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fresh and newly opened, and in glad spring-like pro- 

 fusion, when all else is on the verge of death and 

 decay, gives an impression of satisfying refreshment 

 that is hardly to be equalled throughout the year. 

 Their special garden is a wide border on each side of a 

 path, its length bounded on one side by a tall hedge 

 of filberts, and on the other side by clumps of yew, 

 holly, and other shrubs. It is so well sheltered that 

 the strongest wind has its destructive power broken, 

 and only reaches it as a refreshing tree-filtered breeze. 

 The Michaelmas Daisies are replanted every year as 

 soon as their bloom is over, the ground having been 

 newly dug and manured. The old roots, which will 

 have increased about fourfold, are pulled or chopped 

 to pieces, nice bits with about five crowns being chosen 

 for replanting ; these are put in groups of three to five 

 together. Tall-growing kinds like Novi Belgi Robert 

 Parker are kept rather towards the back, while those 

 of delicate and graceful habit, such as cordifolius elegans 

 and its good variety Diana are allowed to come for- 

 ward. The fine dwarf Aster Amellus is used in rather 

 large quantity, coming quite to the front in some 

 places, and runjiing in and out between the clumps of 

 other kinds. Good-sized groups of Pyrethnim uligi- 

 nosum are given a place among the Asters, for though 

 of quite another family, they are Daisies, and bloom 

 at Michaelmas, and are admirable companions to the 

 main occupants of the borders. The only other plants 

 admitted are white DahUas, the two differently striped 



