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grandiflora stand on the lower level. They serve to 

 hide the common flower-pots that are ranged behind. 

 The picture shows how it looks a day or two after it 

 is first arranged, early in June when the Clematis 

 montana is still in bloom. Next above the ornamental 

 pots are common ones, also with Funkia grandiflora. 

 On the inner side of the groups, next the house, are pots 

 of Aspidistra, and, against the wall, of Male Fern, and 

 there are more Ferns and Funkias for filling spaces 

 between the flowering plants. Of these the most 

 important are Lilies — -longiflorum, candidum and 

 speciosum — and Hydrangeas, but we also have pots of 

 Spanish Irises, of Gladiolus Colvillei The Bride, Cam- 

 panula persici/olia and C. pyramidalis, of white and 

 pink Phloxes and of white and pink Cup-and-saucer 

 Canterbury Bells. The last are taken up from the 

 ground and potted only just before they come into bloom. 



There are seldom more than two kinds of flowering 

 plants placed here at a time ; the two or three sorts of 

 beautiful -foUage are in themselves delightful to the eye ; 

 often there is nothing with them but Lilies, and one 

 hardly desires to have more. There is an ample filling 

 of the green plants, so that no pots are seen. 



If the place were in the sun the plants chosen would 

 be largely Geranitmis ; two-year-old plants in good- 

 sized pots ; and, in place of the Ferns that enjoy shade 

 and the Funkias whose leaves often bum in the sun, 

 there would be the large-leaved Megasea cordifolia. 

 Here also would be Lihes, Hydrangeas and Cannas, 

 and good store of the graceful Maiden's Wreath 

 (Francoa ratnosa). 



