SCOTTISH GARDENS 



stationmaster, another Mr. Harvey, to be a keen and 

 skilful amateur. In his garden flourish many plants 

 quite out of the common run, such as Incarvillea 

 delavayi, Primula denticulata (masses of it), some very 

 choice larkspurs, notably a pale blue one called " life- 

 guardsman/' for which Mr. Harvey observed with a 

 sigh that he had paid far more money than he 

 ought. How many of us might make similar con- 

 fession, had we the candour! 



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