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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ August 2, 1864. 



rain, heat, and cold, with the other vicissitudes of our 

 climate, and can be grown by any person having ground, 

 and a taste for gardening. 



VARIEGATED HARDY BEDDING PLANTS. 

 Bellis peeennis aucubjsfolia. — Perhaps the best of all 

 golden variegated plants. It grows about 3 inches high, 

 has bright scarlet flowers in early summer, and is second to 

 no edging plant known. Division of the root. 



Feagaeia vaeiegata (Variegated Strawberry). — Beau- 

 tiful silver variegation. Grows about 6 inches high. Forms 

 very pretty white panels, in borders, and is adapted for 

 growing under trees if the spot is not too dry. Of easy cul- 

 ture, and adapted to all soils. Increased by runners. 



Ibis germanica vaeiegata. — Height 1 to 1| foot. White 

 stripes along the sword-like leaves, which give it a fine ap- 

 pearance in a ribbon-border. Division of the root. 



Shamrock (Trifolium repens).* — Black and green leaves. 

 Height 6 to 9 inches. A centre of Achillea aurea, a ring of 

 Shamrock round it, and an edging of Arabis caucasica va- 

 riegata, make a superb bed. Seed, division, and cuttings. 

 Melissa vulgaris vaeiegata (Golden Variegated Balm). 

 — Deep golden blotch. Height 1 foot. Liable to lose its 

 variegation in rich soils in autumn. Good for small or 

 medium-sized beds. Cuttings and division of the root. 



Spie^a tjlmaeia vaeiegata (Variegated Meadow Sweet). 

 — Very sweet, and beautiful when planted as the back row of 

 a ribbon. Suckers and division. 



Aeabis lucida vaeiegata. — As a dwarf bedding plant 

 this is surpassed by none, and equalled by few. It is a first- 

 rate plant for tessallated patterns, and margins of beds. 

 Suckers or offsets. It is the Arabis alpina variegata of some 

 gardens. 



Arabis albida vaeiegata. — More free in habit than the 

 preceding, and having white variegations. It is sometimes 

 called Arabis caucasica variegata and A. grandiflora varie- 

 gata. It is a charming edging plant to go nest grass, and 

 for filring-in angles, &c, in tessellated patterns. Division 

 of the roots or cuttings. 



Alyssum saxatile vaeiegatum. — Much used in embroid- 

 ered parterre patterns. It forms a lovely yellow bed in 

 spring, and the foliage tells afterwards, but at best it is 

 not equal to many other variegated plants. Cuttings and 

 division. 



Altsstjm dentatum vaeiegatum. — Of free branching 

 habit, with lanceolate leave3 uniformly belted with creamy 

 yellow. By pinching out the fore shoots it forms a dense 

 short growth; suitable for an edging, or a row from 6 to 

 12 inches wide in a ribbon. Cuttings. 



Glechoma hederacea variegata. — Golden variegation; 

 the plant dwarf, free-growing, and forming a good edging. 

 A lovely plant also for variegated tracery, a charming 

 rockery plant, and a gem for hanging-baskets. Cuttings 

 and division. 



Artemisia vulgaris variegata. — White variegation. 

 Useful for large patterns requiring a silver ground, or a back 

 row in a ribbon. Division. 



Ballota nigra vaeiegata. — Leaves beautifully spotted 

 with white. Forms a neat silvery bed, but requires pegging 

 down. Division. 



JEgopodium podagbaeia. — Fine golden variegation. Suit- 

 able for filling up where a light golden mass is desired. 

 Division. 



Aiea ccerulea vaeiegata. — A very graceful striped-leaved 

 Grass, its beauty being strikingly apparent in the third or 

 fourth row of a ribbon. Division. 



Dactylis glomerata variegata elegantissIma. — A 

 pretty new dwarf Grass, growing about 1 foot high, form- 

 ing a charming row in a ribbon ; and its graceful cha- 

 racter will render it valuable for imparting a light appear- 

 ance to heavy masses of colour and stiff formal outlines. 

 Division. 



Thymus vulgaris variegatus. — A neat plant for forming 

 edgings to beds, and for chain patterns. Division. 



Melissa Patersoni (Silver Variegated Balm).— Neat and 

 pretty for margins of beds. Cuttings and division. 



Loniceba brachypoda variegata (Gold-netted Japanese 



* The true Shamrock is now considered to be Oxalis acetosella, Common 

 "Wood Sorrel ; hnt the plant known in gardens as Shamrock is Trifolium 

 repens pentaphyllum, or Five-leaved White Dutch Clover. 



