brilliant blue with a suggestion of pink. The plants I have are 

 more spreading than erect and about 1 foot high. I have made 

 a note to plant them on the edge of a terrace : blue flowers 

 at this time of year are specially valuable. 



The garden has a gay effect with masses of white Agapanthus 

 showing up the lovely blooms of Hesperaloe Engelmannii, 

 seed of which was given me by a kind friend in California. 

 The Catalpa trees are in full bloom and are much admired. 

 Between these the jacarandas and scarlet-flowered gums are 

 getting their blossom display ready for Christmas. But except 

 for the white Agapanthus all these are only very welcome 

 guests in this country. Without them my garden would make 

 a poor show by midsummer. 



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