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to the right. The mound is crowned with small 

 shrubs, Alpine Rhododendrons and Andromeda. Both 

 this and the left-hand bank have a few courses of 

 rough dry-walling next the path on its lowest level. 

 A Uttle cross-path curves into the main one from the 

 right. 



The path leaves the garden again by a repetition of 

 the rough stone steps. The mossy growth of Arenaria 

 halearica clings closely to the stones on their cooler 

 faces, and the frond-Uke growths of Solomon's Seal 

 hang out on either side as a fitting prelude to the dim 

 mysteries of the wide green wood path beyond. 



It is a garden for the last days of May and the 

 first fortnight of June. 



Passing through the Yew tunnel, the little place 

 bursts on the sight with good effect. What is most 

 striking is the beauty of the blue-lilac Phlox divaricata 

 and that of two clumps of Tree Peony — the rosy 

 Baronne d'Al^ and the pale salmon-pink Comtesse 

 de Tuder. The little garden, with its quiet environ- 

 ment of dark foliage, forbids the use of strong colouring, 

 or perhaps one should say that it suggested a restriction 

 of the scheme of colouring to the tenderer tones. 

 There seemed to be no place here for the gorgeous 

 Oriental Poppies, although they too are finest in partial 

 shade, or for any strong yellows, their character 

 needing wider spaces and clearer sunhght. 



The Tree Peonies are in two groups of the two 

 kinds only ; it seemed enough for the limited space. 

 In front of Comtesse de Tuder is a group of Funkia 

 Sieboldi, its bluish leaves harmonising delightfully 



