132 Encyclopaedia of Gardening 



FLOWER GARDEN continued. 



Sedum album 



,, caeruleum 



,, glaucum 

 Sempervivum arachnoideum 



montanum 

 ,, Tectorum 



Shortia galacifolia 

 Silene acaulis 

 Soldanella alpina 

 Statice incana 

 Sternbergia lutea 

 Thymus lanuginosus serpyllum 



Trollius asiaticus 



,, Europaeus 

 Tulipa Clusiana 

 Greigi 



Leichtlini 

 Veronica gentianoides 



repens 

 Viola biflora 

 ,, calcarata 

 ,, cornuta 

 ,, cucullata 

 Waldsteinia trifolia 



MAKING POCKETS FOR WATER LILIES. 

 i. Large stones, a. Soil. 3. Plant. 4. Water. 



The Water Garden. The water garden can often be associated 

 with the rock garden. Reference has been made to the desirability 

 of providing different aspects, and forming cool bays. If water 

 can be carried to one or more of these bays, and peaty soil is pro- 

 vided, a number of beautiful moisture-loving plants can be grown, 

 such as Japanese Irises (Iris laevigata or Kaempferi varieties), 

 Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris), Water Violet (Hottonia palus- 

 tris), Wood Lily (Trillium grandiflorum) , Primula Japonica and 



P. rosea, the Water Flag (Iris 

 Pseudacorus) , the Water Soldier 

 (Stratiotes aloides), the Flower- 

 ing Rush (Butomus umbellatus), 

 the Bog Bean (Menyanthes tri- 

 foliata), the Lady's Smock (Car- 

 damine pratensis), the Lady's 

 Slippers (Cypripedium Calceolus 

 and C. spectabile), the Arrow- 



A SMALL TANK FOR WATER LILIES ead (Sanitaria sagittifolia), the 



Water Hawthorn (Aponogeton 



distachyon), and the reeds Carex riparia variegata and Typha 

 latifolia. A pool, puddled with clay or lined with cement, may be 

 made for Water Lilies. If the plants are sunk in 2 to 3 ft. of, water 



