GOOD HERBACEOUS PLANTS 71 



the nature of borage, four feet high, very effective 

 in large groups among shrubs, or plants of large 

 growth ; will grow in any common soil. 



Bergamot. Monarda didyma. A nice old- 

 fashioned plant with red, nettle-like flowers. It 

 grows about two feet high and spreads easily in 

 rather a moist soil ; the roots are near the surface, 

 and will not bear scorching sun. 



Bush Clematis. The white - flowered bush 

 Clematis (C. recta fl. pi.) is a charming plant, and 

 well worth a place in your beds; the blue 0. 

 Davidiana and its hybrids are somewhat disap- 

 pointing, as they are not plants of much effect. 

 All Clematises require chalk or lime in the soil. 



Candytuft Iberis. Useful hardy plants, six to 

 nine inches high, with white flowers ; /. semper- 

 virens is a good variety. They will grow in poor 

 soil and sunny situations. 



Centaureas. Most of these are coarse-growing 

 plants with thistle-like flowers in various colours, 

 only fit for use in the rougher parts of the garden, 

 but G. ruthenica is tall, growing four to five feet 

 high, has very light pretty foliage, and curious 

 straw-coloured flowers in July. Centaureas prefer 

 calcareous soil. 



