Planning the Paths 
and the Flower-Beds 
here covered with roses, 
amongst which are Anne 
of Geierstein, Lord Pen- 
zance, Bar le Due. There 
is never any need of pro- 
tecting these against the 
rough elements ; they 
grow fast, the very foliage 
has an agreeable scent — 
in short, they all are highly 
to be recommended. In 
June they stand in their 
glory, and their colouring 
has hardly any equal, especially that of Bar le Due, Herb Garden^showing 
which is of a ravishing sombre pink. Another beautiful edges it. 
climber is Ruga, with peculiar salmon-pink blooms, Aglaia, 
white Dorothy, Yeilchenblau with its almost mauve clusters 
of roses. This last-mentioned rose is chiefly interesting on 
account of its peculiar colour, and is to be recommended 
only to those who have plenty of other kinds of roses. 
Then there are the different kinds of ramblers : Turner’s 
red ramblers, Dorothy Perkins, blush ramblers, and so on. 
They are all very sweet. 
My Own Special 
Herb Garden. 
Verbena Erinodes 
the Herb Garden. 
In the front of the cottage is my own little herb garden. 
I just love it, and I have tried to get as many sweet- 
scented herbs as I possibly could. To be sure, they are 
neither rare nor particularly beautiful ; 
on the contrary, they are mostly tiny 
and insignificant. Still, they have a 
charm peculiarly their own. One 
narrow flagged path surrounds the 
little garden, and another leads up to 
the cottage. The herb garden is 
divided into small squares, since the 
flowers are tiny and modest-looking. 
The path is edged off by means of low 
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