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iiwii woiiils. T]n' HeiKitiras shmild lie cnnsiilcrcd as bi'l(iiigiu<;' t<i tlic 

 same gciius, not InruvttiiiL;' tin- lliuiuaiiaii oir', A. aiigulnsa. Tin- 

 Hepaticas thrive best and are seen l^est in liall'-wuddy places, where the 

 spring 8U11 may elieer tlieni bypassing through the branches, which after- 

 wards become leafy and shade tliem fi'um the scorching heats of summer. 



St. Bruno's Lily, Antliericvm. — One of the most lovely as])ects 

 of vegetation in the alpine meadows of Europe is that affordeil l)y the 

 delicate wlnte flowers of the St. l>runo"s Lily in the ({rass in early 

 summer, looking like miniature white Lilies. All who have seen it 

 would no (hmbt like to enjoy the same in their turfy lawns or Grassy 

 places, and there shonhl be no difticultv in establishing it. The .large- 

 flowered or major variety might lie tried with advantage in this way, 

 and the smaller-flowered kinds, A. Liliago and its ^•arieties, are equally 

 suitable. Tliey are not so likely to tind favour in gardens as the larger 

 kind, and therefore the wild garden is the home for them, and in it 

 many will admire their graceful habit and numeron.s flowers. All the 

 sjiecies best worth growing are natives of the alpine meadow.s of Europe 



Alkanet, Anchusa. — Tall and handsome herbaceous plants, with 

 numerous flowers of a tine blue, admirable for dotting aljout in open 

 places in suimy glades in woods or copses. They mostly come from 

 Southern Europe and Western Asia. A. italica and A. capensis are 

 among the most usefuL The English Anchnsa sem])er\irens, rare in 

 some places, is an excellent wild garden plant. 



Snapdragon, Antirrhinum. — The common Snapdragon and its 

 beautifully spotted A'arieties are easily naturalised on old walls and 

 ruins by sowing the seed in ohl or mossy chinks. Antirrhinum 

 Asarinnm, rupestre, and niolle do well treated in the same way. 

 Proljably many other species would be fonml good in like places. 

 About two dozen species are known, but comparatively few of these are 

 in cultivation. They mostly come from the shores of the Mediterranean. 



Columbine, Aquilegia. — Favourite herbaceous plants, generally 

 of various shades of blue and purple, white, and sometimes Itright 

 (U'ange. The varieties of the common kind (A. vulgaris), whicli are 

 very numerous, are those most likely to be naturalised. In elevated 

 and moist ilistricts some of the beautiful Eocky Mountain kinds would 

 be worth a trial in bare places. In places where wild gardens have 

 been tormed the ett'ect of Columbines in the Grass has been one of the 

 most beautiful that have been obtained. The flowers group themselves 

 in all sorts of pretty ways, showing just above the long Grass, and 

 possessing great variety of colour. The vigorous and handsome A. 



