. Hours in my garden, and other nature-sketches. With 138 illus. Natural history. IO My Garden of all the loveliest spots in the neighbourhood; the spirit or essence of the beauty of the place I have treasured here; and I have my reward in a succession of the most lovely and dainty effects imaginable. Primroses in their tufts firmly rooted have spread under a favourite lilac tree, till the little bed in the spring is a thick carpet of green and gold. Stately foxgloves (folks'-gloves, remember; gloves of the folk, the fairy-folk, of which fox here is a mean- ingless degradation) h
. Hours in my garden, and other nature-sketches. With 138 illus. Natural history. IO My Garden of all the loveliest spots in the neighbourhood; the spirit or essence of the beauty of the place I have treasured here; and I have my reward in a succession of the most lovely and dainty effects imaginable. Primroses in their tufts firmly rooted have spread under a favourite lilac tree, till the little bed in the spring is a thick carpet of green and gold. Stately foxgloves (folks'-gloves, remember; gloves of the folk, the fairy-folk, of which fox here is a mean- ingless degradation) have found a fitting and con- genial home in the old mould at the foot of the hedgerow, and nod and. 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 Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay), 1839-1905. New York, Macmillan & Co.
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