GOOD HEEBACEOUS PLANTS 79 



Turk's Cap Lily Lilium chalcedonicum. A 

 pretty and hardy little lily, with rather small 

 scarlet flowers. 



S. Bruno's Lily Anthericum liliastrum. A 

 charming plant, with spikes of white flowers in 

 May or June, about eighteen inches high. There 

 are several varieties of Anthericum, all pretty and 

 quite hardy, growing best in a sandy soil. 



Linums. The most useful of the perennial 

 linums is L. arboreum, one foot high ; a continuous 

 bloomer with yellow flowers ; it likes chalky soil. 



Mulleins Verbascum. Plants with thick, flan- 

 nel-like leaves growing in a rosette, which throw up 

 a tall spike of flowers ; most of them are yellow, 

 and have a handsome effect from a little distance. 

 Raised from seed (biennials) will grow well in the 

 poorest and driest places. 



Oxalis floribunda. A charming plant with tre- 

 foil leaves and rose-coloured flowers in great 

 abundance, about twelve inches high. Should be 

 put in a warm sunny place, and it will then begin 

 flowering in June and continue till the frost comes ; 

 warm dry soils suit it best. 



Pentstemons. Handsome and useful plants, 

 which can be had in great variety ; the best way 



