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MY GARDEN. 



be grown in a similar situation : to show its white flowers to advantage 



it should be grown in a good-sized patch. 



The Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris, fig. 699) is another plant liking 



a damp situation. I always 

 find it difficult to grow, and 

 have continually to procure 

 new plants, of which there are 

 plenty on the moors of York- 

 shire and at other places. 

 The Irish species is larger 

 than the English. 



Also loving a damp spot, 

 but full exposure to light, the 



FIG. joo.-Parnassiapalustris. gloriotlS GraSS of PamaSSUS 



(Parnassia palustris, fig. 700) grows. This is a flower which should 

 be cultivated in quantity, and I have obtained basketfuls from 

 Whitby to grace my garden. It flowers freely and seeds freely, but 

 it does not propagate well, and I am perpetually obliged to have 

 recourse to new importations. 



The Silene acaulis (fig. 701) is highly spoken of by that able botanist 

 Mr. Backhouse, who describes it as adorning the crags of the Highland 

 and Welsh mountains, and as yielding solid carpets of pink, rose, or 



Fio. 699. Pinguicu'.a 

 vulgar is. 



., FIG. 703. Mazus pumilio. 



FIG. 701. Silene acauhs. 



FIG. 702.- -S. alpestris. 



crimson flowers. I have never seen it in that situation, but we have 

 it on a moderate scale. The S. alpestris (fig. 702) is another desirable 

 alpine plant. The Mazus pumilio (fig. 703) is a great favourite of 

 mine, and it produces beautiful blue flowers in great quantities. 



