villa with its cataract of orange gold. Boses flourish, but
require constant supervision in order to obtain handsome
buds and flowers. Unfamiliar flowers meet the eye at
every step. At one point the visitor sees a clumsy red
tulip tree, at another an acacia in full bloom looks at a
distance like a great banner of scarlet surrounded by
rich green. The banaba tree covers itself every year
with beautiful flowers of the richest violet. The orange
and lemon are here at home, and produce their exquisite
blossoms by tens of thousands. There are lilies of all
varieties, from the great tigers down to diminutive spider
lilies, from the narcissus and proud gladiolas down to
grass lilies almost as humble as the daisy and violet.
