THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



seen in its glory in September and October, 

 when the great starwort family is in its 

 prime ; and there are clumps of these flowers 

 in each shade from dark purple to pale lilac, 

 and white to crimson, with sumach and feath- 

 ery white boltonia in among them, lining all 

 the sides of the walk. Last autumn, in late 

 September, a visitor standing at the lower end 

 of this cedar walk and looking up at the green 

 pathway enclosed by the cedars, with the 

 hardy asters in their many shades, and the 

 brilliant sumach, all together giving a wonder- 

 ful color effect, exclaimed, " What a beautiful 

 autumn garden!" 



In the circle at the top of the hill, I hope 

 some day to build a small, white, circular sum- 

 mer-house, in the form of a tiny temple, 

 where, in late afternoon, one 'may sit and look 

 over a long valley where the hills rise in every 

 direction, and watch the sunset lights and the 

 falling twilight; or, in the summer evenings, 

 may climb the hill when the full moon clothes 

 the earth with matchless beauty, and the 



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