and 



have strewn the seed of in various positions, but 

 without success. There is none of it in the neigh- 

 borhood and apparently it does not find this lo- 

 cality congenial. 



Notwithstanding the want of sun until the lat- 

 ter half of the month, the shrubberies maintained 

 a good appearance. The yellow azaleas, which 

 had had many of their buds destroyed by the late 

 frosts, seemed to get a new lease of life and 

 bloomed profusely, whilst the foliage shrubs were 

 further set off by the unusually excellent flower- 

 ing of the guelder-rose and rhododendrons of 

 varied hue white, pale lilac, mauve, scarlet, and 

 a deep purple mauve, which recalled to my mind 

 the rich, full tone of the magnificent Bougainvillea 

 spectabilis when in all the glory of its proper ele- 

 ment. 



The roses are late this year, a Gloire de Dijon 

 on the south wall of the house being the first. 

 One day I counted on it one hundred and eighteen 

 open and half-open flowers, apart from many more 

 buds to follow. 



Reine Marie Henriette on the " Kent Colliery " 

 has had some flowers of exquisite form and color, 

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