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which might also be introduced with advantage. The well-known 

 Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum multiflorum, is a decidedly 

 handsome plant for moist, shady situations ; so are the 

 beautiful Primula japonica and P. sikkimensis (Fig. 600), 

 groups of these plants when in blossom producing a most 

 charming effect. The vigorous-growing Saxifraga peltata and 

 5. purpurascens, with their bold foliage and handsome pale 

 pink and purple-coloured flowers, are desirable subjects for 

 moist, sunny situations. The common Forget-me-Not, Myo- 

 sotis palustris, is a delightful plant for wet situations, as is 

 also the pretty little Grass of Parnassus, Parnassia palustris, 

 which thrives best in a peaty soil. Lysimachia clethroides and 

 L. vulgaris are handsome moisture-loving plants, the latter thriving 

 best in a shady posi- 

 tion. The Globe 

 Flowers, Trollius 

 europtzus and T. 

 asiaticus, are very 

 effective ; as are also 

 the free - flowering 

 Cardamines, C. pin- 

 nata and C. penta- 

 phylla, the latter 

 being shade - loving 

 plants. Clumps of 

 the American Swamp 

 Lilies, Lilium su- 

 perbum and its 

 variety carolinianum, 

 and L, pardalinum, 

 are conspicuous and 

 handsome subjects, 

 preferring a moist, 

 peaty soil and partial 

 shade ; and similar 

 conditions are favour- 

 able to the well-doing 



of the pretty dwarf-growing Trillium grandiflorum. The tall 

 and stately - growing herbaceous plants, Bocconia cordata and 

 Mecohopsis Wallichii, are very effective ; so are also the 

 vigorous-growing Day Lilies, Hemerocallis flava, H. fulva, 

 and the double - flowered and variegated varieties of the 

 last-named species. The handsome Yuccas, with their tall, 

 branching panicles of showy white flowers, and the vigorous- 

 growing Kniphofias (commonly known as Tritomas), with 

 spikes of brilliant red, yellow, or orange - coloured flowers, 

 are amongst the best for affording a bold and handsome 

 effect. 



Fig. 600. — Primula sikkimensis. 



