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inches. All the Barrenworts are pretty, and should have saudy 

 peat. Erica carnea, purple, 9 inches ; E. niediterranea, purple, 

 30 inches ; Fritillaria imperialis (Crown Imperial), various, 36 

 inches; F. Meleagris, various, 18 inches; F. pr?ecox, white, 1 2 inches; 

 Gentiaiia verna, blue, 2 inches (moist deep loam) ; Glechoma hede- 

 racea (fol. van), blue, 4 inches ; Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose), 

 white, 9 inches; H. atrorubens, pm-ple, 15 inches; H. guttatus, 

 rose, 12 inches; H. orieutahs, rose, 12 inches; Hepatica triloba, 

 various, 4 inches ; H. augulosa, blue, 9 inches ; Hedysarum obscu- 

 rum, rosy purple, 9 inches ; Iberis sempervirens, white, 9 inches ; 

 I. gibraltarica, white, 15 inches; I. corifolia, white, 6 inches; I. saxa- 

 tilis, white, 9 inches ; Iris germanica, various, 2 feet ; I. cristata, 

 purple, 6 inches ; I. florentina, white, 20 inches ; I. pumila, violet, 

 4 inches ; I. reticulata, violet, 6 inches. The whole family of 

 Irises are very lovely, and very easy of culture in any good garden 

 soil. I. reticulata is worthy a place on the select rockwork, and 

 should have a little peat. Lunaria biennis (Honesty), purple, 30 

 inches ; Muscari botryoides (Grape Hyacinth), blue, 9 inches ; 

 Narcissus in great variety ; Myosotis dissitiflora, blue, 6 inches ; 

 M. montana, blue, 1 2 inches ; Orobus lathyroides, blue, 30 

 inclies; 0. vernus, purple, 12 inches; Ornithogalum umbellatum, 

 white, 9 inches; Papaver nudicaule, yellow, 12 inches; Primulas 

 in great variety ; Ranunculus alpestris, white, 4 inches ; R. am- 

 plexicaulis, white, 6 inches ; R. montanus, yellow, 6 inches ; Scilla 

 amoena, blue, 9 inches ; S. bifolia, blue, 8 inches ; S. sibirica, blue, 

 4 inches ; S. prsecox, blue, 6 inches ; S. verna, blue and white, 6 

 inches; S. peruviana, blue, 12 inches; S. alba, white, 12 inches; 

 S. italica, blue, 9 inches. This delightful race of dwarf bulbous- 

 rooted plants should not be transplanted often — excellent for 

 margins of borders, or for low masses where nothing else will en- 

 croach upon them. Plant in October, 3 inches deep. If the soil 

 is cold and heavy, lighten it with leaf-mould and road-scrapings. 

 Saxifraga granidata ti.-pL, white, 9 inches; S. pyramidahs, white, 

 12 inches ; S. umbrosa (London Pride), 12 inches; S. cordifolia, 

 rose, 9 inches ; S. Wallace!, white, 9 inches ; S. crassifolia, red, 

 9 inches ; S. oppositifolia, purple, 3 inches ; S. Bvu-seriana, white, 

 3 inches. This list may be much increased. The Saxifrages are 

 well adapted for covering the rockery. Sisyrinchium convolutum, 

 yellow, 6 inches ; S. grauditlorum, purple, 9 inches. The Satin 

 Flowers are exceedingly pretty, and require light sandy soil, in a 

 sunny sheltered border. Thalictrum anemonoides, white, 6 inches ; 

 Trillium grandiflorum (Great Wood Lily), white, 12 inches (damp 

 peat bog) ; Triteleia uniflora (Spring Star Flower), white, 6 inches 

 (rockery, or some warm, elevated site). 



