134 THE WILD GARDEN. 
with Cyclamen hederefolium, near Montargis, in France, that first 
turned my attention to the “Wild Garden.” Both C. hederefolium 
and C, europeum may be naturalised with the greatest ease on light, 
loamy, or other warm and open soil. C. vernum, C. Coum, and C. 
repandum, are also well worthy of trial. Nothing can be more agree- 
able to the lover of hardy plants than endeavouring to naturalise these 
charming flowers, now rarely seen out of the greenhouse. The best 
positions would be among dwarf shrubs, etc., that would afford slight 
shelter, on banks or sunny open spots in copses or woods. Bare or 
dug borders they abhor, and a sunny warm exposure should be chosen. 
In the case of C. hedersefolium (and perhaps some of the others) ground 
under trees, bare, or with a very scant vegetation of herbs, etc, would 
do quite well if the soil were free and warm. ‘There is scarcely a 
Cyclamens in the wild garden; from nature. 
country seat in England in which the hardy Cyclamens, now almost 
entirely neglected by the gardener, could not be naturalised. 
The Giant Sea-kale, Crambe—*(. cordifolia is a very fine 
perennial, but its place is on the turf in rich soil. It has enormous 
leaves, and small whitish flowers in panicles. Here it is one of the 
finest ornaments in a wild garden of about five acres, associated with 
Rheums, Ferulas, Gunneras, Centaurea babylonica, Arundo Donax, 
Acanthus, and others.” 
Bindweed, Calysteyia— Climbing plants, with handsome white 
or rosy flowers, often too vigorous in constitution to be agreeable in 
gardens, as is the case with our common bindweed. (. dahurica, some- 
what larger than the common kind, is very handsome when allowed 
