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The herbaceous border and lawn .... 62 

 Luath loves to drink at the bird bath ... 68 

 " The pines go marching up the hill that was once a 



Roman camp " . 

 Nearly all the flowers by this walk are blue against the 



dark pines .....■• 92 



" Here you have the best view of the house ... all 



corners, and gables, and angles " . . .94 



" A narrow crooked path . . . between tall lilies, white 



foxgloves, and anchusa, and, best of all, delphiniums 



of every shade of blue " . • • • .96 



The annual border seen from the edge of the wood . 122 

 The annual border in September, tobacco plants, asters, 



and autumn lilies . . . • • .132 



" In a little pool . . . stands the Dolphin Boy of 



Verrocchio " • • • • . . 150 

 Steps down the rock garden 192 



