garden, but 

 they refuse to grow even tolerably well with us. In a sandy or 

 peaty soil they are magnificent, rearing their great heads of bloom 

 among Azaleas and Rhododendrons, and lasting even till 

 October, when the Azaleas have taken on their autumn shades 

 of plum and russet and red which form such a perfect setting for 

 the white richly-spotted flowers. 



A lovely creeper which we cannot succeed in flowering well 

 is Solanum jasminoides, but in the West of England I have seen 

 many houses wreathed with its delicate leaves, and the hanging loose 

 white bunches of tiny flowers, looking like some hot-house creeper. 



Another climber for this time is the annual Mina Lobata 

 with gay red and yellow flowers, produced in great profusion on 

 a sunny wall. 



All the bedding plants which need the protection of glass 

 through the Winter are at their best now. The reaction against 

 the formal use of these should never deprive a garden of such 

 flowers as Heliotrope, the white and yellow French Daisies, 

 Begonias, and a certain number of Geraniums. There are many 

 places, especially near a house, where plants certain of giving 

 colour through August, September and October are very valu- 

 able. Begonias are among those possessing a great range of 

 colour white, pink, yellow and red in which all the tints 

 harmonise, and mixed beds can safely be planted without fear of 

 a clashing pink or magenta. They like shade, especially in 

 the early morning, and lots of water. In wet Summers, when 

 Geraniums lose all beauty, they get richer and richer in effect 

 and last till severe frosts begin. 



