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cus. Verbascum Olympicum is the grandest of all the Mul- 

 leins. Its bold-branched spikes are closely covered with 

 irregular salver-shaped lemon-colored flowers. The promi- 

 nent violet-colored filaments and anthers, so conspicuous in 

 nearly all the Verbascums, are scarcely noticeable in this one. 

 The whole plant is densely covered with a sulphury pubes- 

 cence. These Mulleins are scarcely distinguishable from the 



Emodi is out of bloom, and is developing its large and beauti- 

 ful pod-like fruit. P. peltatum is now open. These are both 

 interesting, if not exactly beautiful, plants with classical-look- 

 ing leaves. Funkias here show their value as shade-plants, 

 succeeding, Mr. Cameron tells me, where it is difficult to get 

 anything else to grow. Orobus vernus is past bloom and now 

 in the seed-pod. These Vetches are hard to establish, and 



Fig. 33- — Leucothoc rccurva. — See pnge 224. 



Celsias. Echium Caucasicum is a fine dark blue Boragewort. 

 A most graceful spring-blooming plant is Amsonia Tabernce- 

 montana. It grows about two feet high. Its terminal thrysoid 

 panicles of blue flowers are delicately tinted with a metallic 

 lustre. It succeeds only on moist subsoils, rooting deeply, and 

 is impatient of removal. Primula Japonica has proved quite 

 hardy on the rock garden, and is now in bloom. Podophyllum 



appear to enjoy shade ; the only chance oi success is with 

 seedlings. O. palustris is later in blooming, of a delicate pur- 

 ple color. The vernal Snowflake in bloom was a reminder of 

 days gone by. It succeeds only in sheltered places. In shade 

 also are several patches of Cypripedium pubescens. These 

 plants will not succed on a dry subsoil. Vancouveria hexcan- 

 dra is a low-growing and interesting member of the Barberry 



