70 THE BOOK OF GARDEN DESIGN 



Alyssum Oenothera 



Cheiranthus Linaria dalmatica 



Ranunculus Genista 



Narcissi (Queen of Spain, etc.) 



All with yellow flowers. 



Saxifraga Silene 



Iberis Asperula 



Sanguinaria Galanthus 



Leucojum Linnsea 



Arabis Helleborus 



Cyclamen Cerastium 



All with white flowers. 



In many places there are pieces of rough marshy land, 

 unsightly through neglect, filled with sedges and rough 

 tussocky grass, which might, with the expenditure of a 

 little trouble, be converted into charming bog and water 

 gardens. There are such hosts of delightful little plants, 

 which thrive only in thoroughly moist situations, and are, 

 therefore, but seldom seen in English gardens, that an 

 opportunity for growing them must not be lost. Bog 

 plants are many of them diminutive, but there are few 

 which are not interesting, and to know them a little is to 

 desire their further acquaintance. The same may be said 

 of aquatics, though these belong to a very different class. 

 Anyone who has seen the gorgeous water-lilies, which 

 have been steadily finding their way into English ponds 

 and tanks during the last few years, must realise that a 

 water garden is worth making for their sake alone. 



The following plants are suitable either for growing 

 in the water itself or for grouping on the margins of 

 ponds and streams : 



Nymphxa. Water-Lilies. The beautiful hybrids, 

 which are associated with the name of M. Marliac are 

 by far the most handsome of available kinds. Among 



