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ties), Aquilegia alpina, Oalifornica, and coerulea (three quite distinct 

 and each first-rate), Delphiniums (in splendid variety according to 

 taste), Pa3onia, ditto, Ranunculus a;raplexicaiilis acris pi. (more nseful 

 and easier cultivated than the white), R. a-conitinus fl. pL, Epimedium 

 pinnatnm elegans, Dielytra spectabilis, Baptisia australis orexaltatn, 

 Coronilla varia, Gralega officinalis alba, Lafchyrus grandiflorus, L. 

 latitblius albus, L. rotuudifolius, Orobus lathyroides, vernus, and varie- 

 ties, Lupiuus polyphyllus, Achillea -Egyptiaca, Eupatorium, anre:<, 

 and millefolium rosea (a fine thing), Aster versicolor, elegans, 

 turbinellus, and amellus, Echinops Ritro, Pyrethrum roseum 

 (single and double in variety). Phlox (a varied selection of the her- 

 baceous kinds), Campanula carpatica (and its white and " bicolor" 

 varieties), C. persicifolia grandis, macrantha, pyramidalis, and rotun- 

 difolia, Statice latifolia, Papaver bracteatum and orientale, Gentiana 

 asclepiadia. Iris pallida, I. Ka)mpferi (and its varieties in good light 

 and deep soil), I. Germanica (this may be had in striking and beau- 

 tiful variety), I. De Bergii, pumila, Jacquesiana, amoena, flavescens, 

 florentina, and ochroleuca, Tritoma grandis and glaucescens, Ste- 

 nactis speciosus, Hesperis matroualis pi. (in variety), Cheiranthus 

 Cheirii (fine old double varieties), C. alpinus, Hoteia Japonica (our 

 climate is not everywhere good enough to well develop this, there- 

 fore it should have a good position and good soil, and even with that 

 I have never seen it so fine as when well grown in pits), Potentilla 

 (the best varieties), Trollius napellifolius, Pentstemon (in fine 

 variety), Yeronica amethystina and corymbosa, Erodium Manescavi 

 (nearly always in flower), Tradescautia virginica (and its delicately 

 tinted varieties), Lythrum roseum superbum, Hemerocallis flava, 

 Pyrethrum uliginosum, Armeria cephalotes, Geum chilense, Physo* 

 stegia virginiana, Achillea Ptarmica, fl. pL, Symphytum bohemicum 

 and caucasicum, Eryngium amethystinum and alpinum, Dodecatheon 

 Meadia (and varieties), Monarda purpurea and didyma. Salvia 

 argentea (chiefly for its fine foliage), Corydalis nobilis (rare), He- 

 lianthus multiflorua pi. (rather coarse, but very showy and good), 

 Alyssum saxatile, Iberis " corrjeafolia," saxatilis, Tenoreana (a 

 charming plant on Jir/lit soil) and corifolia (very dwarf), Arabis 

 albida, of course, Aubrietia grandiflora, Hepatica angulosa and tri- 

 loba (in variety), Helleborus niger major and atrorubens, Centran- 

 thus ruber (and white variety), Epilobmm angustifolium (and white 

 variety), these are native plants, robust habit, almost coarse, but 

 withal very showy and fine ; Czackia liliastrum (liable to tempt slugs), 

 Pentstemon procerus, for fronts of borders ; Sedum " fabaria," 

 handsome of habit and profuse of bloom — a capital late summer 

 and autumn plant ; Rudbeckia l^ewmannii, a splendid thing in rich 

 soil ; Gaillardia pinnatifida, grandiflora, maxima, and Loeselii, Eunkia 

 grandiflora (sweet, white, and beautiful, seems shy to flower), Litho- 

 spermum fruticosum (splendid for front of borders or rock work), 

 Pinks (especially the stronger ones in the way of Anna Boleyn, and 

 there are some nice newish things in this way) ; Carnations and 

 Picotees (in strong good kinds), Linum narbonense, alpinum, mo- 

 nogynum, and perenne album, Malva campanulata (a beautiful scarce 

 trailing kind, very charming in flower, perhaps not hardy, but 

 might prove so on rockwork), Genista sagittalis, Ononis arvensis 



