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Fig. 12. Van HoMte's Phlox. 



down, it has a lively and beautiful effect, 

 and continues flowering for two or three 

 months, 



III. SIEBOLDT'S SEDUM. 



{SeduTTt Sieboldtii.) 



One of the many pretty plants brought 

 by Dr. Von Sieboldt, from Japan. It is 

 quite dwarfish rn habit, forming a neat lit- 

 tle bush-like plant, with stems all radiating 

 from one centre, and thick pale silvery 

 gray leaves ; perfectly hardy, and will grow 

 from any little bit stuck into the soil. Its 

 bright pink clusters of flowers appear in 

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October, at the end of every shoot, and last 

 till the frosts of November destroy every- 

 thing besides it. It gives quite a cheerful 

 appearance to the garden, when nearly all 

 else is frosted and dreary. 



IV. CORONET LYCHNIS. 



(Lychnis Coronata.) 



Although this species was brought from 

 China, by Touknefort, seventy years ago, 

 still it is very seldom seen in our gardens. 

 Certainly it is the most beautiful of all 

 Lychnises. Its large blossoms are of the 

 finest pure orange color, and I have some in 

 bloom in my garden, while 1 write, that are 

 of the size of a half-dollar. I believe there 

 is a notion prevalent still, that it is a green- 

 house plant, as I see it occasionally feebly 

 grown in pots. I find it perfectly hardy, 

 with the trifling care of turning an empty 

 flower pot over the roots in November to 

 keep out excess of wet in winter. In deep 

 soil, and a rather shady border, it will grow 

 near two feet high, and bloom most of the 

 summer. 



V. LARGE PODDED EVENING PRIMROSE. 



{CEnothera macrocarpa.) 



This is, to my taste, the finest of all the 

 CEnotheras. The flowers are very large, 

 and are produced for a long time in suc- 

 cession. Besides this, the plant has a 

 good habit ; the stems being prostrate, it 

 forms an excellent bed or mass, and is quite 

 ornamental. Though sen American plant, 

 it is very seldom to- be found in our collec- 

 tions, while the inferior species are seen in 

 every garden. 



LONG-FLOWERED LILY. 



(Lilium loiigiflorum.*) 



Remarkable for the size and beauty of its 

 pure white flowers, which are twice as long 

 as those of the common white Lily, though 

 the plant only grows from one to two feet 

 high. It should be replanted every two or 

 three years, as it forms its new bulbs upon 



* L- Japonicum, of some. 



