HARDY FLOWERING PERENNIALS FOR BEDS, BORDERS, &c. 



POLYGONATUM MULTIFLORUM, more familiar under the name of Solomon's Seal. The Hardy 



white bell-shaped flowers, suspended from beneath the long, shapely, symmetrically- perennials. 

 divided frond-leaves, or fronds, are effective in the border or in the wild garden. 

 This is a good plant for shade. 



POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM. A fine-looking plant for places where it can have plenty of 

 room for development, often growing to a height of 8 feet, with pretty white flowers, 

 It thrives under trees, but should not be planted where it will be likely to 

 smother small plants, as it propagates rapidly, and soon covers a large area. P. 

 sachalinense is another variety worth growing. 



POTENTILLA. There is a large family of these. The three varieties which are the 

 most distinct are P. californica, bright double yellow ; P. variabilis, double orange and 

 yellow ; and P. purpurea plena. These will flower well from July to the latter 

 part of August ; height ii to 2 feet. 



PRIMROSE. Our beloved hedgerow companion, and the probable progenitor of all the 

 many different varieties, has but to be mentioned to ensure it a hearty welcome to 

 our wild gardens. The double white, double yellow, double mauve, and single 

 varieties all do well in a nice cool, shady place, and will make quite a blaze of 

 colour. 



PULMONARIA AZUREA (Lungwort), a fine dwarf blue, much-flowering variety, which is 

 particularly useful for moist positions. 



PYRETHRUM. This will do well in almost any garden. There are now a great many 

 varieties, both double and single, both of which forms are very useful for cutting 

 purposes as well as for border decoration. They have a great range in colour, and 

 succeed in almost any soil or situation. 



RANUNCULUS ACONITIFOLIUS PLENUS, or Fair Maids of France, does well either for border 

 or bog garden, and bears clusters of double white flowers, which are also useful for 

 cutting. 



RHEUM. The ornamental character of the foliage of these plants should be sufficient 

 commendation to secure them a place in any garden. One of the best is R. 

 sanguineum, the foliage of which, when young, is a beautiful red, the flower spike 

 being of the same colour, and often attains a height of ten feet. 



RUDBECKIA NEWMANI, Newman's dwarf sunflower, colour bright yellow with a dark 

 centre, flowering late into Autumn ; height, 18 inches. R. laciniata plena, or Golden 

 Glow, should also have a place in every garden ; it resembles a double sunflower, 

 but has a much finer substan'ce ; grows 5 to 6 feet high. 



SAPONARIA SPLENDIDISSIMA. This plant is a great acquisition for wall or rock garden ; 

 forming carpets of beautiful rose-coloured flowers. 



SAXIFRAGA, an extensive class of Alpines of acknowledged beauty, carpeting large spaces 

 effectively. Amongst the best are S. Burseriana, which flowers very early and forms 

 nice silvery tufts with pretty pure white flowers borne singly on stalks about 2 inches 

 long, and has a very pleasing effect ; S. luteo-purpurea, or Frederick Auguste, 

 forms beautiful green tufts with pale yellow flowers ; S. Cochlearis, a crested variety 

 forming nice tufts, the flowers of which are a beautiful white ; S. Cotyledon, a very 

 free variety of easy culture, forming silvery rosettes, the flower spikes often attaining 

 a height of 18 inches ; of a spreading nature and a beautiful white, and will succeed 

 in almost any soil. S. McNabiana longifolia, S. Aizoon lantoscana, and S. Cotyledon 

 pyramidalis are also good. Some of the mossy Saxifragas are very useful for rather 

 shaded positions, making fine green carpets. S. Wallacei, a beautiful form, having 

 large pure white flowers ; S. atropurpurea, with pretty rose-coloured flowers, and 

 S. hypnoides, will be found very useful varieties. S. Guildford Seedling, red ; S. 

 decipiens grandiflora, red ; S. barthoniensis, crimson, are also good mossy varieties. 



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