Gardening for Amateurs 



937 



Narcissus. These are 

 beautiful bulbs for growing in 

 pans, amongst the choicest 

 being N. triandrus (Angels' 

 Tears), N. Bulbocodium (Hoop 

 Petticoat), and X. gracilis var. 

 tenuior. These, with many 

 other kinds also of equal 

 merit, are easily grown in 

 loamy soil. 



Primula. This is a large 

 family, and contains many 

 beautiful plants. One of the 

 best known is the Auricula 

 in its numerous varieties. 

 Other kinds worth growing 

 are P. marginata, with silvery- 

 margined leaves and rose- 

 purple flowers ; P. denticulata, 

 from the Himalayas, with 

 broad foliage and dense heads of lilac- 

 coloured flowers ; and P. rosea, from the 

 same region, with carmine - pink blooms. 

 These all like moist, shady conditions, with 

 the exception of P. marginata, which grows 

 in full sun. 



Rockfoil (Saxifraga). A large and 

 important family of interesting and valuable 

 plants, preferring gritty, well-drained soil. 

 Yellow-flowered kinds are S. apiculata, S. 

 Boydi. and S. sancta ; with white flowers, 



Grape Hyacinth (Muscari). 



Dog's Tooth Violet (Erythronium). 



S. marginata, S. rocheliana, and S. burser- 

 iana ; red-flowered ones are S. oppositifolia, 

 S. Grisebachii. and S. porophylla. 



Whitlow Grass (Draba). Of neat and 

 compact habit, many of these make excellent 

 plants for growing in pans. The best kinds 

 are dedeana, white, and the yellow aizoides. 

 They do well in very gritty soil, and are 

 increased freely by means of seeds or 

 division of the plants after flowering. 

 Windflower (Anemone). Several 

 members of this family 

 are most useful plants 

 for the greenhouse, 

 one of the earliest to 

 flower being the Greek 

 Windflower (A. blan- 

 da) ; a little later 

 comes the Apennine 

 Anemone, with its pale 

 ijSSj blue flowers ; and our 



,**." native Wood Anemone 



(A. nemorosa) is well 

 *^/\ worth growing. All 



\ ^4 do well in a mixture 



\"~Tfc^ j of loam, leaf-mould, 

 jLjjP 11 *! and sand. Another 

 useful member of this 

 family is the beautiful 

 Hepatica, with red, 

 white and blue 

 flowers. The latter 

 likes some mortar 



