6 14 Classification of Plants. 



Solidago spp., yellow ; Centaurea Babylonica, yellow ; Aster 

 species, various colours ; Chrysanthemum Sinense varieties, 

 various colours ; Dahlia variabilis varieties ; Silphium lacini- 

 atum, yellow ; Helianthus spp. (Sunflowers), yellow ; Cam- 

 panula species, blue and white ; Verbascum species, yellow, 

 white, or purple-brown ; Digitalis purpurea, purple or white ; 

 Physostegia imbricata, lilac-purple ; Salvia spp., various ; 

 Symphytum officinale, yellowish-white ; Phlox, varieties of 

 the perennial species, white, rose, pink, red, etc. ; Phytolacca, 

 purple berries ; Aristolochia Clematitis, curious yellow flowers ; 

 Lilium candidum, white ; L. giganteum, white ; and other 

 species with orange-yellow flowers spotted with black ; He- 

 merocallis fulva and flava ( Day-Lilies), Fritillaria imperialis 

 (Crown Imperial), yellow, white, or red ; Iris Germanica and 

 I. Florentina, purple or blue and white ; Veratrum album and 

 V. nigrum, etc., etc. 



Herbaceous Plants of medium and small size, with Showy 

 Flowers. It is neither necessary nor desirable to give detailed 

 lists of plants belonging to this group, as a reference to the 

 orders enumerated above will be sufficient to enable the 

 amateur to select for himself. Under the head of florists' 

 flowers, many of the principal genera and species are indicated, 

 and these migjbt be augmented by additional species from the 

 same orders or genera. The majority of those species coming 

 under the head of bulbous, aquatic, etc., belong in a measure 

 to this group. 



Herbaceous Plants with Bulbous, Tuberous, or Rhizomatous 

 Roots, or Rootstocks.T'his group includes many of the most 

 brilliant occupants of our gardens ; a large number of them 

 flower, too, at a season when there is little else in bloom. 

 Great use is now made of early-flowering bulbous plants to fill 

 the beds and borders which later on are occupied by summer- 

 bedding plants. Where this system is followed out, a fine 

 display may be had by associating them with some other 

 spring-flowering herbaceous plants. The nature of the root- 

 stock admits of their being removed without much injury 

 after the flowering season is over. Amongst the earliest of 

 this class are Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Crocus vernus, 

 C. biflorus, C. Imperati, and C. versicolor varieties, Leucojum 

 vernum (Spring Snowflake), Erythronium Dens-canis (Dog's- 

 tooth Violet), Bulbocodiurn vernum, followed by Scilla spp. 

 (Squill), Muscari spp., Narcissus spp. (Daffodil), Hyacinthus 



