54 A GARDEN OF PLEASURE 



the diminutive brilliant little Hoop petti- 

 coat, only three inches high. There is 

 Pulmonaria, Triteleia, and white violets 

 and patches of white Arabis, and primroses 

 just becoming plentiful. There is a long, 

 blue-rimmed border of Grape Hyacinth, and 

 another of metallic-shining Scillas. Blue 

 prevails indeed blue Scilla and Chiono- 

 doxa, blue hepatica, blue Omphalodes. 

 Soon there will be deep blue gentian, be- 

 side which all other blues will pale. Dear 

 little cheerful-eyed Omphalodes! The 

 old plants have worn themselves out, but 

 young roots are spreading over some stones 

 near the Roman Walk, and flowering with 

 enthusiastic vigour. A charming Hungarian 

 lady the other day embraced it (so to 

 speak) with delight. She said Ompha- 

 lodes verna grew wild in her native woods. 

 Amongst the rarer gems must be counted 

 Sisyrinchium grandiflorum, or better 

 named, Satin-flower, with its exquisitely 

 shaped purple bells, like hanging crocus 

 flowers ; and on the rounded south side 

 of Glorietta is a group of magnificently 

 fiery, scarlet anemones. 



