PERENNIAL PLANTS. 



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Varieties of the Chrysanthemum are raised from seed, and then 

 may be propagated by cuttings, or by a division of the old roots. 

 During their growth in pots plenty of liquid manure should be given 

 to them. 



There are various species of Peas which are grown, but with the 

 exception of the annual Sweet Pea all of them take a subordinate 

 position in a garden. The larger Everlasting Peas {Lathyrus latif alius) 

 are handsome in their appropriate place, and so are some of the 

 smaller perennial species, such as L. tuberosus. They may be easily 

 raised from seed, and the plants will 

 stand in the same situation for many 

 years. 



I always feel interested in the 

 Acanthus mollis (fig. 457), as the foliage 

 of that plant suggested the form used 

 for the capitals of the Greek columns ; 

 and when we see it growing, its clas- 

 sical associations are always pleasing 

 to the mind. There are several other 

 species of Acanthus which I do not 

 cultivate. 



The Lobelia fulgens (fig. 458) is fig. 457.— Acanthus moiUs. 

 one of our most lovely plants. It 

 grows badly in my garden, and constantly dies ; nevertheless it is as 

 constantly replaced.. The leaf is highly coloured, and the flower is 

 an intense scarlet, and has the merit of flowering late in autumn. 

 It may be easily propagated by cuttings. 



Of late years the florists' varieties of Pyrethrum 

 carneum (fig. 459), from the Caucasus, have been 

 much cultivated in some gardens. They are not 

 great favourites with me, as they are somewhat 

 straggling in habit. The varieties are numerous, 

 and they have the double merit of being perfectly 

 hardy, and of being readily propagated by cuttings. ^- ^'■[i;,"-.'^'^ ^^''- 



Fig. 458. — T obelia 

 fulgens. 



