A HIGH BIT OF LAND 113 



and that is the brick gutter conveying the rain- 

 water that drains off the lawns after a storm. In 

 July and August this water used to rush into the 

 pond just under the peepul tree, with such force, 

 that great landslips were caused in the bank, and 

 the path by the pond became undermined and 

 dangerous. Now a graduated series of steps breaks 

 the force of the waterfall, and the C. S. has diverted 

 the path, by winding it round on the other side of 

 the peepul tree, which looks very much more 

 interesting. Under the tree I have made what 

 Jogee calls a "hill," being the highest bit of land 

 in the surrounding country. I should say it is 

 quite 6 feet above the level of the sea, and here 

 dwell Coleus, the very newest out, with rich 

 coloured leaves of mottled reds and greens and 

 rose-colour ; also the pretty blue plumbago and a 

 little coffee-bush with real live coffee -berries. Odd 

 bits of ferns and Amaryllis add to the general effect 

 in my opinion. Do what he will, I fear the master 

 will never teach me to be anything but a hotch- 

 potch gardener. 



It is most satisfactory to see how well the 

 waterfall acts, after a storm such as we had to-day, 



