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June, though old-established plants 

 may 'develop a lew flowers in Septem- 

 ber and October. Division in Sep- 

 tember ; also easily raised from seeds. 

 T. ACAULIS. A native of the Himalayan 

 Mountains, and one of the most charming 

 dwarf bog plants, 4 to 6 inches in height, 

 its bright yellow flowers, 2 inches across, 

 suffused with purple-brown on the outside. 

 It is hardy, and will be found most useful 

 for the low or moist spots in the rock 

 garden. 



T. ASIATICUS (Orange Globe-flower), 

 which also includes chinensis, Fortunei, 

 and other forms, has rich orange-yellow 

 flowers and bright orange-red anthers, is 

 hardy even in the most exposed positions, 

 and differs from the European Globe- 

 flowers chiefly in its less globular flowers, 

 small finely-divided foliage, and taller 

 growth. China and Japan. 



T. EUROPJEUS (Globe-flower). Grows 

 about 15 inches high, has lemon-yellow 

 flowers, and is an extremely variable 

 plant, so much so that almost every 

 locality has its particular form. Raised 

 from seed it also gives much variety in 

 habit, flowers, and foliage, two of the 

 choicest forms being albus, with creamy- 

 white flowers, and superbus, with large 

 flowers of soft pale yellow. T. europesus 

 has various forms. A few of these are 

 distinct, dauricus being noted for its large 

 bloom and large much-divided leaves on 

 long olive-green foot-stalks. There is 

 also T. albiflorus, with white flowers, found 

 on the mountain tops in Colorado. 



T. LEDEBOURI. A valuable late-flower- 

 ing species with rich orange flowers and 

 conspicuously protruding stamens. Very 

 desirable, too, is T. pumilis yunnanensis , 

 from China, with handsome glossy foliage 

 and large, almost salver-shaped, clear 

 yellow flowers. 



T. PATULUS (Bees' var.). A pleasant 

 surprise the handsomest hardy flower 

 since the coming of the Pontic Kingcup 

 of the richest, softest yellow. It makes 

 me regret my neglect of the Globe-flowers, 

 and resolve to plant a big group of them, 

 with this Kingcup, in a good place. 



More distinct and valuable than the 

 many wild forms running one into the 

 other are the hybrids and garden seed- 

 lings, of which there is an increasing 

 number. Even in these the differences 

 are mainly in habit and form of flower, 

 there being little variation in colour. 

 Orange Globe and Prince of Orange 

 give rich well-formed flowers of intense 

 colour ; Gibsoni and T. S. Ware are 

 also good in this shade. Golden Globe 

 and Newry Giant are fine yellow 

 varieties, the latter especially tall and 

 vigorous ; while Yellow Globe and 

 Lemon Queen bear soft pale yellow 



flowers, the last being considerably 

 the taller of the two. 



TROP2EOLUM ( Nasturtium] . Plants 

 of the mountain region from New 

 Granada to Chili, seldom descending 

 into the plains, and therefore not 

 requiring great heat. This, indeed, is 

 against them ; on the other hand, 

 the first frost cuts most of them to 

 the ground. They love a half -shaded 

 situation in the open air during sum- 

 mer. There are annual and perennial 

 species, and the perennials may be 

 divided into groups, with fibrous and 

 with tuberous roots. The rapid 

 growth of the annuals, T. majus and 



T. minus, is proverbial, and their 

 hardiness in a temperature above 

 freezing-point, as well as their indiffer- 

 ence to soil, makes them useful where 

 anything unsightly is to be hidden. 

 The following are the most fitted for 

 the open air : 



T. ADUNCUM (Canary Creeper). A 

 favourite, and almost unrivalled for ele- 

 gance among native creepers. Its home 

 is uncertain. It occurs all over the west 

 of S. America, from Mexico to Chili, but 

 it has doubtless spread from the Andes. 

 It thrives in sun or shade, but is best in a 

 north aspect, festooning trellises, arbours, 

 shrubs, etc., and rarely fails even in town 

 gardens. Seeds should be sown in April 

 in the open ground in sandy loam. Syn., 

 T. canariense. 



T. HEYNEANUM. A beautiful perennial 

 climber with flowers akin to those of the 

 common Canary Creeper, but rather 

 smaller and of an orange colour ; they are 

 distinct also in shape, the lower petals 

 being nearly as large as the upper, with 

 a straight spur instead of a hooked claw. 

 Peru. Easily raised from imported seed. 



T. LOBBIANUM. This fine annual 

 climber is easily known from the old 

 T. majus by its hairy foliage, though the 

 flowers are in similar shades of yellow, 

 scarlet, and crimson. The plant will 

 clothe unsightly spots, seeds being sown 

 about the middle of April. The plant has 

 a pleasing effect sown here and there 

 amongst shrubs. As the plants grow 

 they attach themselves to the bushes, 

 and climbing over or through them, throw 

 out wreaths of lovely blossoms, which 

 retain their beauty until frost. 



T. MAJUS (Large Indian Cress). A 

 showy annual, coming into flower more 

 quickly, and few bloom longer. In poor 

 soil the compactum forms bloom best. 

 Their rich colours are superb in masses, 

 and they are never without flowers from 

 first to last. All who love rich masses of 

 colour will find these dwarf Nasturtiums 

 worth a place in some of the many fine 

 sorts now obtainable. 



