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Herbaceous plants. 



planting on grassy banks of streams and lakes, or in a 

 somewhat moist position in. a rockery. 



Quamash, Camassia esculenta. Leaves narrow, almost 

 grass-like, tufted ; flowers large, blue, in loose racemes a foot 

 high. The wild hyacinth of western woods is C. Fraseri, 

 a smaller species with whitish-blue flowers. Both are fine 

 for planting in shrubberies. 



Cape Hyacinth, Galtonia candicans. A tall, bulbous 

 plant with long racemes of milky- white flowers. Perianth 

 campanulate, drooping; scape stout, two or three feet high ; 

 leaves lanceolate, half as long as the inflorescence. Often 

 used in summer-bedding; lasting and effective. 



Squill, Scilla. There are several dwarf and floriferous 

 plants of this genus which are fine for naturalizing in shady 

 lawns or for patches in rockeries. Some may be used with 

 the nicest effect in covering the ground in shrubberies and 

 woods. The most useful are : 8. lifolia, 

 leaves two to a scape, opposite ; flowers 

 blue or sometimes rosy-red or white from 

 three to eight in a raceme ; scape four 

 inches high or more. Beautiful for plant- 

 ing in lawns in rich and light soil ; flowers 

 early in spring. 8. Siberica, dwarf er than 

 bifolia, leaves shorter and broader ; scapes 

 several from a bulb, four inches high more 

 FIG. 169. WILD HYA- or less, bearing one or more intensely blue 



CINTH (SCILLA 



NUTANS). flowers very early in spring. 8. amcena, 



larger than the preceding kinds ; flowers in loose racemes 

 pale blue. All useful for the same purpose. The bluebell, 

 or wild hyacinth of England (8. nutdns),& beautiful wood- 



