with silvery green foliage. It should be increased by pulling to Alyssum 
pieces the old plant in autumn, or by cuttings of the young and Double 
shoots in spring, struck in sandy loam in a shady place. There and Single 
is a newer, pale, lemon-coloured variety, which does not blend so Arabis 
well with Aubrietia as the golden yellow, but it looks charming 
in front of dark, plum-coloured bushes, or any plant which will 
form a contrastito its pale flowers. 
Double Arabis is seldom out of place. It flowers early, 
and increases so easily by cuttings taken after its flowering 
season that (it can be used either as a spring bedder or as a 
perennial. I find it very useful for covering ground planted 
with bulbs, but if it is in the wild garden, in reach of hares or 
rabbits, it must be wired. Like the Cuckoo flower, it seems 
to be particularly succulent, and every spike will be cleared 
by the enemy. The single Arabis should not be entirely 
neglected for the sake of its double rival. It flowers considerably 
earlier, and will establish itself in many a cranny where the 
double would refuse to grow. In a delightful garden at 
Sandling the old stone wall, which used to surround the 
straw yard of the farm and now surrounds a picturesque sunk 
garden, is studded with self-sown clumps of Arabis and golden 
Wallflowers, which mingle with the blossom of Pear and Plum. 
In another neighbouring garden a pretty border was in 
beauty at the same time—clusters of gay pink Tulips, alternating 
with the green of Irises, were backed by white blossomed 
cordons of Pear and Plum. JZ. Gesneriana looks particularly 
well grown among Roses for the bronze shoots of Teas blend 
well with its vivid red. We have filled one Rose bed with 
an old-fashioned red Tulip splashed with orange, which gives 
a warm, brilliant effect against a dark Holly hedge. Other 
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