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of these showy flowers when fully expanded. This 

 is well worth introducing to the margin of all 

 garden waters, or even to moist ground, where it 

 is not already established, because it makes a truly 

 fine spring-flowering plant. There is a double 

 variety sold rather plentifully in Covent Garden in 

 early summer, which is very desirable, bearing per- 

 fectly double flowers of large size, which, like the 

 double Crowfoots last longer than the single blooms. 

 Trollius europseus is the pretty Globe-flower, well 

 worthy of a place from its clear yellow colour, 

 pleasing outline, and sweetness. Not a common 

 plant in England, but rather frequent in the north 

 and west, from Wales to the Grampians, and in 

 Ireland. It grows nicely as a border plant. That 

 pretty and dwarf little spring flower, the Winter 

 Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis), also belongs to this 

 order, and is most worthy of culture. It is 

 naturalized here and there, and may be had 

 abundantly from any bulb merchant or grower of 

 spring flowers. 



The English hellebores are barely worth grow- 

 ing except in a botanic garden. The common 

 columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris) is desirable, and 

 often very pretty. It is not very common in the 

 wild state, but undoubtedly a real native in several 



