Colour in the flower garden . ). Atthe back of these are Lent Hellebores of dull red colour-ing, agreeing charmingly with the colour of the few white Lent Hellebores are at the end ; theyhave turned to greenish white by the time the ratherlate Scilia amcena is in bloom. Then comes a brilliantpatch of pure blue with white—Scilia sibirica andwhite Hyacinths, followed by the also pure blues ofScilla bifolia and Chionodoxa and the later, more purple-blue of Grape Hyacinth. A long drift of white Crocuscomes next, in beauty in the borders earliest days ;and later, the blue-white of Puschkini
Colour in the flower garden . ). Atthe back of these are Lent Hellebores of dull red colour-ing, agreeing charmingly with the colour of the few white Lent Hellebores are at the end ; theyhave turned to greenish white by the time the ratherlate Scilia amcena is in bloom. Then comes a brilliantpatch of pure blue with white—Scilia sibirica andwhite Hyacinths, followed by the also pure blues ofScilla bifolia and Chionodoxa and the later, more purple-blue of Grape Hyacinth. A long drift of white Crocuscomes next, in beauty in the borders earliest days ;and later, the blue-white of Puschkinia; then againpure blue and white of Chionodoxa and white Hyacinth. Now the colours change to white and yellow andgolden foliage, with the pretty little pale trumpetDaffodil Consul Crawford, and beyond it the strongeryellow of two other small early kinds—N. nanus andthe charming little N. minor, quite distinct though sooften confounded with nanus in gardens. With these,and in other strips and patches towards the end of the. MAGNOLIA ST ELL AT A.
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