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ing with the other parts, or it may be planted with bedding plants 

 or annuals, to enliven it during the summer. Some might wish to 

 have the whole space planted with hardy herbaceous plants, which 

 all produce flowers of more or less merit, and some of them are 

 evergreen, such as the following, which are all of dwarf habit : Antirr- 

 hinum, various colours ; Alyssum, yellow ; Arabis, white and blue ; 

 Bellis, or daisy, various ; Cerastium tomentosum, white j Cheiranthus 

 Marshalii, yellow ; Caltha palustris, yellow ; Christmas rose, white ; 

 Dianthus, or pinks, cloves, carnations, etc., various ; Double white 

 Feverfew j Gentiana acaulis, blue ; Geranium, red ; Helianthemum, 

 or sun rose, scarlet, yellow, etc. ; Iberis, or candytuft, white ; Iris, 

 various ; Lysimachis nummularia, or moneywort, yellow ; Phlox 

 nivalis procumbens, etc., red, white, etc. ; Potentilla, various • 

 Pentstemon, red ; Primrose, yellow, lilac, red, etc. ; Saxifrage' 

 various ; Pansy, various ; Ledum, various ; Veronica, blue and 

 white ; Vinca, or periwinkle, blue and white ; Violets, blue and 

 white. To which may be added Farfugium grande, valued for its 

 fine variegated foliage ; also Thymus Corsica, for its beautiful scent. 

 AH the above are evergreen, and will make a garden look fresh in 

 the winter. But there are other sorts equally valuable for their 

 flowers, but which die down in the autumn, such as Alstraemeria, 

 various colours ; Anemone apennina, blue ; A. nemorosa, white, 

 etc. ; Arum maculatum, green ; Campanula, blue and white ; Cata- 

 nanche, blue and white ; Centaurea, various ; Chelone, red and 

 white ; Dielytra, red ; Dodecatheon, pink and white ; Geum cocci- 

 neum, scarlet ; Hepatica, red, white, and blue ; Mimulus, various ; 

 Monarda, red and purple ; Poppy, scarlet; Plumbago larpente, blue ; 

 Banunculus, yellow ; Bocket, white and purple ; Trollius, white and 

 yellow ; Statice, blue. These seldom exceed eighteen inches in 

 height. The following of taller habit : — Aconitum, or monkshood, 

 blue, white, and yellow ; Anchusa Italica, or bugloss, blue ; Anemone 

 Japonica, red ; Aquilegia, or columbine, various ; Aster, or starwort, 

 various; Chrysanthemum, various; Campanula, blue and white; 

 Delphinium, or larkspur, blue ; Praxinella, red and white ; Gera- 

 nium, various ; Hemerocallis, or day lily, yellow ; Lobelia, or 

 cardinal flower, scarlet ; Lychnis, scarlet and white ; Phlox, various ; 

 Solomon's seal, white; Saponaria, or soapwart, light pink; Solidago, 

 or golden rod, yellow ; Tritum uvaria, scarlet and yellow ; also 

 Fuchsias coccinea and gracilis, which are perfectly hardy, although 

 they die down in the winter. A selection of bulbs might with 

 advantage be interspersed amongst the foregoing ; they are mostly 

 free-blooming, and of bright colours, and add considerably to the 

 beauty and cheerfulness of a garden. The more hardy kind of 

 bulbs are not expensive, and they rapidly increase when once in the 

 ground. Those best adapted to # little gardens, and which will thrive 

 almost anywhere, are winter Aconites, yellow; Snowdrops, white; 

 Crocuses, various ; Star of Bethlehem, white ; Scilla bifolia, white, 

 etc.; Narcissus, or daffodil, yellow; Grape-feathered and starch 

 hyacinths, blue and white ; Snowfiakes, white ; Dog's tooth violets, 

 white and purple ; Anemones, various; Allium moly, yellow; Tri- 

 gridia, various. These are mostly very dwarf; others of taller habit 



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