June 29, 1892.] 



Garden and Forest. 



307 



Choice Hei-baceous Plants. 



ST. BRUNO'S LILY, Anthericum liliastrum, is not only per- 

 fectly hardy in this locality, but it g^rows freely and produces 

 an abundance of snowy white lily-like Howers. It is a first- 

 class ornamental and useful plant, and deserves to be more 

 generally grown. Perliaps one reason why it is not seen 

 oftener is that those who grow it usually have but one speci- 

 men, and in this way it is never so effective as when grown in 



sured. This Anthericum is a native of the Alpine meadows 

 of the south of Europe, and has been in cultivation since 1629. 

 It g-rows about twenty inches high, and its leaves are about 

 twelve inches long. The white flowers are fragrant, two 

 inches long and about one and a half across, and on the point 

 of each of the petals there is a small green spot. The flowers 

 are produced in loose spikes, each spike bearing from si.x to 

 twelve flowers. The variety of this plant called Major very 

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55. — The Great Elm at Derby Line, Vermont — See page 303 



masses. To insure a good effect requires a clump at least two 

 or three feet in diameter. A few days ago I saw such a group 

 at a nursery near here, and the flowers showed to great ad- 

 vantage above the abundant foliage. The plants thrive best in 

 a deep rich soil, and they are not particular whether they are 

 placed in a partially shaded position or in full sun. I find that 

 the plants somewhat shaded come into flower a little later 

 than those which receive the full benefit of the sun. If we 

 have plants both in sun and in shade a longer season is in- 



larger flowers, which are produced in profusion, and are very 

 useful for cutting purposes. Both type and variety are propa- 

 gated by division of the roots in the fall, or by seeds, which 

 should be sown soon after they are collected. This plant is 

 also known under the name Paradasia Liliastrum. 



The genus Heuchera is a small one, consisting of about 

 twenty species of hardy perennials, and belongs to the Saxa- 

 fraga family. They are all natives of temperate North America. 

 The flowers of most of the species are neither showy nor orna- 



