38 A YEAR IN A LANCASHIRE GARDEN. 



and the rest, and inclosed it within a hedge of 

 Sweet Brier. This Sweet Brier is now in leaf, and, 

 after rain especially, it fills all that corner of the 

 garden with whiffs and snatches of sweetest per- 

 fume. The Sweet Brier is the true Eglantine of 

 the poets, for though Milton seems to confound 

 " twisted Eglantine " with the Honeysuckle, Shak- 

 speare has it right, and Titania's bower is, as we 

 all know, 



" Quite over-canopied with luscious Woodbine, 

 With sweet Musk Roses, and with Eglantine." 



By the way, is the Musk Rose still found in English 

 gardens, and what is it ? Two years ago I got, 

 with infinite trouble, a root or two, but they have 

 died down again, and I begin to doubt whether I 

 shall ever know its scent a scent which Bacon 

 says comes next to the Violet in perfuming the 

 garden's air. 



April 2$. The stages in the cool vinery are now 

 gay with Spiraeas and Cinerarias. The Lilies of 

 the Valley are over, but they have done exceed- 

 ingly well this year. I wonder whether the 

 Trillium grandiflorum or Canadian Wood-Lily is 

 generally known. I believe it to be hardy, but it 



