A GARDEN IN VENICE 



silvery stems growing close together. These 

 running up into the dense covering of the dark 

 green leaves they nourish, give an evergreen and 

 southern look ; indeed, they are only second to 

 the cypresses in their height and beauty. 



Two other small lawns were made as the ground 

 plan of some oleanders ; one of these shrubs, not 

 less than thirteen or fourteen feet in height, and 

 as many in breadth, is, in July, one mass of 

 bright red flower. Others are red and pink, ot 

 various tints, and pale yellow and pure white. 



Round and on these lawns, too, are Japanese 

 kaki, the only magnolia I can get to grow, and 

 pomegranates. The kaki and the small Japanese 

 maples are worth a place in any garden. The 

 last are slow in growing ; but the kaki shows 

 more than mere contentment with its new home 

 by the vigour of its growth, the masses of its 

 beautiful glossy dark foliage, and the size and 

 quantity of its luscious golden orange fruit. 



Of the pomegranates we have several kinds. 

 It is the common one that gives the fruit, so 

 dear to old designers on wood and canvas, and in 

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