Hardy Exotic Plants for Naturalization. J05 



or division. — Rocky places amidst vegetation not much 

 over a foot high. 



Prickly Thrift. Acantholimon glumaceutn. Armenia. 

 Evergreen perennial ; 6 to 9 inches ; rose ; summer ; seed 

 or cuttings. — Bare rocky places, banks or slopes, amidst 

 vegetation not over 5 inches high. 



Round-headed Thrift. Armeria c^halotes. Europe. 

 Evergreen perennial ; i to 2 feet ; pink ; summer ; seed 

 or division. — Banks, slopes and rocky places, associated 

 with Aquilegias and the finer and dwarfer perennials. 



Lady Larpent's Plumbago. Plumbago Larpentm. 

 China. Evergreen perennial ; i foot ; dark blue ; sum- 

 mer; division or cuttings. — Banks, slopes or rocky 

 places, in any soil, amidst dwarf or prostrate plants. 



THE VIRGINIAN POKE FAMILY. 



Virginian Poke. Phytolacca decandra. Virginia. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; 4 to 6 feet ; purple ; summer ; divi- 

 sion or seed. — Isolated tufts near wood walks, associated 

 with the largest and most vigorous herbaceous plants ; 

 in copses, margins of plantations, &c. Worth plantmg 

 for the sake of its berries. 



Kernel-like Phytolacca. Phytolacca acinosa. Nor- 

 thern India. Herbaceous perennial j 4 to 6 feet; 

 summer ; division. — Similar positions to preceding. 



THE RHUBARB FAMILY. 



Alpine Persicaria. Polygonum alpinum. Switzer- 

 land. Herbaceous perennial ; 2 to 3 feet ; white ; 

 summer ; seed or division. — Woody places or copses. 



