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and longiflorum. There is foliage both of glaucous 

 and of bright green colour, besides an occasional patch 

 of the silvery Eryngium giganteum. At the front edge 

 are the two best Funkias, F. grandiflora, with leaves 

 of bright yellow-green, and F. Sieholdi, whose leaves 

 are glaucous. The variegated Coltsfoot is a valuable 

 edge-plant where the yellowish white of its bold 

 parti-colouring is in place, and I find good use for the 

 variegated form of the handsome Grass Glyceria or 

 Poa aquatica. Though this is a plant whose proper 

 place is in wet ground, it will accommodate itself 

 to the flower border, but it is well to keep it on the 

 side away from the sun. It harmonises well in colour 

 with the Coltsfoot ; as a garden plant it is of the 

 same class as the old Ribbon Grass, but is very much 

 better. It is a good plan to replant it late in spring 

 in order to give it a check ; • if this is not done it has 

 a rather worn-out appearance before the end of the 

 summer ; but if it is replanted or divided late in April 

 it stands well throughout the season. The great 

 white-striped Japanese grass, Eulalia japonica striata 

 (E U on the plan), is planted behind the Delphiniums at 

 the angles, and groups well with the Maize just in front. 

 From the Blue garden, passing eastward, we come 

 to the Green garden. Shrubs of bright and deep 

 green colouring and polished leaf-surface predominate. 

 Here are green Aucubas and Skimmias, with Ruscus 

 racemosus, the beautiful Alexandrian or Victory Laurel, 

 and more polished fohage oi Acanthus, Funkia, Asarum. 

 Lilium candidum and longiflorum, and Iris fcetidissima. 

 Then feathery masses of paler green, Male Fern and 



