32 STUDIES IN GARDENING 



Michaelmas Daisies, Madonna Lilies, and, indeed, 

 all the Lilies which will do well in stiff soils Day 

 Lilies (Hemerocallis), Columbines, many species of 

 Campanula, Lilies of the Valley, Violets, Coreopsis, 

 the hardy Cyclamen, Larkspurs, Foxgloves, Doroni- 

 cum, Alstroemeria, Funkia, Cranesbills, Christmas 

 roses, Rose of Sharon, all the German Irises (though 

 these, indeed, prefer full sun with any soil), Lupins, 

 Mimulus, Bergamot, Forget-me-nots, Anemone japon- 

 ica, Solomon's seal, Dicentra spectabilis, Polyanthuses, 

 and even Primroses, Spiraeas of all kinds, Meadow Rue, 

 Spider wort, and Trollius. All these plants will do well 

 in a stiff soil, provided they get plenty of sun and do 

 not suffer too much from stagnant moisture. In very 

 hot places Anemone coronaria will do better than in 

 light soils, and even Anemone fulgens will thrive if 

 some leaf-mould and lime are mixed with the clay. 

 Hollyhocks also must have a warm place on a stiff 

 soil, and should always be planted in spring. Lark- 

 spurs and Phloxes are never so magnificent as in a 

 stiff soil properly prepared. Pansies, Polyanthuses, 

 Trollius, Day Lilies, and Lilies of the Valley all grow 

 well in a stiff soil if it is also fertile. The Madonna 

 Lily is often at its best in clay if it is protected from 

 stagnant moisture and in the fullest sun. It also 

 likes lime mixed with soil. Of other Lilies, the Tiger 

 Lily, the Orange Lily, Lilium umbellatum, L. elegans, 

 L. Martagon, and L. Pyrenaicum will all grow well 

 in clay; while L. Chalcedonicum, though a capricious 

 plant, is sometimes seen at its best in clay in a hot 



