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planted in excess, so as to neutralise the good effect they might other- 
wise produce, and they, like many other flowers, have suffered from 
being, like soldiers, put in straight lines and in other geometrical form- 
ations. It is only where a fine plant or group of plants is seen in 
some green glade that the true beauty of the Flame Flower is seen, 
especially at some little distance off. Although not exactly belonging 
to the very free-growing and extremely hardy genera of plants recom- 
mended for the wild garden, they are so free in many soils that they 
might with confidence be recommended for that purpose, and our sketch 
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Group of Tritoma, in grass. 
shows a picturesque group of them planted in this way. It would be 
delightful if people having country seats would study more the effects 
to be realised from certain types of plants. For instance, a well and 
tastefully placed group of these Flame Flowers would for a long time 
in autumn be a most effective feature in the landscape of a country 
seat ; and there are various other plants to which the same remark 
applies, though perhaps to none better than these in the later months 
of the year. 
Showy Indian Cress, Tropeolum speciosum,—Against terrace 
walls, among shrubs, and on slopes, on banks, or bushy rockwork near 
the hardy fernery ; in deep, rich, and light soil. This is a brilliant 
plant, well worth any trouble to establish, Many fai! to establish it in 
