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The Wild Garden 



planting, and thus is a true wild-garden plant. 



The Cat's-tail (Typha) must not be forgotten: the 



narrow-leaved one (T. angustifolia) is more graceful 



than the common one (T. latifolia). Carex pendu la 



is excellent for the margins of water, its elegant 



drooping spikes being 



quite distinct in their 



way. It is common in 



England, more so than 



Carex pseudocyperus, 



which grows well in a 



foot or two of water or 



on the margin of a 



muddy pond. Carex 



paniculata forms a thick 



stem, often 3 ft. or 4 ft. 



high, somewhat like a 



tree Fern, with luxuriant 



masses of drooping 



leaves, and on that 



account is transferred to 



moist places in gardens, 



CTPERUS LONGDS. 



and cultivated by some, 



though generally these large specimens soon perish. 

 ScirpusJacustnajyieJBi^^ is too good a plant to be 

 left out, as its stems, sometimes attaining a height of 

 more than 7 ft. and even 8 ft., look very imposing ; and 

 Cyperus longus is also a fine plant, reminding one of 

 the Papyrus when in flower. It is found in some of 



