The two arabesque beds in the front garden may be planted with carnations and pinks, which are peculiarly the flowers of

Italy; or with wallflowers and stocks, which are also very much prized then; or with evergreen saxifragas, which are common on the Italian alps. Or these beds might be wholly planted with the indigenous bulbs of Italy, which include some sorts of tulips, narcissi, crocuses, scilla, etc, interspersed with Neapolitan violets at regular distances. The beds n will have the best effect relatively to the other beds, and to the trees and shrubs, if planted with Chins roses, which were first improved by cross impregnation in the Royal Gardens at Monza. At the roots of the deciduous shrubs, in the groups on the lawn, may be planted some of the hardier bulbs of Italy, along with primroses, violets, etc, to come up through the grass; and, more especially, the colchicum and the Cyclamen europaeum, which are highly characteristic of Italian scenery in autumn, as the crocus, the Scilla italica, and the poet's narcissus are in spring.