A DESCRIPTION OF MY GARDEN 101 



In half-shady places Dodecatheons such as Hendersoni 

 and splendens, thrust up their flower stems, terminating 

 in a shower of cyclamen-like flowers, of rosy purple, 

 or deepest crimson, with golden stamens well exposed. 



These Dodecatheons, allied to the Primulas, and 

 hailing, I believe, from moist woods of North America, 

 appreciate peaty leafy soil, with sand and loam added, 

 while a position not too much exposed to the sun is 

 desirable. 



In somewhat similar positions, the Erythroniums, 

 or Dog's Tooth Violets, flourish. The mottled foliage of 

 green and brown of our common Erythroniums is 

 extremely pretty, especially when crowned with its 

 delicate pink flowers, with chocolate stamens. Much 

 more decorative and valuable for the Rock Garden, 

 however, are some of the American forms of this 

 charming genus, among the few only which I possess, 

 Eryth. giganteum is very lovely, sending up slender 

 stems to a height of twelve inches, and supporting 

 beautiful lily-like flowers of a pale yellow colour, with 

 brownish marking on the inside. 



Trilliums also join these two foregoing plants in 

 similar positions and the variety grandiflorum is a 

 singular and beautiful plant, when its solitary white 

 three-petalled flower is open. 



In the bog bed, we have Primula sikkimensis, the 

 Himalayan Cowslip fully out. This is perhaps one of 



