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edge, till, joining together, the whole edge is of this 

 strong, rich colour. The back of the petal is entirely 

 of this deep tint, and though the flower is of some 

 substance, I always think the richness of colouring of 

 the back has something to do with the strong quality 

 of the deep yellow of the face. The calyx, which forms 

 the covering of the unopened bud, is of a full purple- 

 brown. The leaves are of a dark dull green, tinged 

 with brown-bronze, much like the colour of the brown 

 water-cress. The habit of the plant is close and 

 stocky, but does not look dwarfed. 



If I had plenty of suitable spaces and could spend 

 more on my garden I would have special regions for 

 many a good plant. As it is, I have to content myself 

 with special gardens for Primroses and for Pieonies 

 and for Michaelmas Daisies. And indeed I am truly 

 thankful to be able to have these; but we garden- 

 lovers are greedy folk, and always want to have more 

 and more and more ! I want to have a Rose-garden, 

 and a Tulip-garden, and a Carnation-garden, and a 

 Columbine-garden, and a Fern-garden, and several 

 other kinds of special garden, but if I were able, the 

 first I should make would be a Wall-flower garden. 



It should be contrived either in connection with 

 some old walls, or, failing these, with some walls or 

 wall-like structures built on purpose. These walls 

 would shock a builder, but would delight a good 

 gardener, for they would present just those conditions 

 most esteemed by wall-loving plants, of crumbling 



