SHRUBBERIES AND FLOWER-GARDENS. ClIAP. 



the open ground j but a little stirring of the ground 

 round them has a great effect on their growth. Those 

 that you keep in pots will, of course, want some water, 

 but not a great deal j and they should be kept from 

 the scorching sun. Good garden soil suits them best. 



424. BARREN- WORT. Lat. Epimedium Alpinnm. 

 Fr. Epimede des Alpes, A perennial plant, and an in- 

 habitant of the mountains of the south of Europe. 

 It is a foot high, and in April and May blows a 

 flower, the exterior of which is red, and the in- 

 terior yellow. It is easily propagated by separating 

 the roots, and it likes good moist earth and a shady 

 situation. 



435. BEAR'S EAR. Lat. Cortma matthioli. Fr. 

 Cortuse de matthiole. A perennial frame plant of the 

 Alps, five or six inches high, and blows a pink flower, 

 partaking of the violet, in May. Propagated by dividing 

 the roots, and should be cultivated in heath-mould. 



426. BIRTH WORT, the common. Lai. Aristolodda 

 clematitis. Fr. Aristoloche. A perennial plant very 

 common in England. It is about two feet high, the 

 flower of a pale yellow, and blows in May and July. 



Propagated by separating the roots. BIRTHWORT, the 



long. Lat. Aristolochia longa. Fr. Aristoloche longue. 

 A perennial plant which blows from June till October. 

 The flower is of a red brown at the top, and a bluish 

 violet at the bottom. It is a native of the south of 

 France. Propagated by separating the roots, which have 

 a strong aromatic odour. 





