146 herbaceous garden 
in heights varying from i to 6 feet. In and 
out of these a large stretch of Alstrcemeria 
aurantiaca and chilensis , in their colourings of 
salmon, orange, and yellow, in fact in all the 
colourings of the azalea, African marigolds, 
nasturtiums of every shade, and the brown of 
beetroot and the small brown clover (oxalis) ; 
and, should the soil be moist or rich enough, a 
spreading plant of Rodgersia, with its handsome 
rich brown leaves ; while in a sheltered place 
the brown and purple-leaved cannas will come, 
their flowers all following the same line of 
brilliant colouring. 
Lobelia eardinalis , with lovely purple leaves 
and velvety scarlet flowers, needs to share this 
sheltered place, and is so beautiful that it 
repays over and over again any little extra 
trouble bestowed. 
