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Herbaceous perennial; 2 to 4 feet; purplish; late 

 summer ; seed or division. — In rich soil in small open 

 glades near wood walks ; to be planted in isolated tufts 

 or small beds, always in warm positions. 



Military Hibiscus. Hibiscus militaris. North Ame- 

 rica. Herbaceous perennial ; 3 to 5 feet ; purple ; 

 summer; seed or division. ^ — Similar positions to those 

 for the preceding ; a noble plant. 



Eose-coloured Hibiscus. Hibiscus roseus. France. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; 3 to 5 feet ; rose ; late summer 

 and autumn ; seed or division.— Also a very remarkable 

 plant, and suitable for positions like those recommended 

 for the preceding. 



THE ST. JOHN'S WORT FAMILY. 

 Large-flowered St. John's Wort. Hypericum caly- 

 cinum. Southern Europe. Evergreen shrub ; i to 3 

 feet; yellow; summer; seed or division. — This well- 

 known plant is, it need hardly be said, capable of 

 enduring any hardship, or of embellishing any position in 

 the wilderness. Any other members of the family that 

 may be admired may be grown in copses and on the 

 fringes of woods in any kind of soil. 



THE GERANIUM FAMILY. 



Iberian Crane's Bill. Geranium Ibericum. Levant. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; i to 2 feet ; violet ; summer ; seed 

 or division. — Woods, copses, shrubberies, by wood walks, 

 and in open grassy glades. 



Lambert's Crane's BUI. Geranium Lamberti. Ne- 



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