HARDY FLOWERING PERENNIALS FOR BEDS, BORDERS, &c. 



Hardy edged with deep orange ; very showy ; N. incomparabilis giganteus, Sir Watkin, 



perennials. a very fine variety with fine sulphur perianth ; N. incomparabilis, Cynosure, has a 



large perianth, sulphury white ; N. Leedsi, Mrs. Langtry, a pretty variety with broad 

 white perianth and a large white cup ; N. C. J. Backhouse, a distinct variety with 

 broad white perianth and yellow cup ; N. triandrus albus, a very small flower 

 resembling the cyclamen in shape and creamy white in colour, very pretty ; 

 N. Orange Phoenix, a showy variety with large white flowers streaked with orange, 

 commonly known as " eggs and bacon." Amongst the short cup varieties may be 

 named N. biflorus, a free-flowering variety, bearing two flowers on one stalk, of 

 a creamy white colour ; N. poeticus ornatus, a fine free-flowering variety, bearing- 

 flowers with a broad perianth and rich orange cup ; N. p. plenus is a double 

 white variety, very sweet-scented and useful for cutting, but rather a shy bloomer. 

 These do not by any means exhaust the many varieties of Narcissi, but will be 

 found to contain a nice selection which might form the nucleus for a larger collection. 



(ENOTHERA FRASERI, (E. macrocarpa, and (E. Youngi are all very useful yellow-flowered 

 border plants. (Enothera biennis is the Evening Primrose. 



ORNITHOGALUM NUTANS is well adapted to the wild garden ; it flourishes and increases 

 rapidly. The flowers are of a whitish green, and look very pretty in a cluster. 

 O. umbellatum, Star of Bethlehem, comparatively unknown under its formidable 

 botanical name, has clusters of five or six pure white flowers on a short stem. 

 The bulbs should be planted in the Autumn and when once established they should 

 not be disturbed. 



OROBUS vERNUS,..one of the Vetches, makes a pretty border plant with purple flowers, 

 blooming in early Spring. There are several other varieties, but this is one of the 

 best ; height 2\ feet. 



PAP AVER ORIENTALIS, or Oriental Poppies, make a fine show, and may be planted in 

 almost any position where bright masses of colour are required. Colour, flaming 

 scarlet, height 2 feet. There are now many varieties of excellent pink shades. 



P^EONIA, Paeony. No garden would be complete without some of these ; they are easy 

 of culture and make a brilliant show. As there are a great number of varieties it 

 is a difficult matter to decide which are the best, but the following will be found to 

 be good and reliable, merits which cannot be claimed for a number of hybrids that 

 are advertised : Felix Crousse, carmine ; Lady Anne, silver pink ; Lord Derby, 

 purple crimson, and Marie Lemoine, a pure double white. 



PHLOX. An indispensable class of plants of various colours and easy culture, no border 

 being complete without them. Amongst the early flowering varieties I should 

 recommend Purple Emperor, Lady Napier, A. M'Kinnon and Snowdon. For a 

 selection of late-flowering varieties : White Delight, Freifraulein von Lassburg, 

 Pyramide, Tapis blanc, Mrs. Jenkins, Frau. Ant. Buchner. Mauve Charles Flahault, 

 E. Danzanvilliers, A. Mercie. Blue and purple Eclaireur, Iris, Le Mahdi. Pink- 

 General van Heutz, Moliere, Neptune, Wm. Robinson, Selma, Elizabeth Campbell. 

 Red -Coquelicot, Embrasement, Etna, Jocelyn, Dr. Konigschoffer. 



PHYSALIS FRANCHETI, a variety of Winter Cherry ; it makes a fine show in Autumn, having 

 a bright crimson globe-shaped pod in which the fruit is enclosed ; it is very useful 

 for cutting, lasting for many weeks ; height 2 feet. 



PINKS. Of all the beautiful edging plants none are so good as the white pink, which 

 even when not in flower, forms a good silvery margin. The two best varieties are 

 Mrs. Sinkins and Her Majesty. 



POLEMONIUM, or Jacob's Ladder, is a well-known old-fashioned plant, which should be 

 in every border. P. Richardsoni is a very pretty pale blue, and flowers for fully 

 three months. The white form, P. Richardsoni album, is as free-flowering as the blue. 



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