OTHER FLOWERS 



flowers to each stem, a strong grower, and bloom- 

 ing in August, this clematis should be given a 

 trial. All of these clematises should be tried in our 

 gardens. New varieties, old varieties, all will lend 

 a beauty either delicate or bold, as we ourselves 

 intend and arrange, to other plant-groupings. 

 Mr. Rothe says that all the herbaceous clematises 

 may be raised from spring-sown seed, or, as I 

 know from my experience, by division in spring 

 and autumn. Sun they must have, and, to quote 

 Mr. Rothe, "all thrive best in rather light high 

 ground." Clematis on a wall beyond lupines, 

 clematis among gladioli — there are countless 

 suggestions for the use of this beautiful subject. 

 Here one can only touch upon it; but its perfect 

 beauty is such that one turns easily to the thought 

 of general finish and perfection in a garden, and 

 that permits the introducing here of what should 

 sum up any discussion of fine individual plant- 

 subjects, their effective use in a good garden. 



I write now of the immediate surroundings and 

 of the small garden of a villino that I have lately 

 seen for the first time. To my surprise, it was 

 from a rocky point that the house lifted itself 

 against the sky. I had not heard that it stood 

 upon a cliff. Up a flight of stone steps I went; 



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