158 HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



plant is valuable as an early flower, and does not 

 require a wet soil, but easily domesticates itself if 

 planted in good loam. 



The double variety, which is not uncommon, is 

 very showy, lasting long in bloom, and is very bril- 

 liant in color. 



C. parnassifolia and radicans are also pretty 

 exotic species. 



All are easily propagated by division. 



The Dbntakia. 



Tlie ToothwortS are pretty little, spring-blooming 

 plants, with delicate foliage and white or purple 

 flowers. They are easily cultivated in rich loam, 

 and, though rather inconspicuous, occupy little room, 

 and take care of themselves. We have grown one 

 species for years, in a sheltered nook of a Rhodo- 

 dendron-bed, and admire it the more each spring. 



The species, which are D. diphylla, lacinata, 

 maxima, multifida, and heterophylla, much resemble 

 each other in flower. 



Propagated by division in spring. 



The Anemone. 



All of the hardy species of these favorite plants 

 thrive in Rhododendron soil. "We have already 

 described the Hepatica, which is only a sub-genus of 

 Anemone, as one of the most desirable of spring flow- 

 ers ; and many other species, although not such early 

 bloomers, are most ornamental and attractive. 



