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grow about 2 feet high, rather straggling, the stems thinly 

 clothed with leaves. The mass of the leaves are about the 

 base of the stems ; they are pinnate, with the terminal lobe 

 larger than the side ones. The flowers are produced in con- 

 siderable profusion and are large. They appear from June 

 throughout the greater part of the summer. Native of Chili. 



Gr. montanum, syn. Sieversia montana {Moimtaiji Ave?is). — 

 This a dwarf tufted plant, with numerous pinnate leaves, the 

 terminal leaflet very large and broad and toothed, the others 

 much smaller and diminishing in size downwards. The 

 flowers are borne one on each stalk, the stalk furnished with 

 a small sharply- toothed leaf or two. They are yellow, and 

 appear from May or June onwards throughout the summer, 

 but never in great profusion. Inhabits mountain pastures on 

 the Alps and Apennines. 



Gillenia. — This is a small genus from North America, com- 

 prising only two species. They are elegant rather than showy 

 plants, and in respect of ornamental use they are too much 

 alike in appearance to be desirable in one collection, unless it 

 be botanical. They flourish in any ordinary garden-soil, and 

 are propagated by division in autumn or spring. 



G. trifoliata {Three-leaved G.) — The plant reaches the height 

 of about 2 feet, with erect stems, which branch when near the 

 top into loose panicles of numerous white and red flowers. 

 The leaves are composed of thj ee lance-shaped sharply-toothed 

 leaflets. The flowers appear in summer. 



The other species {G. stipidacea) has the same habit of 

 growth and the same character of flowers, appearing at the 

 same time. 



Potentilla {Cmqiiefoil). — This is a numerous group. Its 

 character for ornament is not very high. Many species are 

 pretty, even gay when at the full flush of their bloom; bu-t 

 that does not last long, though the actual blooming period may 

 be stated as lengthened, as for long after the full bloom is 

 over they continue to yield a thin display, but it does not 

 greatly enliven the general seediness that accumulates as the 

 season moves on. They are, however, quite useful and fit for 

 many purposes, if not altogether what is desirable in the choice 

 mixed border. In extensive rock work and shrubbery borders, 

 and in many half-kept places about open woods, they wiU be 

 found useful for covering bald surfaces and throwing in a little 

 colour. They all succeed well in ordinary loamy soil, and are 

 propagated by division in autumn or spring. 



P. alba ( White Cinqiiefoil). — This is a dwarf species, grow- 

 ing about 6 or 9 inches high, with weak, somewhat trailing 



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