THE SCENTS OF THE GARDEN 233 



aromatic. The same class of smell, but much fainter, 

 and always reminding me of very good and delicate 

 pepper, I enjoy in the flowers of the perennial Lupines. 

 The only other hardy flowers I can think of whose 

 smell is distinctly offensive are Lilium pyrenaicum, 

 smelling like a mangy dog, and some of the Scliizanthus, 

 that are redolent of dirty hen-house. 



There is a class of scent that, though it can neither 

 be called sweet nor aromatic, is decidedly pleasing and 



