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perennial Tropaeolums (T. pentaphyllum, speciosum, 

 and tuberosum). The hardy Smilax and the Canadian 

 Moonseed^ too, are very handsome, and suitable for this 

 kind of gardening. 



Among the plants that are suitable for hedgerows and 

 lanes, &c. are — Acanthus, Viola, both the sweet varieties 

 and some of the large scentless kinds, Periwinkles, 

 Speedwells, Globe Flowers, Trilliums, Plume Ferns 

 (Struthiopteris), and many other kinds, the Lily of the 

 Valley and its many varieties and allies, the Canadian 

 Blood-root, Winter Greens (Pyrola), Solomon's Seal, 

 and allied exotic species. May Apple, Orobus in 

 variety, many Narcissi, the Common Myrrh, the 

 perennial Lupin, hardy common Lilies, Snowflakes, 

 Everlasting Peas and allied plants, admirable for 

 scrambling through Jbw hedges and over bushes, 

 Windflowers, the taller and stronger kinds in lanes 

 and hedgerows, the various Christmas Roses that 

 will repay for shelter, the European and hardier 

 kinds of Gladiolus, such as segetum and Colvillei, the 

 taller and more vigorous Crane's-bills (Geranium), the 

 Snake's-head (Fritillaria) in variety, wild. Strawberries 

 ofaii^^ariety or species, Giant Fennels, Dog's-tooth 

 Violets in spots bare in spring, the Winter Aconite, the 

 May Flower, for sandy poor soil under trees, Toothworts 

 (Dentaria), the ' coloured ' forms of Primroses, ' Bunch ' 

 Primroses, Ox-lips, Polyanthus, the hardy European 

 Cyclamens, Crocuses in places under trees not bearing 

 leaves in spring, the yellow and pink Coronilla (C. 



