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field stone-crop, alkanet, and Rudbeckia. For barren kill- 

 sides: Candytuft, rock cress, alyssuiu, cat's-paw, field bind- 

 weed, wild thyme, house leek, and many annual plants of 

 the mustard family. 



5. Riverside Plants. — A great variety of beautiful wild 

 flowers are found on the shores of brooks and rivers, some 

 growing on the margin of the water, as the forget-me-not of 

 the old world and the cardinal flower ; others are common 

 ou high grassy banks. Many meadow plants are also found 

 along water courses, and species with fine leaves, such as 

 sweet Cicely, valerian, and Heracleum, are not uncommon. 

 All can be established in similar positions in parks and 

 gardens with the greatest of ease, either by planting or by 

 sowing fresh seeds among the grass early in spring. Some 

 species take a couple <»f years to reach a flowering size. 



The following grow on grassy banks: Bugle, penny- 

 wort, buttercups, blue-buttons, globe-flower, trumpet-weed, 

 tall meadow rue, meadow-sweet, day lilies, great ox-eye 

 daisy. On the margin of water ; Forget-me-not, spearwort, 

 cardinal flower, bee balm, mimulus, marsh marigold, water 

 trefoil, and flags (Iris) of several species. 



6. Bog Plants. — These are common plants of moist 

 peat-bogs, which may be grown in rich and low ground on 

 the shores of a small stream, or in specially prepared beds in 

 a rockery. The bird's-eye primrose and the grass of Par- 

 nassus may be sown or planted in large masses among the 

 grass in moist lawns, but larger species such as wild calla, 

 veratrum, many orchids and ferns do best in boggy ground 

 near a river or lake. Other beautiful plants of this class 

 are gulden senecio, Jeffersonia, Welsh poppy, and the bog 



