156 THE WILD GAEDEN. 



usually make up the Tiudcrwouil. There are scores of the roses 

 of northern and temperate countries which would thrive as well in 

 our woodlands ; but as these are not to he obtained in nnr nurseries, 

 it is iTseless to mention them. Any species of rose from a northern 

 country might be tried ; whilst of roses commonly cultivated the 

 climbing races — such as the Boursault, Ayrshire, and Sempervirens — 

 are the most likely to be satisfactory. The Damask, Alba gallica, 

 and hybrid Cliina, being hardy and free, would do, as would Felicite 

 Perpetuelle, Banksipeflora, the Garland roses, Austrian briar, berberi- 

 folia, and microphylla rubra plena. Pruning, or any other attention 

 after planting, should of course not be thought of in connection with 

 tliese. We have seen masses of wild roses the effect of wliich was 

 hner than anything we have ever seen in a rosery. Rosa Brunoniana 

 is a very tine free and hardy species from India. 



Sea Lavender, Statice. — Vigorous perennials, with a profusion of 

 Ijluisli lavender-coloured bloom, thriving freely on all ordinary garden 

 soils. 8. latifolia, and some of the stronger kinds, thrive in any 

 position among tlie medium-sized herbaceous plants. 



Spiraea, Kjiiw-a- — Handsome and usually vigorous herbaceous 

 plants, with white or rosy flowers, and generally ornamental foliage. 

 Such beautiful kinds as venusta and palmata it is most desirable to try 

 in wild places among the stouter and medium-sized jierennials, where 

 sufficiently plentiful to be spared for this purpose. S. Aruncus is, 

 perhaps, the finest plant for tlie wild garden. Mr. Ellaiii planted out 

 some spare stock of 8. japonica in a wood at Bodorgan, and with 

 tlie happiest effect. The plants grow and llower freely, the flowers 

 appearing a fortniglit later in the moist cool wood than on plants of 

 the same kind on a north garden border ; therefore they prolong the 

 season of this favourite flower. They are planted in an irregular 

 group, as such things slKuild generally be, the effect being much 

 better than that obtained by the connnon dotting plan. 



Golden Rod, Solidago. — Tall and vigorous perennials with yellow 

 flowers, showy when in bloom, and attractive when seen in America in 

 autumn, mingled with the blue and lilac Asters of that country, but 

 larely ornamental as gro'mi in gai'dens. These, like the Asters, used 

 to be grown to excess in the old borders ; but the only position they 

 are flt for is in rough wild places, where in many cases it would be 

 easy, with their aid and that of the Asters, to form that mixture of 

 Golden Rod and Michaelmas daisies which is one of the prettiest efl'ects 

 of American vegetation in autumn. 



