USEFUL LISTS 593 



Plants for Pond Sides 



Arrowhead, Double White Iris sibirica (Siberian Iris) 



Arum Lily (where mild enough) ,, Pseudacorus (English Iris) 



Buckbeam Japan Primrose (Primula japonica) 



Caltha polypetala Loosestrife (Lythrum Salicaria and roseum 



Cardinal and Yellow Willows superbum) 



Day Lilies Marsh Marigolds (Caltha palustris) 



Ferns, especially the Royal Fern Polygonum sachalinense, 9 ft. 



Globe-flowers (Trollius) ,, cuspidatum 



Gunnera scabra Ranunculus Lingua (Great Spearwort) 



,, manicata Spiraea palmata 

 Herbaceous Phloxes ,, gigantea 



Iris Kaempferi (Japan Iris) Willow Herb (Epilobium) 



A Few Plants for Water Surface 



Nymphaeas (Water Lilies), many lovely Cape Pond- flower (Aponogeton distachyon) 

 hybrids, colours from white to intense Water Forget-me-not 



CONIFERS 



These shrubs and trees are not so popular as formerly, and we are in a measure 

 thankful for this, as they were chosen recklessly, many very tender kinds being planted 

 in gardens. It is a great mistake to put the Chili Pine (Araucaria imbricata), also known as 

 the Monkey Puzzle, in a small garden, when we have so many beautiful flowering shrubs. 

 One may write the same of the Deodar. Conifers are useless in towns. Abies and 

 Piceas are much confused in nurseries, so we give the names according to the Kew stan- 

 dard. The finest Conifers are : 

 Abies cephalonia (Grecian Silver Fir), will grow to a height of 60 feet ; light green leaves, 



silvery underneath, north aspect best. 

 A. amabilis, vigorous, handsome, deep glossy green, silvery white lines on under side of 



leaf. 



A. concolor and Variety violacea, both good hardy and effective trees. 

 A. nobilis, will grow 250 feet high in its native home of California ; give moist soil, open 



position. 



A. nordmanniana (Nordmann's Fir), one of the most beautiful of Silver Firs. 

 Cedrus Deodara (Deodar Cedar). Very elegant, Himalaya, good for lawn or to form an 



avenue. Robusta, erecta, and variegata are very distinct. 



C. Libani (Cedar of Lebanon) is well known, and another beautiful cedar is C. atlantica, 

 which is quite hardy and is a success in hungry soils. Good varieties of the latter 

 are fastigiata, erect in growth ; aurea, with golden foliage ; and glauca, silvery. 

 Cryptomeria japonica (Japan Cedar); sheltered position, rich soil, but must not be ex- 

 posed to biting winds. Elegans is a graceful variety. In spring its narrow pointed 

 leaves are pale green and in winter quite bronzy colour. Lobbi and Lobbinana 

 are good forms. 



Cupressus. An important Conifer group for small gardens. The kinds named succeed 

 in ordinary soil. Retinosporas are included amongst the Cupressus. C. macro- 

 carpa (Monterey Cypress), excellent for sea coast ; lutea is a good golden form. 

 C. nootkatensis (Thujopsis borealis] is very handsome, perfectly hardy, and grace- 

 ful, suitable for lawns. The finest varieties are compacta, pendula, gracilis, aurea, 

 variegata, and lutea, the last named being very showy. C. lawsoniana (Lawson 

 Cypress) is free, graceful, succeeds in almost any soil, and makes a good hedge, 

 as it does not mind pruning. It is very pretty in spring when its male catkins 

 appear in profusion. The most distinct varieties are : Darleyensis, bronzy yellow 

 leaves, useful for small gardens, and effective in winter; gracilis, albo-spica, 

 tipped with creamy white, and lutea, rich yellow foliage. C. obtusa {Retinospora 

 obtusa) is an excellent Conifer for small gardens, as also are its varieties compacta, 

 filifera, with long pendulous thread-like shoots ; aurea, rich yellow foliage, touched 

 with bronze brown in winter ; and the golden-leaved gracilis aurea. C. pisifera 

 (Retinospora pisifera} is of elegant growth ; moist soft aurea is a golden-leaved 

 form. C. plumosa is a charming lawn Conifer, and the variety aurea, one of the 

 best variegated shrubs in gardens. A well-drained soil and position are needful. 



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