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Principles of Landscape-Gardening 



Ornithogalum. All the species. 



Tidipa sylvestris, the wild Tulip. Height 1 ft. 



FERNS. 



Striithiopteris germanica, the German Struthiopteris. Height 2 ft. 

 Sti-Lithiopceris pennsjlvanica, the Pennsjlvanian Struthiopteris. Height 2 ft. 

 Osmunda reualis, the royal Osmunda. Height 2 ft. 

 Pteris aquilina, the common Brake. The badge of the clan Robertson. 



Heiglit 3—4 ft. 

 ^splenium Filix mas, and A. i^ilix foe'mina, the male and female Fern. 



Height 2—3 ft. 

 Aspidium aculeatum, A. lobatum, and A. rigidum ; the common prickly, the 



lobed-leaved, and the rigid Shield Fern. Height 6 in. to 2 ft. 



Countries. 



Enrland. 



Scotland. 

 Ireland. 



France. 



PLANTS USED AS BADGES. 



Plants which form national Badges. 



Names qf Plants. 

 The Rose, Rosa sp. 

 The Thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus. 

 The Shamrock, O'xalis Acetosella L., according to Mr. 



Bicheno ; but commonly considered to be the white clover, 



Trifolium repens L. 

 The Fleur-de-lis, Z^ris sp. 



List of Plants which form the Badges of the Highland Clans. 



These plants, many of which are trees or shrubs, are frequently planted 

 over graves by Highland families settled abroad ; they are also occasionally 

 planted in gardens both abroad and at home, and in some cases they are 

 sculptured on tombs. Our authority for the following hst is Blackwood's 

 Magazine, vol. xii. p. 271. 



Names of the Clans. Names of the Plants used as Badges. 



Buchanan. i?etula alba L., the common Birch. 



Cameron. Quercus pedunculata W. (Q. J?6bur L.), the common British 



Oak. 

 Campbell. ilfyrica Gale L., the Sweet Gale, or Dutch Myrtle, 



Chisholm. J'lnus glutinosa, the Alder. 



CoLauHOUN. Corylus Jvellana L., the common Hazel. 

 Gumming. Skiix caprea L., the great round-leaved Sallow ; or any other 



native species. 

 Drummond. /^lex ^quifolium L., the common Holly. 

 Faruuharson. Digitalis purpurea L., the purple Foxglove. 

 Ferguson. Populus alba L., the great white Poplar, or Abele. - 



Forbes. Cytisus ^coparius L., the common Broom. 



Frazer. Taxus baccata L., the Yew. 



Gordon. iJedera i:Zelix L., the common Ivy. 



Graham. Z)aphne Laureola, Spurge Laurel. 



Grant. Faccinium Oxycoccus L., the Marsh Whortleberry, or Cran- 



berry. 



Gunn. Rhodiola rosea L., the Rose Root, 



Lamont. Pjrus ikfaUis L., the Crab-Apple Tree. 



Macalister. £rica cinerea L., the fine-leaved Heath. 



Macdonald. J^^rica Petralix L., the cross-leaved Heath. 



