rriHIS bed is the same that is seen in the 

 ± Frontispiece. It is important because of its 

 conspicuous position and must be kept well 

 dressed from spring to autumn. It has an edg- 

 ing of bright yellow early Tulip Chrysolora 

 growing in front of patches of pale Daffodil Mrs. 

 Langtry. On the low retaining wall behind the 

 bed are large pots of lavender-blue Hyacinths. 



A band of Pink Beauty Sweet William follows 

 the bulbs, and with it bloom, in late May and 

 June, masses of pink and white Canterbury Bells 

 behind a broad grouping of Iris pallida dal- 

 matica with its great lavender flowers. Two 

 bushes of blue-spiked Baptisia australis also 

 bloom at this season and there is often a sprink- 

 ling of self-sown Yellow Foxglove (Digitalis am- 

 bigua). 



In July the Hollyhocks, Goafs-rue (Galega 

 officinalis), and Phlox Selma, seen in the picture, 

 hold sway for several weeks, when the long 

 branches of purple and mauve-pink Michaelmas 

 Daisies that are set between the Phlox and Can- 

 terbury Bells begin faintly to colour and finally 

 fill the bed with a soft haze. 



Behind the Hollyhocks pink and white Bol- 

 tonias are planted, their long branches to be 

 drawn forward to hide the final untidiness of the 

 former. 



