August  3,  1899. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
93 
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ANIFOLD  are  the  joys  of  the  heyday  o£ 
summer,  though  even  now  we  see  it  in  its- 
more  mature  aspect.  The  gentle  flowers  of  the- 
early  time  have  given  place  to  those  of  statelier 
mein  and  more  brilliant  colouring.  It  seems  only 
a  dream  to  look  back  upon  the  t'rne  when  the 
tiniest  blossom  which  timidly  gazed  upward  inter 
the  frowning  sky  was  hailed  with  ecstasy.  Arnids 
the  luxuriance  of  the  time  with  all  its  opulence  of 
growth  and  colour,  we  can  only  think  of  the  present 
with  all  its  charms. 
Lovely  indeed  are  the  flowers  of  “  light  nodding' 
Meadow  Sweet,  gracious  as  plume  of  gallant 
cavalier.”  Some  of  the  Spiraeas  Lave  passed  away, 
but  still  with  us  are  the  masses  of  flowers  of 
S.  aruncus,  so  graceful  yet  so  effective  in  a  mass. 
By  the  little  pool  arc  the  plumes  of  Spiraea  or 
Astilbc  astilboides,  which  look  so  well  dangling 
over  the  water  and  mirrored  in  its  reflecting 
surface.  Inthe  moisture  it  grows  so  happily  and 
looks  so  pretty  with  the  tinting  of  its  foliage  to  add 
to  its  beauty  that  one  can  only  think  it  better 
adapted  for  the  moist  margin  of  a  lake  or  pond 
than  for  the  dry  border.  Near  it  is  lloteia  japonicas 
aurea  marginata,  also  in  bloom  with  its  white 
flowers.  Between  the  two,  and  looking  well  ia 
their  companionship,  is  a  pretty  Spiraea,  received; 
as  S.  purpurea,  with  lilac  purple  flow’ers  and  pretty- 
brown  and  green  leavce. 
Among  the  finest  flowers  of  the  time  are  the 
Alstromerias.  Not  everywhere  will  they  grow’,  hut 
the  hardiness  of  many  is  greater  than  most  people 
suppose.  There  are  some  lovely  flowers  among  the 
species,  and  though  we  cannot  consider  A.  pele- 
grina  hardy  enough  for  any  except  the  most  favoured 
places,  there  are  enough  left  to  serve  our  needs. 
Brilliant  with  its  orange  yellow  blooms  is  A.  auran- 
tiaca  ;  very  beautiful  is  one  Inown  here  as  A.  lutea, 
w’hich  only  appears  to  he  a  variety  of  the  former* 
while  quaint  aLd  fantastic  are  the  blooms  e  £ 
A.  psittacina. 
No.  2653.— Vol.  CL,  Old  Series^ 
No.  997.— Vol.  XXXIX.,  Third  Series. 
