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must in no case have any definite outlines; they should 

 mingle with others, and gradually disappear in near-by 

 groups, or advance in places on adjoining lawns. The fol- 

 lowing are a few of the best plants for naturalizing in 

 woods and thickets: In moist and shady ravines : bane- 

 berry, false Solomon's-seal, mitrewort, golden anemone, 

 Dutchrnan's-breeches, and many ferns. On high rock;/ 

 knolls: Arnica, columbine, catchfiy, wild pink, fire pink, 

 saxifrage, stone-crop, and polypody. Along woodland 

 streams: Blue violet, horsemint, omphalodes, wild gera- 

 nium, pennywort, loosestrife, daffodils, and flowering ferns. 

 On rocky hillsides in rich wood-s: Ilepatica, vetch, ever- 

 lasting pea, catchfiy, several columbines, four-leaved silk 

 weed, shield ferns. In rich alluvial woods: Orchis, moc- 

 casin flower, cowslip, shooting star, oxlip, lily-of-the-valley, 

 harebells, bluebells, wood hyacinth, beech fern, and spleen- 

 wort. 



2. Meadow Plants. — Some of the most beautiful of all 

 herbaceous plants are found wild in meadows and in rich, 

 moist ground generally. Like the woodland flowers, the 

 meadow plants are either found in small groups among the 

 grass or scattered over the whole area, the smaller species 

 generally most abundantly. Many grow readily from seeds, 

 others may be planted without fear of failure provided the 

 roots are good. 



Among the most beautiful plants for this purpose are: 

 For mixing with tlie grass in moist lawns: Cowslips, 

 violets, bluets, meadow cress, spring beauty, blue-eyed grass, 

 meadow saxifrage, and germander speedwell. For plant- 

 ing in simple groups or in smaller patches: Globe-flower, 



