21 8 The Wild Garden. 



mental when well grown over a bower, or in any 

 other position where it may have an opportunity to 

 become fully developed. 



The beautiful " Poet's Narcissus " (Narcissus 

 poeticus), hawked about the streets of London so 

 abundantly in spring, is generally included in native 

 plants, though not considered truly British ; but 

 whether it be so or not, such a distinctly beautiful 

 plant should be in every garden. The Snowflake 

 (Leucojum aestivum) occurs in several of the south- 

 eastern counties, and makes a handsome border 

 bulb ; the dwarf, sweet, and fine vernal Snowflake 

 has been recently found in Dorsetshire in some 

 abundance ; while thecommon Snowdrop is perfectly 

 naturalized in various parts of the country. These, 

 it need hardly be said, should all be in any living 

 collection of British wild flowers, and with them the 

 Daffodil and the Wood-tulip (T. sylvestris). This 

 last is found most frequently in some of the eastern 

 counties of England, but may be had readily from 

 the nurserymen, who sell it as T. florentina and cor- 

 nuta. Lloydia serotina is an extremely rare little 

 bulbous plant, found in North Wales. It is also 

 known as Anthericum serotinum. 



A Gladiolus (G. illyricus) has recently been 

 found in the New Forest, near Lyndhurst ; it is 



