252 THE VILLA GARUKNER. 



beginning of July, when the greater part of them should be cleared away, in order that 

 they may not draw up, and weaken the plants which are to succeed them, and produce 

 the second effect. The flowers for this second exhibition ai'e all perennials, and consist of 

 ffinothera macrocarpa, yellow, for the first compartment, which remains there as a per- 

 manent plant, the seeds of the Nemophila havmg been sown amongst it in January, as 

 above. The next compartments contain Kerbena Tweediea/i«, crimson ; V. Jjimibertiana, 

 purple ; Calceolaria augustifi)lia, yellow ; Petunia i;iolacea, purple ; scarlet geraniums, 

 and Ferbena Drummondt These are all half-hardy perennials, which are kept in pits 

 during the winter, and planted out as soon as there is no danger to be apprehended from 

 frost. 



6, The dwarf or terrace-wall, before mentioned, on which vases of different shapes and 

 colours are arranged and filled with plants ; those plants being chosen, the colours of 

 the flowers of which will produce the greatest contrast with the colour of the vases in 

 which they are planted. Different kinds of nasturtiums have been planted at the foot 

 of this wall, on which they climb and hang over. On the south side of this wall are 

 Scotch roses, and on the north crimson perpetual roses ; the former having a border in 

 front of it filled with the Campanula spdculum (Venus's looking-glass), and the latter 

 with Convallaria majalis (the lily of the valley). These borders relieve the eye, when 

 contrasted with the green of the roses which they are in immediate connexion with. 



7, A basket corresponding with that at 2, in which Calceolaria angustif olia, yellow, occu- 

 pies the whole space, with the exception of a plant of Maunindya Barclayana, blue, 

 which is planted in the centre of the group of calceolarias, and trained over a rod and 

 wires in the centre, as shown in Jig. Hi. This basket is shown in the right-hand 

 corner of fig. 144. 



8, Rosarium, which is planted with summer and autumn -flowering roses. Those the 

 flowering of which is of short duration may, in some cases, have it prolonged, by leav ing 

 several of the shoots their wliole length, and pegging them down. When thus treated, 

 the part next the root wU grow luxuriantly, and consequently be late before it comes 

 into flower ; while the extreme end, becoming comparatively stunted, will come sooner 

 into blossom. In the following list, the first-named plant in each bed comes into 

 flower in May and June, and the other plant or plants, in succession, in June, July, 

 and August. There is an equal number of plants of both the early and late flowering 

 kinds in each bed; and, as the latter come into flower before the former have done 

 flowering, tliere is a constant display from May to September, which is the whole period 

 that the family reside at, or visit, the residence. When the first set of plants begin to 

 go out of flower, they are cleared away to make room for the second set, which are 

 encouraged by stirring the soil and watering ; and any blanks that may occur are 

 tilled up from the reserve garden. Most of the plants which come first into flower are 

 annuals or bulbs, sown or planted in the autumn : the others are mostly half-hardy 

 species, such as verbenas, petunias, lobelias, &c. ; and they are preserved through the 

 winter in pits. 



0, Nemopiiila insignis, blue ; and Ferbfena Arranwna, purplish crimson. 



10, Lasthenia californica, bright yellow; and Ferbena chamaedrifblia latifolia, brilliant 



scai-let. 



11, Erytlironium Dens canis (dog's tooth violet), Gilia tricolor, and Ferbiina pulch^lla, pink. 

 V2, CoUomia coccinea, and iotus microphylla, dark yellow. 



13, /Scilla amoe^na, blue ; Platystemon californicus, cream-coloured ; and Lantana Sellow*/, 



pink. 

 H, Scilla prae^cox, rich dark blue ; Gilia achillece folia, and Salvia chama;dry(5ides, blue. 

 1.5, Scilla hyadnthdkles, blue; Cheiranthus alpmus, pale yellow ; and Ferbena Tweedicrt««. 



16, A^arcissus minor, yellow ; and Nemophila atomaria, and Nierembergia gracilis, both 



white. 



17, Anemone apennina, blue; Collinsia grandiflbra, purple ; and Ferbena Sabinj, purple. 

 18, /tnemone uemorbsa, white; Linmanthes DouglasjV, wliite and yellow; and Ferbena 



chama'drifolia, scarlet. 

 I!), Erytlironium lanceolatum, Leptosiphon nndroskceus, pinkish ; and Ferbena piilcliella lilba. 

 20, Muscari fcotrybides, grape hyacinth, purple; Eiitoca MenziesiV, hhic; and /erbhia 



chamicdrifolia. 



