HARDY FLOWERING PERENNIALS FOR BEDS, BORDERS, &c. 



Aquatic variety, which is well worthy of a place ; it is of very free habit. 



plants. GUNNERA SCABRA has large handsome foliage, with leaves sometimes 3 to 4 feet across, 



and requires plenty of space and a position near, but not in, water. 

 HOTTONIA PALUSTRIS, or water violet, has foliage resembling a fern, and throws up a 

 fine spike of flower, white shaded with pink, and about 6 to 12 inches in height, 

 growing in about 2 feet of water. 

 LYSIMACHIA CLETHROIDES, with spikes of pretty white flowers, is an excellent plant for 



marshy places ; height 2^ feet. 

 LYTHRUM ROSEUM. A very showy plant with spikes of rich rosy crimson, which does 



well in marshy ground ; height 3 feet. 



MARSH MARIGOLD, both double and single varieties, are most useful for margins of water. 

 MENYANTHES TRIFOLIATA, or Buckbean, is a very free-growing plant with fine sweet 



white flowers, useful for shallow water. 



NYMPH^A (Water Lily). A few of the hardiest are N. Marliacea chromatella, a beautiful 

 yellow with finely marbled foliage ; N. Robinsoni, a large-flowering variety with 

 rich vermilion-coloured flowers of very free habit ; and N. alba rosea, a fine variety, 

 the flowers rose coloured, equal in size to the ordinary white water lily. No sheet 

 of water should be without N. alba, the freest-flowering variety of all, the abundant 

 quantity of its bloom making quite a picture. N. Nuphar lutea, the common yellow 

 variety, is one that could not easily be dispensed with, the foliage in itself being 

 a recommendation. Other beautiful varieties are N. Gladstoniana, the largest, white ; 

 N. Marliacea carnea, flesh-coloured ; N. Laydekeri fulgens, violet red ; and N. 

 Wm. Falconer, a rich deep crimson with bright golden centre. 

 PARNASSIA PALUSTRIS, or Grass of Parnassus. A pretty little plant for bog gardens, 



with dark-green foliage and well-formed white flowers, and very easy to grow. 

 PRIMULA ROSEA, a plant easy to grow, with beautiful rosy pink flowers, which are 

 numerous and last for weeks. Planted between the crevices of rock near the 

 water's edge, it soon makes a fine carpet of colour. P. sikkimensis is another 

 beautiful variety for a moist position, throwing up an abundance of fine primrose 

 yellow flowers on stems from 6 to 12 inches long, and prefers a rather shaded 

 position. P. japonica, with its rich purple flowers, should also be included. 

 RANUNCULUS AQUATILIS has fine feathery foliage which floats on the top of the water, 

 interspersed with numerous pure white flowers. It is often found growing in 

 ponds, and requires no planting ; if thrown on the water it will establish itself. 

 R. lingua is a fine plant for the edges of ponds ; in shallow water it grows about 

 2 feet high, and bears showy bright yellow flowers. R. lingua grandiflora is the 

 Giant Marsh buttercup. 



SAGITTARIA MONSTROSA fl. pi. is most effective for use in the margin of lakes or shallow 

 water. It has dark green leaves and fine double white flowers, varying in height 

 from 12 to 1 8 inches. 



SAXIFRAGA PELTATA, a large handsome foliage plant for the margins of lakes and streams. 



TRITOMA, Red Hot Poker, makes a fine show in the border. It is well known, and 



with fine spikes of various shades of red, and is good for planting for effect on 



the higher ground above the lakes. 



TROLLIUS, or Globe Flower, is very useful either for the border or bog garden, the 



flowers vary from pale yellow to deep orange, and are very free blooming. 

 TYPHA LATIFOLIA, the Common Bulrush, needs no description, it nevertheless is a 

 graceful ornament in shallow water or boggy ground. T. minima is a miniature 

 variety, not more than 18 inches high. 



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