they completely covered. This is really a charming ter- 

 race vine. It is always in bloom, providing the faded flower 

 panicles are kept carefully cut and an inch of pulverized 

 sheep fertilizer and sprinkling of Scotch soot water be 

 spread over the surface of the bowls in which lathyrus 

 is grown. Trailing blue lobelia (Gracillis) showered admir- 

 ably over the sharp edges of the bowls. Five steps down 

 from the upper terrace was another tiled terrace. The 

 tiles had been removed the entire length to make a rose 

 border. It was about forty -five feet long, thirty inches 

 wide, and only eighteen inches deep. The roses were all 

 one variety. Old Gold, and were chosen because they are 

 immune from all the rose enemies and are most prolific 

 bloomers. 



Dwarf heliotrope, the wonderfully lovely Elizabeth 

 Dennison, was used for the border— just one row — and 

 spaced ten inches apart. The plants soon spread, touching 

 shoulders, even crowding. Standards of heliotrope three 

 feet high were planted every four and a half feet the entire 

 length of the border. Here, always in view, was this bor- 

 der of heliotrope and roses, rarely beautiful, as you must 

 realize, and always abloom. Heliotrope, to be at its best 

 and happiest, needs just as much sunshine and just as 

 much food as the rose. This border was fed with rose 

 food every ten days. Just a light surface powdering, then 

 well stirred in. Four times during the Summer a water- 

 ing with nitrate of soda solution was given, one ounce to 

 two gallons of water. This is, I know, a very weak solu- 

 tion, but it is a very safe one. It was not sprinkled on, but 

 poured on the surface, of course not touching the foliage. 

 The blooms of the roses and heliotrope were conscientiously 



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