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are all fine plants, only at their best in a rich moist 

 soil. New varieties are now being produced every 

 year, but none has finer flowers than the variety of 

 Trollius asiaticus called Orange Globe. The Statices 

 are also being continually improved, and some of the 

 finer varieties of Statice latifolia are splendid plants. 

 It varies much from seed. Therefore the plants 

 should be seen, if possible, when in flower, and a good 

 form chosen. Those who have space can easily raise 

 it from seed and should keep only the seedlings with 

 the finest flowers. 



Incarvillea Delavayi is still a new plant, and for 

 some time after its introduction was supposed not 

 to be hardy, or at least to need care and a special 

 place in the rock garden. One reason for this, no 

 doubt, was its appearance and the fact that it be- 

 longs to a family in which are not many hardy plants. 

 But though it looks as tender and foreign as a Glox- 

 inia, it appears to be quite hardy in any light, good 

 soil, and it is a splendid plant for the front of the 

 border. 



There are some plants which, however beautiful 

 they may be, are disliked by gardeners because they 

 spread like Goutweed. One of the worst of these is 

 Coronilla varia, and one cannot, in spite of its beauty, 

 recommend it for any border whatever. The com- 

 mon Rose-bay, Epilobium angustifolium, is almost 

 as bad; but the white variety of this is so beautiful 

 and so ready to thrive anywhere that it must be in- 

 cluded in our anthology. But the gardener should 



