Iris and white lilies rose out of the grass in sheaves, and the green alcoves filled themselves with amazing armies of the blue and white flower lances of tall delphiniums or columbines or campanulas.

鸢尾花和白百合成束地从草丛中升起，绿色的壁龛里长满了高大的飞燕草、耧斗菜或风铃草长出的蓝白相间的长矛。