32 COLOUR SCHEMES 



The wall is a part, about a third of the length, of the 

 high wall that protects the large border of summer and 

 autumn flowers from the north, and that forms the 

 dividing-line between the pleasure garden proper and 

 the working garden beyond. 



On the plan are letters with arrows referring to the 

 illustrations. The letter is at the spot where the 

 camera stood ; the arrow points to the middle of the 

 picture. Thus the one taken from D shows two- 

 thirds of the longest path with the end of the big wall 

 and the Yew hedge that prolongs its line on the right 

 and the Nut-trees on the left. The colouring on the 

 right is of pale purple Aubrietia and double white 

 Arabis, with pale Daffodils, and, at the back, groups 

 of siolphur Crown Imperial. 



The more distant colouring is of brown Wallflower 

 and red Tulip and the bright mahogany-coloured Crown 

 Imperial. The picture from E is done from among 

 the reds and strong yellows and looks to point C, and 

 further, through the arch of Rose and Clematis, to the 

 summer garden beyond. The other illustrations show 

 groups of colouring more in detail. The one from 

 F looks at Near Rock from one side. Over the 

 grey Stachys and its milk-white Tulips is seen the 

 flowery mass of pale and deep lilac, and pinkish lilac 

 with grey foliage, crowned with pink and white Tulips 

 near the foot of the Nuts. The picture from G 

 looks at the bit of bank called Further Rock with 

 its big piece of sandstone that looks as if it came 

 naturally out of the ground. Here is a mass of dead- 

 white Iberis with Tulips of a softer white, then the 



