During an extended ramble through the departments of France—from the rose fields of Grasse in the south-east unto the pretty nurseries environing Paris—from the rural points of central Gaul unto the snowy peaks of its meridianed Pyrenean barrier—much of interest in the gardening world was seen.

We are travelling east-northeast at the moment.

If an oyster is attached to a solid object, the left or lower valve will follow the contour of that object and this is called xenomorphism (Fig. 73).

The complex history of the Wirral Railway and the lines with which it was interlinked needs more lucid treatment than is given in this 39-page monograph - and clearer maps and an index.