114 HORTICULTURE BY IRRIGATION. 



well-rotted manure or compost. Never set a delicate shrub or plant in 

 cold, heavy, unsubdued land, with the expectation of having it flourish. 



To be sure many of the list given will survive even under very indif- 

 ferent treatment, but the abuse of anything intended to delight the eye 

 seems so incompatible with a desire to be surrounded by the beautiful, as 

 to almost forbid the suggestion of possible neglect. 



In this connection, we make mention of the fact that the flora of 

 Colorado contains a wealth of ornamental plant life that is yet scarely 

 known, but which is destined to great popularity. Our neighbor, Mr. 

 John Leavy, a florist of nearly twenty years' experience in Colorado, favors 

 us with a select list of herbaceous plants, and of hardy shrubs and climb- 

 ers, recommended by him for general culture in Colorado. He could ex- 

 tend the list considerably, but gives those that are among the most desir- 

 able. 



HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



Aquilegia Cerulea native, likes moist ground. 



Delphinium Chinensis. 



Perennial Phlox. 



Herbaceous Paeony. 



Lychnis Fulgens. 



Lathyrus Latifolia (Perennial Pea.) 



Dicentra Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart). 



Anemone Japonica. 



Lily of the Valley moist shade. 



SHRUBS THAT ARE HARDY AND DO WELL HERE. 



Syringa Grandiflora. 



Deutzia Scabra. 



Spirea Eeevesii. 



Spirea von Houtii. 



Spirea Collusa Rosea. 



Spirea Collusa Alba. 



Spirea Prunifolia. 



Spirea Douglasii. 



Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora. 



Viburnum Sterilis (Snow-Ball). 



Berberry common. 



Berberry purple leaved. 



