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latter. The flowers vary in colour from i^ink 

 to rose and rosy purple, considerable variation 

 being noticeable among seedlings; there are 

 also nearly white forms of both species. 



G. EiidrcssH is also a Pyrenean plant, a foot 

 or more in height, with lobed leaves, siu'- 

 mounted in summer by cymes of ]iink or rose- 

 coloured flowers. 



G. criosteinoii , a native of Siberia, attains a 



dark green in colour, forming an admirable 

 setting for the flowers. 



G. ihericum is a show}' herbaceous i)lant, 

 2 feet high, when in vigorous growth, and bear- 

 ing handsome bhie flowers in summer and 

 autumn; leaves large, much divided, and 

 toothed. The vaiiety platyj)etalum is occasion- 

 ally n)et with, and has larger, violet-coloured 

 flowers lined A\ith reddish streaks. 



height of a foot or more, according to position. 

 The lobed leaves are deeply toothed, and the 

 handsome, violet flowers api^ear from June 

 onwards. 



G. Fremonti, from N. America, attains a 

 height of a foot or so, and is somewhat loose and 

 spreading in habit. The leaves are com- 

 paratively large and light green, and the flowers 

 pink. A fine autumn flowering species. 



G. grandijiorum, from the Himalaya, is a 

 most attractive plant, growing and spreading 

 freely, and bearing abundance of large, briglit- 

 blue flowers from June onwards. The leaves, 

 arising from the base, are long-stalked, and 



G. viacioyliir-tini, from S. Europe, is quite 

 an attractive plant, well worth growing. About 

 a foot high, it bears quantities of deep-red 

 flowers from early summer onwards, produc- 

 ing from a. somewhat woody base smooth, 

 divided leaves, slightly toothed towards the 

 ]K)mt. 



G. prdfcnsc, a British i)lant, with purplish- 

 blue flowers, has two varieties — the double 

 blue and double white, the latter not common. 

 Both are useful for borders, and reach a height 

 of about 2 feet. 



G. Rohcrtianuni, the common Herb Robert, 

 is one of our prettiest native plants, hardly 



