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Then, In the cooler beds of pink there should 

 be hyacinth, bouncing Bet — don't misprize this 

 fragrant and pretty blossom because it grows 

 wild — amaranth, balsam pink, clarkia, cosmos, 

 sweet pea, gillia, bleeding-heart, lychnis, holly- 

 hock, peony, dianthus, and in the pond the 

 tinted water-lily and that splendid borrowing 

 from the East, the lotos, though this likewise 

 occurs in white and pale blue, as to its flowers. 



In the blue and purple beds should appear 

 the hyacinth, grape hyacinth, fleur-de-lis, violet, 

 columbine, cineraria, heliotrope, hyacinth bean, 

 mourning-bride, ageratum, bachelor's-button, 

 lobelia, nemophila, blazing-star, shooting-star, 

 aster and larkspur. 



As for white, there is no end to it. One can 

 help himself to syringa, weigelia, rhododendron, 

 azalea, moonflower, crocus, hyacinth, tulip, iris, 

 daisy, rose, lily, water-lily, lily-of-the-valley, 

 achillea, yucca, nicotiana, phlox, sweet pea, sweet 

 alyssum, columbine, tuberose, stock, rock-cress, 

 candytuft, geranium, baby's-breath, pansy, aster, 

 chrysanthemum, petunia, dahlia, peony, bean, 

 honeysuckle, snowball, snow drop, hydrangea, 

 and so on, from wistaria down to portulaca. 

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