a grassy path through the valley. This path 
meanders by the side of a rippling little brook, and 
presently we arrive in the park. Here are the dowers that 
like moisture, such as the sweet bergamot, with its rich 
crimson blossoms and aromatic leaves, ranunculus, forget- 
me-nots, giant cow parsley, knot-weed ( Polygonum amplexi- 
caule ), loose-strife, willow herb, winter heliotrope, and the 
gigantic prickly rhubarb ( Gunnera spinosa), the leaves of 
which measure more than 
one and a half yards in 
diameter — such an ideal 
fairy-tale setting they would 
make for any Puck or Tom 
Thumb. 
On the slopes of the 
valley, where the shadows 
are not too heavy, we have 
planted masses of rhodo- 
dendron and azalea. In 
this park-soil even the Frau 
Karl Druschki thrives (that 
is, by the way, a rose that 
is very hardy), and amongst 
them we have put Rosa 
Hermosa and blue del- 
phinium in every conceivable 
shade. 
A Shady Path 
through the Park. 
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