SHADE, PLANTS SUITABLE FOR. 462 SHADES FOR PLANTS. 



Shade, Plants suitable for. 



Among other points about which amateur 

 gardeners are much exercised is the ques- 

 tion as to what plants will do best in the 

 shade. Now all flowers like a fair amount 

 of light and freedom from shade ; but 

 some do not object, like others, to a north 

 or shady aspect and the absence of light 

 and heat, without which the generality of 

 plants would fare but badly. The follow- 

 ing list of plants that will thrive in the 

 shade is taken from Hooper's "Gardening 

 Guide " : 



Acanthus. 

 Ajuga. 



Amaryllis lutea. 

 Anemone Appenina. 



Japonica. 



nemorosa. 

 Anthericum. 

 Aquilegia. 

 Arum. 

 Colchicum. 

 Corydalis. 

 Cyclamen. 

 Cypripedium. 

 Dielytra. 

 Digitalis. 

 Dodecatheon. 

 Epimedmm. 

 Eranthis. 

 Erythronium. 

 Gaultheria. < 



Gentiana. 

 Helleborus. 

 Hemerocallis. 

 Hepatica. 



Hesperis. 



Hoteia. 



Iris. 



Leueojum 

 ! Lilium. 



; Lily of the Valley, 

 i Lysimachia. 



Mimulua moschatus. 



Myosotis sylvatieai 



Narcissus. 



CEnothera rosea. 



Pseonia. 



Polygonatum. 



Polygonum. 



Primula. 



Sanguinaria. 



Saxifraga. 



Scilla. 



Spirea. 



Trillium. 



Trollius. 



Vinca. 



Viola. 



There are only two flowers in the fore- 

 going list which demand notice, namely, 

 Ajuga and Cypripedium. Of these the 

 first, Ajiiga pyramidalis, is a hardy 

 perennial, well suited for rock-work, from 

 6 to 9 inches high, and with leaves more 

 or less tinted with purple; the second 

 includes Cypripedium calceolum, C. ma- 

 cranthiun, and C. spectabile, all hardy 

 terrestrial orchids, of beautiful appearance 

 and easy of cultivation. 



Shades for Plants. 



Among these appliances, London des- 

 cribes a plant umbrella, which is exactly 

 like an ordinary umbrella in form, but, 



instead of the usual handle, has a pointed 

 stick, shod with iron for insertion in the 

 ground. " It is used," he says, "for 

 shading tender plants from the sun or 

 sheltering! them from the rain. For both 

 purposes it is convenient to have a joint 

 in the stem so as to incline the cover 

 according to the situation of the sun and 

 the direction of the rain." Amateurs 

 should therefore take care of old frames 

 and frames with broken handles, for they 

 can easily be covered with green or white 

 calico, or strong brown linen, to afford an 

 agreeable medium for imparting shade 

 without intercepting the 

 light entirely, and the sticks 

 can be jointed without much 

 trouble to a stake or rod to 

 be inserted in the ground, 

 in the manner shown in Fig. 

 I, in which A is the handle 

 of the umbrella, rounded at 

 the bottom, that it may be 

 readily turned in any di- 

 rection, and B is the stake 

 to which it is attached by FIG. i. JOINT 

 a pin or screw. The stick IN STICK OF 



PLANT SHADE. 



and the rod are halved 

 together," as it is technically called, as 

 shown in the side view at c. If tnu.st 

 be borne in mind that the upper part 

 of the rod to which the stick of the 

 umbrella is attached should be rounded.* 

 If not rounded in the manner described, 

 the lines of contact between stick nd 

 rod at the joint should be slanting, 

 ing, but care must be taken to make them 

 parallel. When Miis plan is adopted, the 

 umbrella shado can be moved in one 

 direction only, whereas, when the ends 

 are rounded, as shown in the illustration, 

 the shade will turn freely in either direc- 

 tion about the pin or rivet that holds stick 

 and rod together. Small shades for the 

 partial protection of tender plants are 

 sometimes made of wire or wicker work, 



