156 THE WILD GARDEN. 
usually make up the underwood. There are scores of the roses 
of northern and temperate countries which would thrive as well in 
our woodlands ; but as these are not to be obtained in our nurseries, 
it is useless to mention them, Any species of rose from a northern 
country might be tried; whilst of roses commonly cultivated the 
climbing races—such as the Boursault, Ayrshire, and Sempervirens— 
are the most likely to be satisfactory. The Damask, Alba gallica, 
and hybrid China, being hardy and free, would do, as would Felicité 
Perpetuelle, Banksieflora, the Garland roses, Austrian briar, berberi- 
folia, and microphylla rubra plena. Pruning, or any other attention 
after planting, should of course not be thought of in connection with 
these. We have seen masses of wild roses the effect of which was 
finer than anything we have ever seen in arosery. Rosa Brunoniana 
is a very fine free and hardy species from India. 
Sea Lavender, Statice.—Vigorous perennials, with a profusion of 
bluish lavender-coloured bloom, thriving freely on all ordinary garden 
soils. §. latifolia, and some of the stronger kinds, thrive in any 
position among the medium-sized herbaceous plants. 
Spireea, Spirdéa.— Handsome and usually vigorous herbaceous 
plants, with white or rosy flowers, and generally ornamental foliage. 
Such beautiful kinds as venusta and palmata it is most desirable to try 
in wild places among the stouter and medium-sized perennials, where 
sufficiently plentiful to be spared for this purpose. 8S. Aruncus is, 
perhaps, the finest plant for the wild garden. Mr. Ellam planted out 
some spare stock of S. japonica in a wood at Bodorgan, and with 
the happiest effect. The plants grow and flower freely, the flowers 
appearing a fortnight later in the moist cool wood than on plants of 
the same kind on a north garden border ; therefore they prolong the 
season of this favourite flower. They are planted in an irregular 
group, as such things should generally be, the effect being much 
better than that obtained by the common dotting plan. 
Golden Rod, Solidago.—Tall and vigorous perennials with yellow 
flowers, showy when in bloom, and attractive when seen in America in 
autumn, mingled with the blue and lilac Asters of that country, but 
rarely ornamental as grown in gardens. These, like the Asters, used 
to be grown to excess in the old borders ; but the only position they 
are fit for is in rough wild places, where in many cases it would be 
easy, with their aid and that of the Asters, to form that mixture of 
Golden Rod and Michaelmas daisies which is one of the prettiest effects 
of American vegetation in autumn. 
