. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . Fig- 379- saw them. Additional charms might be added by investing the rocks andbushes with the trailing forms of the hardy clematis, of the periploca, climb-ing honeysuckles, <S:c., (fig. 379); while the wood lilies, gentians, and otherplants whichbloom freely in the shade, would give additional in the season masses of the hepatica, sanguinaria, erythronium, and. other spring-blooming wild plants, would make such a wild garden exceed-ingly attractive (fig. 380). Cultivated exotics,
. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . Fig- 379- saw them. Additional charms might be added by investing the rocks andbushes with the trailing forms of the hardy clematis, of the periploca, climb-ing honeysuckles, <S:c., (fig. 379); while the wood lilies, gentians, and otherplants whichbloom freely in the shade, would give additional in the season masses of the hepatica, sanguinaria, erythronium, and. other spring-blooming wild plants, would make such a wild garden exceed-ingly attractive (fig. 380). Cultivated exotics, such as our common bulbs,snowdrops, squills, hyacinths, &c., might be introduced in open spaces OF RURAL AFFAIRS. 329 along the borders of the more dense portions of the wild shrubbery. Ifthese were properly introduced, they would lose all the artificial appear-ance too often given them, and become an essential component partof the wild scenery, and their ornamental effect be thus greatly in-creased. For such a garden to give the best effect, it is almost essential that thesurface be more or less uneven, and a small ravine, with some rocks, wouldbe a valuable addition. A stream of water lined with ferns and waterplants, would add still farther to its charms. A narrow, curved gravel-walk, kept smooth and in perfect finish, would not be discordant with thegeneral effect; it would be the only artificial part of the grounds thatcould be admitted. Those who may have
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