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we see fine ornamental vases, of a white or light colour, totally 

 ineffective when filled with light-coloured foliage and flowers. 



I do not know how I became possessed of this plant, but it is a 

 favourite with all who see it. It is a charming pot plant for a con- 

 servatory, and first-rate as a basket plant for suspending. A few 

 years ago, I exhibited a large plant of it at one of our flower shows, 

 and, elevated on a large inverted flower-pot, it had a beautiful 

 appearance. Still, there was such a Maze of things from Lord 

 " What-d'ye-call-him " and Lady " What's-her-naine," that I won- 

 dered whether it would be even noticed. However, one of the censors 

 was a botanist as well as a judge, and the moment he came to it, 

 bearing the ticket, " Hardy Herbaceous Plant," first prize was 

 awarded to it. I complimented one of the judges, after the show, 

 for his appreciation of the plant, and he declared nobody could pass 

 by such a beauty. Strange that such fine things should be so much 

 neglected. The question of " Where is it ? " asked by our friend 

 above, made me look up my stock, which I find consists of only four 

 plants ; and if a " Nook and Corner Gardener " will communicate 

 with me, I can put him in the way to obtain a specimen. It seeds 

 freely, and is too easily managed, and, therefore, like gratuitous 

 advice, neglected. 



LSSIMACHIA KUJIMULARIA. 



I have alluded to the above being a capital basket plant, allow 

 me here to mention another very common plant I lately saw used 

 for this purpose with charming effect ; and what do you think it 

 was ? I feel almost afraid to tell, as I fancy I can hear a loud laugh 

 somewhere. Well, it is nothing more nor less than the very common 

 Lysimachia nummularia, or "money-wort," or "creeping JennjV 

 or "herb twopence." Suspended from the roof of a very lofty con- 

 servatory, attached to a villa residence, was a charm mg-looking 

 plant, in a very handsome basket. It was a plant, too, that I could 

 not at first recognize, but which, on closer inspection, proved our 

 old acquaintance, L. nummularia, or herb twopence, though, in 

 reality, appearing worth a guinea. This is no despicable plant at 

 any time, but planted as a basket plant, and suspended in a con- 

 servatory, it becomes decidedly charming. The genial warmth of 

 the place seems to force the plant a little, and the long trailing 

 shoots, two feet or more long, dropping straight down over the edges 

 of the basket, and all over studded with half-guineas or seven-shilling 

 pieces, renders it extremely beautiful. It has only one drawback — 

 it should have come from Borneo or Madagascar, and not be found 

 in England. 



A GOLDEX-LEAVED TREE. 



Tour remarks in the March number of the Floral World on 

 Yellow Bedding Plants brings to my mind a yellow, or golden- 

 leaved tree, which is now very beautiful, I mean the balsam poplar, 

 "Tacamahac." I live " in a cottage near a wood," and a few years 

 ago, just to break the mouotony, I planted a sprinkling of the above 

 tree, round the margin of the woods, at random. These are now 



