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position. They appreciate a light mulch of manure during hot summer 
weather. In October or November, after the leaves have withered, 
the plants are taken up, the soil is shaken off, and they are hung up 
(bulbs downwards) in a 
frostproof’shed until plant- 
ing time comes round 
again. Good varieties are 
Carlyle, scarlet ; Flying 
Fox, orange red ; Lady 
Montagu, creamy white ; 
Glory of Somerset, crim- 
son ; Prince John, maroon ; 
King of Gladioli, scarlet. 
Globe Flower or 
Trollius.—GlobeF lowers 
are excellent plants for 
shady spots, and they have 
the merit of not being too 
common. The flowers are 
globe shaped until they 
expand fully, when they 
may be said to resemble 
glorified Buttercups. They 
are to be had in shades of 
yellow and orange. Globe 
Flowers prefer a moist 
soil, and thrive splendidly 
by the side of a ditch or 
stream or little pond. 
Goat’s Rue or 
Galega.—A _ rampant 
growing plant, smothered 
with pale purple and 
white Pea-like blossoms 
in July. It needs plenty 
of space for development, 
and is, most useful for 
filling a vacant spot 
quickly. Quite inditter- 
ent to soil, provided it 
is of moderate quality, 
and almost indifferent to 
position. In dense shade 
the plants are apt to 
bloom less freely. Galega 
Hartlandi with pale purple 
and white flowers is the 
best. There is a white 
sort—officinalis alba. 
THE PEACH LEAVED BELL FLOWER. 