Honeysuckle). — The leaves of this are permanently netted 

 over with bright golden veins. It forms a fine bed and a 

 neat edging, and is handsome as a climber. Cuttings and 

 layers. 



Veronica chamledrys vakiegata. — A fine plant, with the 

 brightest of bright blue flowers and silvery variegated foliage. 

 Indispensable for chain and small patterns. Novel as an 

 edging. Division. 



Scrophularia nodosa variegata. — Leaves blotched with 

 white ; habit vigorous, but may be had any height by pinch- 

 ing back. Fine for ribbons. Cuttings and division. 



Saxifraga japonica variegata. — Hardy, with large 

 leaves, creamy white, green, and deep rose. A first-rate 

 plant for edgings or broad belts. Division. 



Vinca major variegata. — Silver variegation. Effective, 

 and will grow under trees, and almost anywhere. Cuttings 

 and offsets. 



Vinca minor variegata. — White variegation, and when 

 trained close to the ground forms a carpet-like ornament. 

 Cuttings, layers, and offsets. 



FROSTED SILVER AND HOARY-LEAVED HARDY BEDDING 



PLANTS. 

 Achillea clavennj:. — Dwarf habit; foliage silver grey; 

 flowers white, borne in dense clusters, which require to be 

 cut off closely, and then we have a plant for a ribbon, row, or 

 belt from 4 to 6 inches high, and retaining its uniform height 

 and compactness throughout the season. Division and 

 cuttings. 



Diotus maritima. — A low, trailing, pretty plant, with 

 blue-tinted silver grey nap ; requires close pegging. Very 

 distinct, and forms a lively contrast where green shades 

 predominate. Cuttings. 



Nepeta cjesia. — Hoary leaves and violet flowers. Excel- 

 lent for chains or planting round beds of evergreen shrubs, 

 as Rhododendrons. It makes a good small bed, and is ex- 

 cellent as a belt to yellow beds. Division and cuttings. 



Cineraria maritima. — One of the finest silvery plants we 

 have. A bed of this, or rather a centre, with a broad band of 

 Saponaria ocymoides round it, is splendid. Suitable for 

 ribbons, and generally useful for effect anywhere. Seed, 

 division, and cuttings. 



Antennaeia margaritacea. — Effective silvery foliage. 

 Suitable for belts, chains, and ornamentation generally. 

 Division. 



Antennabia aeenaria. — Effective plant for belts, chains, 

 tessellated patterns, &c. Division. This is an Everlasting. 

 Aetemisia aegentea. — As a neat half-shrubby plant with 

 silvery grey foliage, employed as an edging to large beds or 

 borders of shrubs, clipped to the required height and width, 

 this is unsurpassed. It forms a uniform band or line of any 

 size, and as a clump on a lawn is a fine object. Cuttings 

 and division. 



Ceeastium Bieeersteini. — A better and more silvery 



species than C. tomentosum ; stronger in habit and more 



effective as an edging or ribbon plant. Division and cuttings. 



Ceeastium tomentosum. — Fine for ribbons, chains, and 



edgings. Division, seeds, and cuttings. 



Cerastium grandiflorum — Erect tuft-like habit, f;-om 

 6 to 9 inches high, linear-lanceolate leaves, 1 inch long, of 

 a glaucous silvery hue. Distinct and fine ; suitable for 

 ribbons, bands, chains, and ornamental work generally, and 

 will be a general favourite. Division and cuttings. 



Stachys lanata. — Glaucous woolly leaves, dwarf habit. 

 Unsurpassed for close carpet- work and neutral belts, growing 

 well under trees. Cuttings and offsets. 



Origanum pseudo-dictamnus. — Round whitish grey 

 leaves, and neat as an edging. Division. 



Salvia officinalis variegata. — Tricoloured leaves. 

 Promises to be an effective plant for edgings and ribbons. 

 Cuttings and division. 



Gnaphaxium lanatum. — Shrubby and bushy habit, silvery 



foliage ; effective for ribbons, edgings and belts. Cuttings. 



Centaueea Montana. — Very silvery foliage. As yet scarce. 



Fine for centres of beds, and valuable as a hardy plant. 



Allied to C. argentea and C. ragusina. Cuttings and seeds. 



Antennaeia hyperboeea. — Dense and dwarf tufts, leaves 



silvery on both side3. Likely to be a favourite for edgings, 



ribbons, and tessellated patterns. Division. 



Veeonica Candida. — Dense tufts of intense glaucous 



