58 The Wild Garden. 



THE BASTARD HEMP FAMILY. 



Bastard Hemp. Datisca cannabina. Southern Eu- 

 rope. Herbaceous perennial ; 4 to 6 feet ; yellowish ; 

 summer ; seed or division. — Open grassy spaces by wood- 

 walks, and in spots where its graceful habit may be seen. 

 Male and female plants should be planted together, as 

 the female, laden with fruit, is the riiore graceful of the 

 two. The male is the one commonly seen in England, 

 but both sexes may be had by raising the plants from 

 seeds. 



THE CAPER FAMILY. 



Common Caper. Capparis spinosa. Southern Eu- 

 rope. Deciduous shrub ; 3 to 4 feet ; white ; summer ; 

 seed or cuttings. — I believe this interesting and most 

 beautiful, as well as useful plant, may be grown on old 

 walls and ruins, in chalk pits, and on the sunny flanks 

 of rockwork, in warmer parts of Southern England much 

 as it is in various countries warmer than ours. It should 

 always be placed in as warm and sunny a position as 

 possible, and would be best if arranged so that it should 

 project from the face of the sunniest and warmest part of 

 the wall or ruin on which it is placed. 



THE ROCK ROSE FAMILY. 



Gum Clstus. Cisius ladaniferus. Spain. Evergreen 

 shrub ; 2 to 3 feet ; white ; summer ; seed or cuttings. — 

 Rocky ground, stony banks, or almost anywhere in a 

 somewhat dry soil. 



There are many others of this family that may be used 

 in like positions. Even more valuable for rocky ground, 



