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gold blotches. Thalictrum glaucum tl Illuminator " is very 

 effective when in young growth, but afterwards turns 

 glaucous, though if beheaded it soon springs up golden 

 again. Iris Pseud-acorus, with striped leaves, and forms 

 of /. versicolor and I. spuria, with the young growth bril- 

 liantly yellow, grow up among a wonderful grass I first 

 saw in the Birmingham Botanic Garden, instantly asked 

 for, and shortly after gratefully received. I have not found 

 a name for it yet, but it is the lightest, clearest yellow 

 of any leaf I know, and seeds freely, and comes true 

 from seed a veritable treasure. I planted a clump of 

 the Early Tulip, Yellow Prince, with golden variegated 

 leaves, and they looked so well when in flower that 

 Daffodils were introduced to help the early golden glow, 

 and yellow Tulips to carry it on. Of Daffodils, Olympia, 

 Duke of Bedford, Hamlet, Lord Roberts, Butterfly a 

 pretty light double Whitewell, and Henry Irving have 

 all done well, and join on to the planting of cooler- 

 coloured ones that I have mentioned in an earlier chapter. 

 But the supreme moment is reached when the late Tulips 

 are out. Yellow Rose, the fine old double, is at the 

 corner by the Cornus, and if a few short twiggy branches 

 are put among the buds as they rise, they get enough 

 support, and the full-blown flowers hang gracefully from 

 among them instead of fainting on to the walk. Ellen 

 Willmott, Solfatare, and Mrs. Moon are good tall yellows, 

 and are planted in the middle distance. Ixioides, with 

 its rich black base, is very effective, and a great favourite 

 of mine. Moonlight is the best pale yellow, a lovely 

 colour, and in front of the others shows up well. Ingles- 

 combe Yellow, Jaune d'ceuf, Golden Spire, Primrose Beauty, 

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