Then when the kinds are ripe how pleasant it is to take a low seat 

 and sit at ease before each good sort in succession ! The best and ripest 

 fruits can be seen at a glance and picked without trouble, in pleasant 

 contrast to the painful, prickly groping that goes on among the crowded 

 bushes. No one would ever regret planting such excellent sorts as Red 

 Champagne, Amber Yellow, Cheshire Lass, Jolly Painter, a large, well- 

 flavoured and little-known berry, and Red Warrington, a trusty late kind. 

 To these should be added two admirable Gooseberries lately brought out 

 by Messrs. Veitch, namely, Langley Green and Langley Gage, both fine 

 fruits of delicious flavour. 



If such a little special fruit space were planted in these large Scottish 

 gardens, and the merits of the kinds became known, the daily invitation 

 of the hostess, " Let us go to the gooseberry garden," would be gladly 

 welcomed, and guests would also find themselves, at various times of day, 

 sauntering towards the gooseberry plot. 



How grandly the scarlet Tropsolum {T. speciosum) grows in these 

 northern gardens is well known ; indeed, in many places it has become 

 almost a pest. It is much more difficult to grow in the South, where it 

 is often a failure ; in any case, it insists on a northern or eastern exposure. 

 Where it does best in gardens in the English counties is in deep, cool 

 soil, thoroughly enriched. When well established, the running roots 

 ramble in all directions, fresh growths appearing many feet away from 

 the place where it was originally planted. It looks perhaps best when 

 running up the face of a yew hedge, when the bright scarlet bloom, and 

 leaves of clear-cut shape, are seen to great advantage, and many of the 

 free growths of the plant take the form of hanging garlands. 



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