NOVEMBER 145 



the open garden ; if against a south or west wall, so 

 much the better. Perhaps one year in seven the bloom 

 may be spoilt by such a severe frost as that of October 

 1895, but it will bear unharmed several degrees of 

 frost and much rain. I know no Chrysanthemum of 

 so true a pink colour, the colour deepening to almost 

 crimson in the centre. After the first frost the foUage 

 of this kind turns to a splendid colour, the green of 

 the leaves giving place to a rich crimson that some- 

 times clouds the outer portion of the leaf, and often 

 covers its whole expanse. The stiff, wholesome foliage 

 adds much to the beauty of the outdoor kinds, con- 

 trasting most agreeably with the limp, mildewed leafage 

 of those indoors. Following Cottage Pink is a fine 

 pompone called Soleil d'Or, in colour the richest deep 

 orange, with a still deeper and richer coloured centre. 

 The beautiful crimson Julie Lagravfere flowers at the 

 same time. Both are nearly frost-proof, and true hardy 

 November flowers. 



The first really frosty day we go to the upper part 

 of the wood and cut out from among the many young 

 Scotch Firs as many as we think will be wanted for 

 sheltering plants and shrubs of doubtful hardiness. 

 One section of the high wall at the back of the flower 

 border is planted with rather tender things, so that the 

 whole is covered with sheltering fir-boughs. Here are 

 Loquat, Fuchsia, Pomegranate, Hdwardsia, Piptanthus, 

 and Ohoisya, and in the narrow border at the foot of 

 the wall, Crinnm, Nandina, Olerodendron, and Hydrangea, 



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