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GRANDMOTHER'S GARDEN. 



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BLUE VIOLET. 



Autumu iiov/ers are not forgotteu. Masses of gt)ldeii- 

 rod fSolida</oJ, and orange-colored milkweed ( Asdepias), 

 and purple asters are scattered throaigh- 

 out the border ; the blue 

 Aconihtm autuTnnale, or au- 

 tumn monk's-hood, the curi- 

 ous chelone, or turtle's head, 

 and the dwarf er kinds of 

 sunflowers. 



Last, but not least, just 

 before winter sets in, we 

 dwell with delight on the 

 brilliant yello\\' and purple flowers of the chrys- 

 anthemums and Christmas roses. Your atten- 

 tion has been directed in this description to only 

 a few of the plants in this border of mixed 

 hardy flowers. More than a hundred and fifty 

 varieties are used. 



Before leaving the subject, it seems 

 worth while to dwell 

 for a moment on the 

 Japan irises, planted in 

 distinct lines within 

 three formal recesses 

 of the California 

 privet, arranged for 

 their reception. 

 They appear in the 

 spring, and present, with their curious forms and hues — as 

 strange and beautiful in their way as any orchid— one of the 



PURPLE FOXGLOVE. 

 (digitalis purpurea.) 



WHITE VIOLET. 



