THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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ment of flower gardening, and that too with less 

 prospect of a remedy than in this case, for which 

 there are an immense variety of evergreen and 

 variegated shrubs, that appropriately intermix with 

 the flowering plants at any season, and during the 

 winter season impart a furnished appearance to the 

 borders. The names of the best kinds for this 

 pui'pose will be found amongst the 



List of Plants for Special Purposes. — 



First let us give a general list, including aU 

 sections of the best Herbaceous, Perennial, and 

 Alpine plants : — 



Acanthus mollis. 

 A. niger. 

 A. spinosus. 

 AchiDea Ptarmica fl. pi. 

 A. tomentosa, 

 Aconitum Napellus. 

 Actsea spicata rubra. 

 Adonis vemalis. 

 Acantholimon glumaceum, 

 Agrostemmacorouaria atro- 



sangTunea. 

 AlstrGemeria peruviana. 

 A. pulchella. 

 A. tricolor. 

 AnchHisa italica. 

 Anemone alpiua. 

 A. coronaria, 

 A. apeunina alba. 

 A. japonica. 

 A. japonica alba. 

 A. nemorosa. 

 A. Pulsatilla. 

 A. fulgens. 

 Aqoilegia califoruica. 

 A. chrysantba. 

 A. glandulosa. 

 A. thalictrifolia. 

 Armeria cephalotes rubra. 

 A. marltima alba. 

 A. plantaginea rosea. 

 A. grandiflora. 

 Alyssum montanum. 

 A. saxatile. 

 A. vari^atum. 

 Asphodelus luteus. 

 A. luteus fi. pi. 

 Arundinaria f alcata. 

 Arundo donax. 

 A. variegata and conspicua. 

 Aster altaicus. 

 A. Amellus. 

 A. bessarabicuB. 

 A. eoccineus. 

 A. ericoides. 

 A. perigrinus. 

 A. Townsendii. 

 Astilbe japonica. 

 Aubi"ietia Campbellii. 

 A. deltoidea grandiflora. 



A. gr^eca. 

 Bambusa aurea. 



B. i^racilis. 

 B. japonica. 

 Baptisia australis. 



B. exaltata. 

 Betonica grandiflora. 

 Bocconia cordata. 

 Caltha palustris fl. pi- 

 Campanula celtidifolia, 



C. grandis alba. 

 C. macrautha. 

 C. rhomboidea. 

 Ciatus hirutus, 

 C. florentinus. 

 C. lusitanicus. 



Chrysocoma ILinosyris. 

 Coreopsis lanceolata. 

 C. tenuifolia. 

 Cypredium Calceolus. 



C. spectabile. 

 Delphinium cashmerianum. 



D. chinensis. 

 B. nudicaule. 

 Diantbus arenarius. 

 D. capitatus. 



D. fragraus. 

 B. neglectus. 

 Bictamnus Fraxinella. 

 B. Fraxinella alba. 

 Bodecatheon Jelfreyanum. 

 B. Meadea. 

 Bracocephalum Euysghia- 



uum. 

 B. RuysQhianum japoni- 



cum. 

 Epimedium grandiflorum. 



E. luteum grandiflorum. 



E. macrauthrum. 

 Funkia undulata. 



V. ovata aurea variegata. 



F. Sieboldii. 



F. variegata. 

 Galega officinalis alba. 

 Galtonia candicans. 

 Gentiana acaulis. 



G. asclepiadea. 

 Geranium armenum. 

 G. ibericum. 



Geum coccineum plenum. 

 Gunnera scabra. 

 Helianthus angustifolius. 

 H. giganteus. 

 H. multiflorus plenus. 

 H. simplex. 

 H. n)ajus, 



Helleborus atrorubens. 

 H. colchicus. 

 H. niger. 

 H. altifolius. 



Hemerocallis disticha fl. pi. 

 H. flava. 

 H. Thunbergi. 

 ■ Heuchera sanguinea. 

 Hypericum balearicum, 

 H. calycinum. 

 H. nummularium. 

 Iberis gibraltarica. 

 I. Garrexiaua. 

 Iris Kffim^feri. 

 I. orientaus. 

 I. stylosa. 

 I. Susiana. 

 Kniphofia aloides. 

 K, macowaui. 

 Lathyrus biflorus. 

 L. latifoUus. 

 Linum flavum. 

