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Epimediums. These are plants which are useful 

 for their pretty evergreen foliage, on wire-like 

 stems, growing about nine inches high. The roots 

 are spreading, but not very quickly. The flowers are 

 inconspicuous ; they grow well in cool peaty soils. 



Eryngium. These are the plants of which Sea 

 Holly, E. maritimum, is one variety. E. Oliveri- 

 anum is the handsomest, three feet high, with 

 beautiful blue thistle-like flowers and stems. The 

 roots spread quickly, and grow easily in light warm 

 soil. 



Foxgloves Digitalis. The pink and white fox- 

 gloves are excellent flowers for borders; a well- 

 grown group of these is a fine sight for many 

 weeks. They are easily raised from seed, but take 

 two years to grow into good flowering plants; a 

 loamy soil suits them. 



Funkias or Plantain Lilies are very handsome 

 plants ; the foliage large and effective, flowers rather 

 like the Anthericums; they grow well in moist, 

 half -shady positions. 



Gaillardia. Very showy August flowers, for 

 sunny situations ; red and yellow in various com- 

 binations. The dwarf variety, G. grandiflora com- 

 pacta, is the best one to grow, as the taller ones 



