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the perfume of vanilla in the evening, forms 

 a fascinating association. The Evening 

 Primrose (Oenothera lamarckiana), Stocks 

 and Wallflowers, Sweet Sultans and Sweet 

 Peas all add to the fragrance of the 

 garden. 



Fragrant Perennials. Among peren- 

 nials everyone must be familiar with the 

 fragrance of Lily of the Valley, Violet, both 

 double and single, Carnation, and Pink. 

 The strong perfume of the old-fashioned 



sented by the Golden-rayed Lily of Japan 

 (Lilium auratum), Hyacinths, the Poet's 

 Narcissus, and the Bunch -flowered Narcissus. 

 The last named, to be grown successfully, 

 must be planted at the base of a south wall or 

 fence. Three climbers with fragrant flowers 

 for arches, fences, porches, and verandas 

 are the Honeysuckle, White Jasmine, and 

 the Virgin's Bower (Clematis flammula), 

 with its variety rubro marginata. Climbing 

 Roses are described elsewhere, but the old 



Gathering the fragrant Pink 



Crimson Clove has given rise to the term 

 Clove-scent. Borders of such Pinks as 

 Mrs. Sinkins, Diamond, Her Majesty, Clove 

 Pink, Fimbriata, and Florence are the joy 

 of the old-world garden in June. The 

 Musk Mallow (Malva moschata), Double 

 ( 'hinese Paeonies, in a great variety of colours, 

 Day Lily (Hemerocallis flava), and Sweet 

 Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) all deserve 

 special mention. A few Tufted Pansies 

 (Violas) are fragrant, four of the best being 

 Amy Burr, Goldfinch, Primrose Dame, and 

 Queen of the Year. Bulbs an- \\ell repre- 



favourite Tea-scented Gloire de Dijon must 

 be mentioned. 



Noteworthy shrubs and herbaceous plants 

 with fragrant foliage are the Bergamot (Mon- 

 arda didyma). Balm (Meli-~,i <>ttieinalis), the 

 Mints, the fragrant le.i\el Thymes (Tliymus 

 Serpyllum and varieties), the Lemon Plant 

 or I,einon M rntrd Verlx-na (Aloy^ia eitri- 

 odora), Rosemary (Rosmnrinus ofticinalis), 

 Lavender Cotton (Santolina <'haiuar< vparis 

 sus), and Old Man or Lad's Love (An nn-ia 

 Abrotunum). while no plant is more appreci- 

 ated in gardens than Lavender. 