 L. candidissimum. 

 L. perenne. 

 L. perenne album. 



Litliospermum pi-ostratum. 



L. polyphyllus. 



L. polyphyllus albus. 



Lychnis chalcedonica fl. pi. 



L. chalcedonica alba fl, pi. 



L. dioica rubra fl. pi. 



L. d. alba fl. pi. 



L. Viscaria alba. 



L. V. plena. 



Lysimachia clethroides . 



Malva moschata. 



Matricaria inodorum fl, pi. 



Monarda didyma. 



Nieremberaia rivularis. 



(Enothera Frazeri. 



CE. macrocarpa. 



Orchis, any hardy species. 



Pseonia (many varieties). 



Papaver nudicaule. 



P. orientale. 



Pentstemon barbatus. 



P. heterophyllus. 



Phlox Nelsoni, 



P, frondosa. 



P. subulata. 



P. verna (and many others). 



Polemonium ceeruleum va- 

 riegatum. 



Polygonum cuspidatum. 



P. giganteum. < 



Potentilla ambigua. 



P. atropurpurea. 



P. coBSpitosa. 



P. hybrida plena. 



P. splendens. 



Primula acaulis grandi- 

 flora. 



P. cashmenana. 



P. cortusoides. 



P. denticulata. 



P. farinosa. 



P. intermedia. 



P. rosea. 



Pyrethrum uliginosum (and 

 many hybrid varieties). 



Banunculus amplexicaulis. 



B, anemonoides. 



B. speciosus, 



Budbeckia speciosa. 



B. fulgida. 



E. subtomentosa. 



Saponaria ocymoides. 



Saxifragas (in great va- 

 riety). 



Schizostyllis coceinea. 



Sedums (in gi-eat variety). 



Selagioella helvetica. 



Sempervivum (in great va- 

 riety), 



Senecio pulcher. 



Silene alpestris. 



S. maritima fl. pi. 



Solidago Virgaurea nana. 



Spireea Aruncus. 



S. Filipendula fl. pi. 



S. palmata. 



S. venusta, 



Statice incana. 



S. latifolia. 



Trillium gTandiflorum. 



TropsBolum polyphyllum, 



T. speciosum. 



Veratrum album. 



V. nigrum. 



Veronica amethystina. > 



V. Candida. 



V. longifolia subsessilis. 



V. Ljrallii. 



V. orientalis. 



v. Traversii. 



The following is a list of hardy plants which are 

 suitable for planting as undergrowths to tall-growing 

 kinds, particularly beneath such as die down in 

 winter, to secure that the borders may present a 

 furnished appearance at all seasons : — 



Alyssum maritimum. 

 A. montanum, 

 Anteunaria tomento?a. 

 Arabis albida variegata. 

 Arenaria balearicA. 

 A. montana. 

 Artemisia frigida. 

 Aubrietia Campbelhi. 

 A. Campbelhi variegata. 

 Cerastium tomentosum. 

 Genista prostrata. 

 Helianthum canum. 

 H. roseum. 



Jjamium maculatum album, 

 Leptinella scariosa. 

 Lithospermum prostratum. 

 Lotus coi-niculatus. 



Lysimachia nummularia, 



Mentha Eequieni. 



Phlox procumbens. 



P. reptans. 



Potentilla reptans. 



P. verna. 



Pyrethrum Tchiatchewii, 



Sautolina alpina. 



Saxifragas (many varieties). 



Sedum (many varieties). 



Silene acaulis. 



S. alpestris. 



Thymus Serpyllum varie 



gatus. 

 T. lanuginosus. 

 Veronica alpestris. 

 V. repens. 



Next we require such as the following list of 

 evei'green shrubs and other plants which harmonise 

 well with herbaceous plants, and which may be used 

 sparingly over the entire border, .with a view to 

 winter effect : — 



Cupressus Lawsoniana 



erecta viridis. 

 C. L. nana. 



Bahoecia polifolia alba. 

 B. polifolia atropurpurea, 

 Baphne Cneorum. 

 Euonymus japonicu^ varie- 



gatus. 



E . japonicus argentea aurea. 

 E. japonicus radicans varie- 

 gata. 

 Frica herbacea. 

 E. camea. 



Juniperus hibemica. 

 J. hibemica compressa. 

 Kalmia latif olia. 



