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Fuchsias, of such charming varieties as Madame Cornelh- 

 son, Caledonia, Display and Scarcity, flower freely in the 

 autumn ; and Celosia plumosa of the orange, scarlet and 

 yellow varieties prove very attractive. Petunias of the single 

 flowered bedding-out varieties in wide ranges of colours ; 

 Heliotropes (with their deliciously scented flowers) in such 

 varieties as President Garfield (with mauve-purple blooms). 

 Miss Nightingale and Lord Roberts ; and Liliums (such as 

 Auratum, Longiflorum and speciosum) give a vast amount 

 of pleasure in their various seasons. 



By making use of plants like Arabia Sieboldi, Cordylines, 

 Eucalyptus globulus and Grevilla robusta, interest in the 

 borders is always sustained until winter with its frost and 

 snow sets in. 



Spring bedding, also, is largely carried out. Wall-flowers, 

 in such varieties as Vulcan and Cranford Beauty, are exten- 

 sively used. And thousands of May-flowering Tulips are 

 planted every year, of which Tulipa Gesneriana and its 

 varieties, Tulipa Picotee, Golden Crown and many others, 

 are used. They attain their full perfection here about the 

 middle of May. 



Beyond the garden on the east and south is the Royal 

 Park of Holyrood, which for its natural beauty is said to be 

 unrivalled. The view from the Palace grounds is truly 

 magnificent. On the south are the precipitous cliffs of 

 Salisbury Crags, and towering in the centre of the Park, 

 the fine hill known as Arthur's Seat forms a most prominent 

 object. Skirting the base of the former is a path called the 

 Radical Road. From here there is a superb view of the 

 famous Castle and city of Edinburgh. And beyond the 

 ancient town, the Firth of Forth and distant ranges of hills 

 complete a lovely prospect. 



The Royal Park is close on a mile square, and its whole 

 surface is of volcanic formation, Arthur's Seat being the 

 crater of an extinct volcano. Consequently this tract of 

 country is of considerable interest to geologists. And 

 botanists also find in it a splendid field for British plants. 



