of a most artistic group, of which Anchusa 

 Opal, a double white Chinese Paeony and a 

 pale blue Delphinium made up the com- 

 ponent parts. The pale mauve flowers of 

 the Abutilon against the cool grey wall, and 

 the blues and white of the other flowers 

 made a beautiful and refreshing picture on 

 that blazing midsummer day a picture that 

 will ever remain in my mind as a perfect 

 bit of flower grouping. On the opposite 

 side is a long narrow border filled with 

 Nepeta Mussini and Anchusa Opal 

 another lovely colour scheme worth noting. 



Altogether this lower garden, so refresh- 

 ingly restful in colour and design, seems just 

 right under the windows of the house. One 

 comes upon it also from the drive through 

 two other old Italian gates and down a steep 

 flight of stone steps, the sides hung with 

 Rose Felicite et Perpetue. 



Robinia Hispida (the Rose Acacia) with 

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