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alone, and the numerous pale yellow flowers will be admired 

 by those who do not limit their admiration to showy colours. 



Coral-wort, Dentaria. — Showy perennials, the purplish 

 or white flowers of which look like a stock-flower, are distinct 

 in habit and bloom, and too rarely seen in our gardens ; 

 they will be found to thrive well and look well in peat 

 soil beneath rhododendrons, and towards the margins of 

 clumps of American shrubs. 



Leopard's Bane, Doronicum. — Stout, or dwarf perennials, 

 hardy, free, and with very showy flowers; well suited for 

 naturalization among herbaceous vegetation, in any position 

 where the beauty of their early bloom can be enjoyed. 



American Cowslip, Dodecatheon.—AW who care for hardy 

 flowers admire the beautiful American cowslip (D. Meadia), 

 found in rich woods in Pennsylvania, Ohio, to Wisconsin 

 and south-westward, in America. This would be a charming 

 plant to naturalize on rich and light sandy loams, among 

 dwarf herbs, low shrubs, &c., in sheltered and sunny spots. 

 Jeffrey's American cowslip (D. Jeffreyanum), a vigorous 

 kind, is also worth a trial. 



Fumitory, Fumaria, Dielytra. — Plants with graceful leaves 

 and gay flowers suited for association with dwarf plants on 

 open banks, except D. spectabilis, which in deep peat or 

 other rich soil will grow a yard high. The little Fumaria 

 bulbosa is one of the dwarf plants that thrive under the 

 branches of trees, and Corydalis lutea thrives in almost every 

 position from the top of an old castle to the bottom of a well 

 shaft. I saw Dielytra eximia naturalized in Buckhurst Park, 

 in a shrubbery, the position being shady. Its effect was 

 charming, the plumy tufts being dotted over with flowers, 

 it thrives and spreads freely in shady spots. The blossoms, 

 instead of being of the usual crimson hue, were a delicate 



