HARDY EXOTIC FLOWERING PLANTS. 159 
in the way of our own British T. minus, deserve a place among dwarf 
vegetation for the elegance of their leaves. With these last may be 
associated the Italian Isopyrum thalictroides, which is handsome in 
flower and elegant in leaf. 
Spiderwort, Tradescantia wrginica.—A handsome and distinct 
North American perennial, with purple, blue, or white flowers, attain- 
ing a height of 14 feet or 2 feet. An admirable subject for naturalisa- 
tion on almost any soil, thriving perfectly on the wettest and coldest, 
and therefore suited for many places where other perennials would 
make little progress. 
Wood Lily, Trilliwm.—Very singular and beautiful American 
wood plants, of which T. grandiflorum is worthy of special attention, 
thriving in shady places in moist rich soils, in woods and copses, where 
some vegetable soil has gathered. 
Globe Flower, Trollius-—Beautiful plants of vigorous halvit, 
with large handsome flowers, of a fine golden cvlour, like those of the 
buttercups, but turning inwards so as to form an almost round blossom, 
quite distinct in aspect. Few subjects are more worthy of a position 
in grassy glades where the soil is rich, 
although they will grow in ordinary soil. 
There are several distinct kinds suitable, 
though there is little difference in their 
appearance. 
Tulip, Tulipa.— Various kinds of 
Tulips might be naturalised with advan- 
tage by wood walks and in the rougher 
parts of the pleasure grounds. In 
such positions they would not attain 
- such a size as the richly-fed garden 
flowers, but that would make them 
none the less attractive to those who |} 
care about the wild garden. 
Telekia, Telekia cordifolia.—A 
vigorous herbaceous plant, suited for 
association with Echinops, Rheum, 
and subjects grown for their foliage 
and character. It is very free in Telekia. Type of the Larger Composites, 
growth, and has large foliage and excluded from gardens proper. 
sunflower-like flowers. 
Flame- Flower, Tritoma.— Flame Flowers are occasionally 
