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indoors. Such hardship as it endures in its wild 

 home, and has occasionally experienced in the con- 

 servatory in an Irish winter, would seem to imperil 

 its existence ; but, like many of the Lily group, it 

 revives, as it were invigorated by what it has en- 

 dured, and in hands that know how to cultivate it 

 increases manifold from year to year. 



Several of the Narcissi, Narcissus conepicuus, a 

 richly golden-flowered form of N. bulbocodium, or the 

 hooped - petticoat Narcissus, N. triangularis, and 

 others, would do well in many such marginal places 

 as I refer to. Tufts of different Primroses amongst 

 which I would particularly notice new varieties from 

 Japan, for their rich foliage, irrespective of peculiar 

 and ornamental spikes of crimsoned flowers are 

 well suited for growing on the moist margins of shel- 

 tered streamlets. 



In like favourable situations, the fresh spring 

 foliage and graceful rosy wreaths of Diclytra specta- 

 bills may take their place in company with our 

 choicest flowers. 



In a garden of limited extent, at Hammersmith, 

 near London, and in a district whose smoky atmo- 

 sphere does not specially favour ornamental plants, 

 Mr. Peacock has a most interesting collection of what 

 are called soft- wooded plants, with others : and 1 

 believe he and his experienced gardener, Mr. 

 Croucher, manage to make good use of vast num- 

 bers of surplus plants, by disposing of them for 



