Planning the Paths 

 and the Flower-Beds 



Verbena Erinodes in 

 the Herb Garden. 



here covered with roses, 

 amongst which are Anne 

 of Geierstein, Lord Pen- 

 zance, Bar le Due. There 

 is never any need of pro- 

 tecting these against the 

 rough elements ; they 

 grow fast, the very foliage 

 has an agreeable scent — 

 in short, they all are highly 

 to be recommended. In 

 June they stand in their 

 glory, and their colouring 

 has hardly any equal, especially that of Bar le Due, 

 which is of a ravishing sombre pink. Another beautiful 

 climber is Ruga, with peculiar salmon-pink blooms, Aglaia, 

 white Dorothy, Veilchenblau with its almost mauve clusters 

 of roses. This last-mentioned rose is chiefly interesting on 

 account of its peculiar colour, and is to be recommended 

 only to those who have plenty of other kinds of roses. 

 Then there are the different kinds of ramblers : Turner's 

 red ramblers, Dorothy Perkins, blush ramblers, and so on. 

 They are all very sweet. 



My Own Special 

 Herb Garden. 



In the front of the cottage is my own little herb garden. 

 I just love it, and I have tried to get as many sweet- 

 scented herbs as I possibly could. To be sure, they are 



neither rare nor particularly beautiful ; 

 on the contrary, they are mostly tiny 

 and insignificant. Still, they have a 

 charm peculiarly their own. One 

 narrow flagged path surrounds the 

 little garden, and another leads up to 

 the cottage. The herb garden is 

 divided into small squares, since the 

 flowers are tiny and modest-looking. 

 The path is edged off by means of low 



The path beside the 

 Herb Garden, showing 

 the low wall that 

 edges it. 



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