A GARDEN NOTE-BOOK 



vivid and graceful flower; so has L. elegans, that 

 fiery upstanding bloom; but regale surpasses 

 them all — that glowing trumpet, that slender 

 rosy bud, those rich white pointed petals, and, to 

 crown all, that incomparable fragrance, not heavy 

 like L. auratum's, but as fresh and delicate as 

 that of heliotrope. So soon as the sun drops in 

 the west, before even twilight has come on, this 

 matchless perfume rises on the evening air, in the 

 "dewy light," and all the garden seems of an un- 

 earthly sweetness. I like this lily, planted above 

 low subjects at the opposite ends of narrow beds; 

 while in bloom, the lilies serve as accents, their 

 slightly bending stems and handsome flowers clear- 

 cut then against greensward. The play of light 

 and shade upon such flowers is one of the most 

 lovely minor sights to be seen in July. Occasion- 

 ally four flowers open on the top of one stem — 

 more often two or three. I am so lucky as to 

 have about one hundred L. regale in bloom this 

 year, and never have I seen these squares of green 

 turf so admirably flanked by perfect flowers as at 

 this moment. 



The elegance and charm of Ghiselaine de Feli- 

 gonde, a new rambler rose, are beyond putting 

 into words. The flame-colored bud opens well in 



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