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were grouped among tufts of the bright-foliaged Funkia 

 grandiflora on the cool side of a Yew hedge. Just at 

 the foot of the hedge is Tropceolum specwsmn, which 

 runs up into it and flowers in graceful wreaths some 

 feet above the ground. The masses of pure white lily 

 and cool green foliage below are fine against the dark, 

 soKd greenery of the Yew, and the brilliant flowers 

 above are like little jewels of flame. The Bermuda 

 Lilies {Harrisi) are intergrouped with L. speciosum, 

 which will follow them when their bloom is over. 

 The L. auratum were planted among groups of Rhodo- 

 dendrons; some of them are between tall Rhododendrons, 

 and have large clumps of Lady Fern (Filix fcemina) in 

 front, but those that look best are between and among 

 Bamboos {B. Metake) ; the heavy heads of flower borne 

 on tall stems bend gracefully through the Bamboos, 

 which just give them enough support. 



Here and there in the copse, among the thick 

 masses of green Bracken, is a frond or two tiu-ning 

 yellow. This always happens in the first or second 

 week of August, though it is no indication of the 

 approaching yellowing of the whole. But it is taken 

 as a signal that the Fern is in full maturity, and a 

 certain quantity is now cut to dry for protection and 

 other winter uses. Dry Bracken lightly shaken over 

 frames is a better protection than mats, and is almost 

 as easily moved on and off. 



The Ling is now in full flower, and is more beautiful 

 in the landscape than any of the garden Heaths; the 



