614 Classification of Plants. 
Solidago spp., yellow; Centaurea Babylonica, yellow; Aster 
species, various colours ; Chrysanthemum Sinense varieties, 
various colours; Dahlia variabilis varieties ; Silphium lacini- 
atum, yellow; Helianthus spp. (Sunflowers), yellow; Cam- 
panula species, blue and white; Verbascum species, yellow, 
white, or purple-brown ; Digitalis purpurea, purple or white ; 
Physostegia imbricata, lilac-purple; Salvia spp., various ; 
Symphytum officinale, yellowish-white ; Phlox, varieties of 
the perennial species, white, rose, pink, red, etc. ; Phytolacca, 
purple berries; Aristolochia Clematitis, curious yellow flowers ; 
Lilium candidum, white; L. giganteum, white; and other 
species with orange-yellow flowers spotted with black; He- 
merocallis fulva and flava (Day-Lilies), Fritillaria imperialis 
(Crown Imperial), yellow, white, or red; Iris Germanica and 
I. Florentina, purple or blue and white; Veratrum album and 
V. nigrum, etc., etc. 
Herbaceous Plants of medium and small size, with Showy 
Flowers.—It is neither necessary nor desirable to give detailed 
lists of plants belonging to this group, as a reference to the 
orders enumerated above will be sufficient to enable the 
amateur to select for himself. Under the head of florists’ 
flowers, many of the principal genera and species are indicated, 
and these might be augmented by additional species from the 
same orders or genera. The majority of those species coming 
under the head of bulbous, aquatic, ete., belong in a measure 
to this group. 
Herbaceous Plunts with Bulbous, Tuberous, or Rhizomatous 
Roots, or Rootstocks.—This group includes many of the most 
brilliant occupants of our gardens. a large number of them 
flower, too, at a season when there is little else in bloom. 
Great use is now made of early-flowering bulbous plants to fill 
the beds and borders which later on are occupied by summer- 
bedding plants. Where this system is followed out, a fine 
display may be had by associating them with some other 
spring-flowering herbaceous plants, The nature of the root- 
stock admits of their being removed without much injury 
after the flowering season is over. Amongst the earliest of 
this class are Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Crocus vernus, 
C. biflorus, C. Imperati, and C. versicolor varieties, Leucojum 
vernum (Spring Snowflake), Erythronium Dens-canis (Dog’s- 
tooth Violet), Bulbocodium vernum, followed by Scilla spp. 
(Squill), Muscari spp., Narcissus spp. (Daffodil), Hyacinthus 
