pitied for 

 the very 

 unpromis- 

 ing soil in 

 which they 

 have to 

 grow their 

 shrubs and 

 fl o we r s. 

 The soil of 

 most of the 

 gardens on 

 Hindhead 

 is pure 

 sand and, 

 though 

 much can 

 be done to 

 enrich it, 



it is quite impossible to change it into 

 loam or limestone. It is therefore only by 



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THE FOUNTAIN IN THE HERBACEOUS 

 GARDEN 



