. Common sense gardens. Gardening. [from old catalog]. CHAPTER XV NATURALIZING. N page 139 is the picture of an old Georgian mansion in Virginia. The field in the foreground, which is many acres in ex- tent, has been thickly nat- uralized with Jonquils and Narcissi. Standing by the sundial in early Spring a sea of gold lies spread out at one's feet, a hving sea that melts away into the young green of the neighbouring woods. When the wind blows the sea is ruffled and furrowed by the most graceful bil- lows, and the faint water-lily scent of the flowers is borne in on the fresh Spring air, mingl
. Common sense gardens. Gardening. [from old catalog]. CHAPTER XV NATURALIZING. N page 139 is the picture of an old Georgian mansion in Virginia. The field in the foreground, which is many acres in ex- tent, has been thickly nat- uralized with Jonquils and Narcissi. Standing by the sundial in early Spring a sea of gold lies spread out at one's feet, a hving sea that melts away into the young green of the neighbouring woods. When the wind blows the sea is ruffled and furrowed by the most graceful bil- lows, and the faint water-lily scent of the flowers is borne in on the fresh Spring air, mingled with the odour of newly- turned turf and the smoke from the neigh- bouring cabins. The sight of a field of 325. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sewell, Cornelius V. V. [from old catalog]. New York, The Grafton press
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