SOME r!KsrT/rs. 



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changed into wlial I tliink ymi WdiiM call a wild ,L;ai'ili'ii. ainl \vv 

 ]ia\e clieerfuliicss and ln'auty all tlu- yt-ai' nmiid. 



Ill tlie first jilacf tlu- liidnklft was ludui^lit to the surt'ace, iuul its 

 Loiirse fringed with inaisli plants, siu'li as Marsh Marigolds, Forget- 

 me-nots, CVlandiiies, Irises, Pi-i mioses, and Kanumuluses, together 

 with Osnuunlas, Hart's-tongnes, and other Ferns. Many large-growing 



Carexes and ornamental T! 



nsh<-s are als( 



I liere. Little llats were formed 



Wood and tierbaceous Meadow-sweets grouped together in Mr. Hewittsnu's garden. 



and filled with peat, in which ( Vprijiediiuns, Trilliums, Orchises, 

 Solomon's Seal, and many rare bog plants find a home. In the valley 

 we have planted hnlhs by thonsands — Crocuses, Snowdrops, Daffodils, 

 Narcis.?i, etc. The Rhododendrons were thinned and interspersed with 

 Azaleas, Ancnbas, and other handsome-foliaged shrubs, to give bright- 

 ness to the sjiring flowering, and rich colour to the foliage in autumn. 

 In the spaces between we introduced wild Hyacinths everywhere, and 



