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division of the roots in autumn or spring. 

 Plant from October to March. The best 

 kinds are as follow : T. aquilegifolium, 

 3 feet to 4 feet, finely cut leaves, creamy- 

 white, June, July ; T. Delavayii, 1 foot 

 to 2 feet, lilac, May, June ; T. diptero- 

 carpum, 4 feet to 5 feet, rosy-purple, very 

 elegant growth, a lovely border plant ; 

 T. flavum, 4 feet (Common Meadow Rue), 

 yellow, July, August ; T. glaucum, 5 feet, 

 golden yellow, glaucous foliage, July, August ; 

 T. minus adiantifolium, pale yellow. 

 1 foot high, very ornamental foliage, 

 resembling that of a Maidenhair Fern. 

 Trollius (Globe Flower). The 

 Globe Flowers ought to be much more 

 extensively grown in garden borders, 

 for they flower at a season, April and 

 May, when there are comparatively 

 few perennials in bloom. The flowers 

 may be compared to giant Buttercups, 

 they belong to the Crowfoot family, 

 and very much resemble them in 

 growth. Like the Buttercup, the 

 Trollius delights in a moist position, 

 and is suitable for planting by the 

 waterside or in a bog garden. In the 

 ordinary border they must have half- 

 shade, unless they can be given plenty 

 of water. Plants growing in deep 

 rich soil produce ample and luxuriant 

 foliage. The plants grow 2 feet or 

 rather more high. Trollius is pro- 

 pagated by division and seeds. Sep- 

 tember is the best time to divide the 

 clumps, though it may be carried out 

 at any time between then and March 

 in favourable weather. The seeds 

 should be sown in late summer or 

 autumn in a cold frame. When sow- 

 ing is deferred until spring the seeds 

 often remain dormant in the soil for 

 as much as a year. A packet of seeds 

 of Trollius europaeus hybridus will 

 produce a pleasing variety of plants 

 with yellow or orange flowers. Trol- 

 lius asiaticus (Fortunei) fl. pi. has rich 

 orange semi-double flowers ; T. euro- 

 paeus, pale yellow ; T. europaeus 

 grandiflorus (superbus), large yellow 

 flowers. Orange Globe, rich orange 

 yellow ; Yellow Globe, clear yellow ; 

 Golden Globe, rich deep yellow ; Fire 

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Globe, deep fiery orange, a very desirable 

 sort; and Excelsior, deep orange, form a 

 set of five strikingly handsome plants for 

 spring and early summer flowering. The 

 flowers and foliage are much improved by 

 mulching with old decayed manure and 

 watering in spring, or by several applica- 

 tions of liquid manure at weekly intervals. 

 Verbascum (Mullein). These are 

 stately border plants, easily grown in 

 ordinary soil, and suitable for grouping in 



A beautiful blue hardy flower, Veronica spicata. 



