The Garden in its Glovij 



ing. Their artificial-looking blooms, suggest- 

 ing straw as their material, are of diverse 

 hues ; one of a brilliant magenta almost hurts 

 the eye, so strong is its metallic lustre. An 

 extensive tract among palms and shrubs we 

 have planted with a small and simple red pelar- 

 gonium. This in the freshness of its foliage 

 and the profusion of its pretty little blossom 

 makes a very attractive carpet. Another useful 

 plant for the same purpose is a small-growing 

 mauve lantana^ which flowers throughout the 

 winter and the spring. And heliotrope, if it 

 likes its situation, above all if It is permitted 

 to hang over a wall in full sun, will grow to a 

 .great size, and exhibit a surprisingly lovely 

 mass of sweet-scented blossom. 



Lilies of many kinds are coming up, though 

 May is perhaps the month of their pre-emi- 

 nence. But a beautiful speckled amaryllis, of 

 which we imported a few bulbs some years 

 ago, has multiplied Itself a hundred-fold, and 

 has chosen April as its flowering season. 

 Azaleas flower earlier if planted out, but they 

 do not do so well as those in pots. Some of 

 Messrs. Veitch's red varieties, double and 

 single, are now making a very fine show. It 



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