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purple double Tulip so absurdly called Bleu Celeste. 

 These run through and among and behind the first 

 clump of Veratrums. 



In the middle of the length of the border there is 

 still a good proportion of tender and light colouring in 

 front : white Primroses and Daffodils ; the pale yellow 

 Uvularia and Adonis vernalis ; but with these there are 

 stronger colours: Tulip Chrysolora of fuller yellow, 

 yellow Wallflowers, the tall Doronicum, and, towards 

 the* back, several patches of yellow Crown Imperial. 



Then again in front, with more double Arabis, is the 

 lovely pale blue of Myosotis dissitiflora and Mertensia 

 virginica, and, with sheets of the foam-like Tiarella, 

 the tender pink of Dicentra eximia and pink and rose- 

 red Tulips. At the back of this come scarlet Tulips, 

 the stately cream-white form of Camassia Leichtlini 

 and a bold tuft of Solomon's Seal ; then Orange Tulips, 

 brown Wallflowers, Orange Crown Imperial, and taller 

 scarlet Tulips of the gesneriana class. The strong 

 colouring is repeated beyond the cross-path where the 

 patches of Acanthus are shown, with more orange 

 Tulips, brown Wallflowers, orange Crown Imperial and 

 great flaming scarlet gesneriana Tulips. All this shows 

 up finely against the background of dark yew. At 

 the extreme end, where the yew hedge returns forward 

 at a right angle, this point is accentuated by a raised 

 mound of triangular shape, dry-walled and slightly 

 curved forward on the side facing the border and the 

 spectator. On this at the back is a young plant of 

 Yucca gloriosa for display in future years and a front 

 planting of the large growing Euphorbia Wulfenii, one 



