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Wall and water gardens (1901)

Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932 · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 275

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vularias {U. gratidiflord) and thehandsome white Dentaria of Alpine woods. Herealso will be our own Purple Orchis and the SpanishSquills {Scilla campanulata) with the white varietyof our native Wood Hyacinth or Squill, all closelyrelated. But woodland matters, though tempting, not beingwithin the… … SMALL PONDS AND POOLS 125 case of this old Kentish castellated house the origin-ally enclosed space is extremely restricted. The over-growth of Ivy on the ancient walls, and the moat halfchoked with Flags and wild Water-Lilies, tell the taleof the encroachment of nature. Such a place seemsalmost…

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