This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...woods are not despised. A few stray tulips begin to show themselves, immensely prized by the cottager, and soon the wallflowers are in bloom filling the air with beautiful scent, and forget-menots reflect the blueness of the sky. Villagers love the simple polyanthus, and soon on the wall of the cottage is seen the red ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...woods are not despised. A few stray tulips begin to show themselves, immensely prized by the cottager, and soon the wallflowers are in bloom filling the air with beautiful scent, and forget-menots reflect the blueness of the sky. Villagers love the simple polyanthus, and soon on the wall of the cottage is seen the red japonica in full flower. Then the roses come into bloom, and many a cottage can boast of its fine Gloire de Dijon or Marechal Niel or strong-growing crimson rambler. Clematis plants of various hues are seen on many a cottage wall, and ivy " that creepeth o'er ruins old" loves to cling to rustic" dwelling-places, and sometimes clothes walls and thatch and chimney with its dark green leaves. The honeysuckle is a A GARDEN ENTRANCE, CHALEGREEN, ISLE OF WIGHT favourite plant for climbing purposes. It covers the porch and sheds its rich perfume around, nor in the warmer parts of England is the vine unknown. The southern counties of England afford the most luxuriant examples of cottage gardens which form a con spicuous charm of our villages. Our artist discovered a delightful old garden at Trent, Dorset (p. 85), wherein countless flowers have found a home and give a glowing patch of colour to the landscape. The Isle of Wight with its warm climate abounds in beautiful gardens. The illustration of a garden entrance at Chalegreen looks inviting, and we should like to mount the steps shaded by luxuriant yew and see all that lies beyond. We know of another beautiful little garden at Shalfleet in the island, where there is a charming welltrimmed edging of box which surrounds a little path and central bed, wherein stocks and a carefully tended standard rose raises its beautiful head. Cottage garden paths are usually SOUTH WARNBOROUGH, HANTS m...
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