640 Ornamental Gardening. 
(Canary Creeper), Pharbitis hispida (Larger Convolvulus), 
Lathyrus odoratus (Sweet Pea) in variety, Cobsea scandens, 
and Tropeolum majus (Nasturtium). 
A small selection of hardy perennials, limited to those of 
good constitution, and little exacting as to the quality of the 
soil, may be useful. It includes a few for each season, with 
general indications as to colour. 
Plants flowering in Winter.--Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), 
white; Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose), white or pink; 
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite), yellow; and Scilla Sibi- 
rica (Siberian Squill), blue. 
Plants flowering in Spring.—Crocus vernus and C. versi- 
color, white, blue and yellow, and striped varieties; Tulipa, Nar- 
cissus, and Hyacinthus in variety ; Scilla verna, blue; Muscari 
racemosum and M. botryoides, blue or white; Saxifraga crassi- 
folia, etc., purple; Arabis albida, pure white ; Alyssum saxatile, 
yellow; Anemone Hepatica, blue, pink, and white varieties; 
Orobus vernus, lilac and blue; Polyanthus and Double Prim- 
roses, various ; Viola odorata, varieties; Adonis vernalis, yel- 
low; Cheiranthus Cheirii (Wallflower), in variety; Dielytra 
spectabilis, rosy-pink ; Ponia officinalis and albiflora, crimson, 
rose, or white, double or single-flowered varieties; Aubrietia 
deltoidea, varieties, shades of blue and purple; Phlox subulata, 
purple, pink, or white; Anemone Coronaria, etc., varieties of 
many colours; Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley); [beris 
sempervirens, white; Vinca major and minor, blue and white, 
and varieties with variegated foliage, etc. 
Plants flowering in Summer.—The number of species in 
cultivation which produce their flowers in summer is, of course, 
much larger than that of all the other three seasons put to- 
vether; hence the following selection is relatively more limited 
than the foregoing :—Campanula persicifolia, C. latifolia, C. 
rotundifolia, and other species, blue, white, and pink; Centran- 
thus ruber, crimson, red, and white varieties; Geranium sangui- 
neum, deep red; G. pratense, etc., blue; Gladiolus communis, 
violet-purple, red, or white; Gladiolus Gandavensis, etc., 
numerous brilliantly-coloured varieties ; Phlox paniculata and 
maculata in variety; Althea rosea! (Hollyhock), ereat variety; 
Lamium maculatum, variegated foliage; Lilinm candidum, 
white; LL. Chalecedonicum, L. Martagon, L. tigrinum, etce., 
orange, white, etc., spotted with purple brown; Lychnis Chal- 
' Usually treated asa biennial. 
