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Herbaceous Plants, of bold Growth, which produce many upright Stems ; and, in 

 exposed Situations, ivill require Stakes from the Middle of June till Sej^tember 

 or October. 



Clematis erecta, the upright Virgin's Bower. Height 3 ft. 



Clematis integrifolia, the entire-leaved Virgin's Bower. Height 2 ft. 



Thalictrum glaucum, the glaucous-leaved Meadow Rue. Height 3 ft. 



Z>elphinium elatum, the tall Bee Larkspur. Height 6 ft. 



Delphinium azureura, the azure Larkspur. Height 6 ft. 



jLjchnis chalcedonica, the Chalcedonian Lychnis. Height 2 ft. 



Sida. dioica, the dioecious Sida. Height 6 ft. 



SangLiisorba canadensis, the Canadian great Burnet. Height 3 ft. 



Sanguisorba officinalis, the officinal great Burnet. Height 4 ft. 



iigusticum Levisticum, the common Lovage. Height 6 ft. 



Scabiosa leucantha, the white-flowered Scabious. Height 3 ft. 



RudbeckzV? purpurea, the purple Rudbeckia. Height 5 ft. 



iSilphium perfoliatum, the perfoliate Silphium. Height 7 ft. 



/S'ilphiura laciniatum, the jagged-leaved Silphium. A splendid plant, which 



attains the height of 10 or 12 feet on a lawn. 

 5'ymphytum asperrimum, the roughest Comfrey. Height 6 ft. 



Herbaceous Plants ivith creeping Roots, ivhich ivill thrive on a grassy Surface, and 

 may therefore be iiitroduced in Burying- Grounds^or on Lawns. 



Monarda didyma, the twin, or Oswego Tea, Monarda. Height 3 ft. 

 Tanacetum vulgare, the common Tansy. Height 2 ft. 

 (^naphalium margaritaceum, the pearly Everlasting. Height l|ft. 

 Galium ilfollugo, the great hedge Bed-straw. Height 2 ft. 

 Convallaria Polygonatum, Solomon's Seal. Height 2 ft. 

 Convallaria majalis, the Lily of the Valley. Height 6 in. 

 Epilobium angustifolium, the narrow-leaved Willow Herb. Height 4 ft. 

 ^ryngium campestre, the field Eryngo. Height 2 ft. 

 Centaurea montana, the mountain Centaurea. Height H ft. 

 iliy'osotis palustris, the Forget-me-not. Height 6 in. 



BULBS. 



The genera Eranthis, Galanthus, Crocus, jS'cllla, T/yacinthus, Erythroniuni, 

 Colchicum, and some others of lovv' growth, which flower in early spring or 

 late in autumn, may be planted on graves, or at the base of gravestones, 

 where their foliage, after they have done flowering, will be out of the way of 

 the scythe. The following may be planted singly on a grassy surface. 



Adonic vernalis, the spring-flowering Adonis. Height 9 in. 



Z,llium candidum, the white Lily. A favourite flower in Catholic countries. 



Height 3 ft. 

 iilium. Most of the other species in sheltered situations. 

 Fritillaria imperiaHs, the Crown-Imperial Fritillary. Height 4 ft. 

 (Scilla esculenta, the Quamash Squill. Height 1 ft. 

 Gladiolus communis, natalensis, and other species of the Corn Flag. Height 



2— 4 ft. 

 Amar3'lli*"formosissima, the Jacobaea Lily. The lily of Turkish cemeteries, 



and the badge of the Knights of St. James of Spain. 

 iS'arcissus. All the species. 

 SternbergM lutea, the yellow Sternbergia. Height 6 in. Supposed by Sir J. 



E. Smith to be the lily alluded to by our Saviour in his sermon on the 



Mount. 

 Leucojum aestivum, the summer Snowflake. Height I^-ft. 



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