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Phlox clecussata, various, 3 feet to 4 feet, a much improved family, 

 very showy, aud good under good cultivation ; Polemonium cseru- 

 leimi (Jacob's ladder), blue, 2 feet ; Polygonatum multifiorum 

 (Solomon's Seal), white, 2 feet ; Polygonum Sieboldi, white, 3 feet ; 

 P. cuspidatum, white, 5 feet; P. filiforme (fol. var.), rose, 2 feet. 

 Very striking plants, blooming late in summer and autumn, Poten- 

 tilla formosa, red, 18 inches; P. splendens, yellow, 12 inches; P. 

 atrosaugiiinea, crimson, 18 inches. The Potentillas or " Cinque- 

 foils" — to use their English cognomen — are all beautiful border 

 and rockery plants, the varieties of the last named (atrosanguinea) 

 being specially worthy of notice. The double varieties of Potentilla 

 are also very beautiful. All, both double and single, are easily 

 raised from seeds. Pyrethrum uligiuosum, white, 4 feet ; P. roseum 

 (single and double), in great variety, which is annually increasing, 

 height 2 feet, splendid bed and border plants, and fine for cutting. 

 Ranunculus acris flore-pleno (double Buttercup), yellow, 1 2 inches ; 

 R. ami)lexicaulis, white, 6 inches. All the Buttercup family re- 

 quire moist soil ; R. asiaticus (florist Ranuncidus), various, 9 inches. 

 Rudbeckia sj^eciosa, orange, 2 feet ; R. Drmnmondi, yellow, 2 feet ; 

 R. Newmani, yellow, 4 feet ; R, hirta, yellow, 2h feet ; Saxifraga 

 Aizoon, crimson, 9 inches ; S. Cotyledon, white, 15 inches; Scabi- 

 osa caucasica, blue, 2 feet; S. ochroleuca, yellow, 12 inches; 

 Senecio Doronicum, yellow, 12 inches ; S. japonicus, yellow, 4 feet ; 

 Spirsea Aruncus, white, 4 feet; S. Filipendula pleno, white, 18 

 inches ; S. palmata, carmine, 2 feet ; S. venusta, rose, 2h feet ; 

 S. Ulmaria flore-jileno, white, 20 inches ; Statice latifolia, blue, 2|- 

 feet; S. speciosa, rose, 18 inches; Stenactis Aruncus, white, 3 

 feet ; Stenactis speciosa, purple, 2 feet ; Symphytum caucasicum, 

 blue, 18 inches ; Thalictnun minus, green, 12 inches, foliage useful 

 for cutting ; T. Lyalli, a shmbby species from New Zealand, Trades- 

 cantia virginica, violet, 15 inches ; Tradescantia alba, white, 15 

 inches; T. rubra flore-pleno, red, 15 inches; Tritoma Uvaria glau- 

 cescens, red, 3 feet ; TroUius asiaticus, yellow, 1 2 inches ; T. napelli- 

 folius, yellow, 1 2 inches ; Veratrum album, green, 3| feet ; V. 

 nigrum, black, 3 feet. The white and black Hellebores are striking 

 plants, of noble aspect, and in strong soil attain large proportions. 

 Veronica amethystiua, blue, 18 inches; V. austriaca, blue, 12 

 inches ; V. gentian oides, blue, 18 inches ; V. saxatilis, blue, G 

 inches; V. corymbosa, blue, 18 inches; V. Teucrium, light blue, 

 2 feet ; V. longifolia (var. Subsessilis), a grand species from Japan, 

 blue, 2 feet ; V. incana, blue, 9 inches, this plant has white downy 

 foliage, useful for edgings; V. Candida, light blue, 12 inches; 

 Yucca filamentosa, white, 2| feet : Y. gloriosa, white, 4 feet ; Y. 

 recurva, white, 3 feet. 



