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of Alpine herbage," are to be found. Groups of 

 Othonnopsis and Hieracium are placed on the 

 sunny side of this Rock Garden, as well as Iris 

 cristata, and Violets, including the white Dog 

 Violet, are to be seen in a little corner; while a 

 place is found for the Cuckoo plant, no longer, 

 alas ! known by its quaint old name of " Lady's 

 Smocks." 



Noticeable at once is the delicious scent which 

 fills the whole of this Modern Garden, the result of 

 skilful and judicious planning, as are the perfectly 

 blended combinations of colour to be found on 

 every side. To pass from the scent of Roses, 

 Honeysuckle, Lavender, and Carnations, into the 

 aromatic odour of Bay, Rosemary, Thyme, and 

 Rue, is a pleasure rarely, if ever, to be met with 

 elsewhere. In the midst of these delights stands a 

 house designed by a clever architect and super- 

 intended by the artist of the Garden, and with equal 

 success. Everything within and without is old- 

 fashioned, nothing is sham, but all honestly made 

 in the good old way. For instance, the beams are 

 fastened with wooden pins, and the oak doors have 

 iron latches and bolts, and long hinges of the old 

 country pattern ; and the oak woodwork is a 

 delicate grey colour, untouched by stain or varnish 

 of any kind a shade of oak very seldom seen, as 

 most people prefer it darker in colour, under the 

 impression that old age not stain is responsible 



