132 TOWN PLANTING 



soil and with a minimum of attention. A few 

 of the best would include /. Pseudo acorus, 

 with golden yellow flowers ; /. pumila ccerulea, 

 having rich, clear blue flowers ; /. sibirica, 

 I. reticulata, violet and yellow ; and /. stylosa, 

 which is delightfully fragrant. But other 

 species and varieties also do well and should 

 be planted, particularly some of the English 

 and German kinds. Lythrum salicaria roseum 

 is a beautiful town plant that succeeds best in 

 rather dampish positions or by the water side, 

 while another excellent variety, with deep rose 

 flowers and growing to nearly 5 ft. in height, 

 is named superbum. The OSWEGO TEA 

 (Monarda didyma), with its pleasantly per- 

 fumed leaves and bright scarlet flowers, also 

 succeeds well in smoky localities, and so do 

 the well-marked varieties rosea and Cam- 

 bridge Scarlet. Of the EVENING PRIMROSES 

 (CEnothera), several may be relied on as 

 suitable for the town garden, two of the most 

 desirable being Youngii and Lamarckiana. 

 Plumbago Larpentcz, with terminal heads of 

 rich blue flowers and beautifully autumn-tinted 



