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flowers ranging from the deepest crimson 
to satiny white, and my desire to add to 
them is only limited by the small space of 
my garden. 
Mrs. Archibald Little speaks of the beauti- 
ful ones in China. In one instance, when 
at a monastery in the Ichang mountains, she 
says: 
Within the inner courts there was a blush- 
tose peony plant, covered with blossoms. Before 
this the post-captain stood in rapt adoration. 
It was evident he had really brought us to 
show us this, as one of the wonders of the world. 
The Chinese especially esteem peonies of this 
shade of colour, and it was indeed a lovely 
sight, so carefully had it been grown, and so 
completely was it covered with blossom. 
Any one who has seen much of Chinese 
embroidery will recall the constant use of 
the peony flower. 
But to go back to the surprises of my gar- 
den, two flowers were blooming for the first 
time. One was a yellow flag, given me by a 
neighbour two years ago. It was so late in 
