8 THE FLOEAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



no limit to the use of clematises wherever walls are to be clothed, 

 whether such rough walls as these or the smooth walls of a mausion. 

 A few of them planted in a rich mellow soil at the foot of the bastion 

 have grown and flow ered finely. I find the only way to train them 

 neatly is to nail them as required. 



(7«r<Y^rt?^rt5 of several varieties, the peculiar and j^rettj Halimo- 

 dcndron argeniea, the very distinct and elegant Kolreuteria panicu- 

 lata, are, among many trees adapted for the embellishment of such 

 scenes, worth especial attention. All rockeries and ruins should be 

 to some extent shaded with trees, not only because the shade is 

 desirable, but because the trees add to the dignity of the scene, and 

 to some extent heighten its reality, for there is nothing sham about 

 them however veneered the ruin may be. 



HEEBACEOUS PLANTS. 



PLOWEKiifG Pla:n'ts especially adapted for sunny banks and 

 borders, and elevated positions. Those requiring very little soil 

 marked thus, *. — Achillea onillefolia rosea,, A, JEgyptiaca, A. Jili- 

 ^endula, Agrostemma coronaria,, Alyssum saxatile, large patches of 

 this are glorious in spring ; it likes a good depth of soil and a sunny 

 position. To grow it to perfection, give it a mixture of loam, coarse 

 pebbly sand, and broken limestone ; but it grows well in almost any 

 soil if not damp or shaded. Anemone Japonica, A. nemorosa. this 

 may be in the shade ; it is a lovely plant in spring. Aqidlegia 

 Skinneri,, A. ccc-ndea, A. glandulosa, A. spectahilis, all lovely, and take 

 care of themselves, and will flower freely whether in shade or sun- 

 shine. Anlirrhinum majus^ invaluable for exposed situations. 

 Arails albida,^ A. lucida, admirable to form large sheets in the front 

 of banks. Asperula odorata^ Aulirietia deltoidea, Betonica grandiflora, 

 Campanula caipatica, C. alpina, C. garganica, this last was planted 

 in a pocket in the face of the wall, and grew splendidly, forming a 

 sort of blue beard as it hung down in a sheet, and was almost 

 always in flower. C. persicifolia, this grows here four or five feet 

 liigh, and has a fine appearance. Many more campanulas may be 

 added. CJieirantlius alpimts,^ who could ignore the wallflower in 

 the decoration of a ruin ? Convallaria polygonata, this is the Solo- 

 mon's seal, a glorious plant for shady places, and it will grow in the 

 worst soil ever seen or heard of. Dielytra spectalilis, Dondia 

 epipactis^ this requires heat, and will do in a shady place with ferns. 

 I value it much for its greenish yellow flowers in early spring ; every 

 lover of choice things should have it. Dioscorea hatatus, this is the 

 " Chinese yam ;" it is a most elegant climber to plant among roots 

 of trees. JErytlircea centaurium, this almost unknow^n gem is one of 

 the prettiest of British plants. I have frequently brought home a few 

 dozen tufts of it from the Surrey hills, and now I see it in Messrs. 

 E. G. Henderson and Son's Herbaceous List ; they deserve a testi- 

 monial (in gold or diamonds) for introducing it as a nursery plant. 

 FunTcia grandijlora, JF. la7iceafolia, G aleoMolon luteum, Geranimn 

 Lancastriense, G. anemoncefoliiim, G. sanguineum, Gypsophila acuti- 

 folia^ Hepatica angulosa, Iberis corifolia, I. saxatile, I. Gihraltica, 

 my plants of these measure four or five feet over, and when in bloom 



