70 THE BOOK OF GARDEN DESIGN 
Alyssum Oenothera 
Cheiranthus Linaria dalmatica 
Ranunculus Genista 
Narcissi (Queen of Spain, etc.) 
All with yellow flowers. 
Saxifraga Silene 
Iberis Asperula 
Sanguinaria Galanthus 
Leucojum Linnea 
Arabis Helleborus 
Cyclamen Cerastium 
All with white flowers. 
In many places there are pieces of rough marshy land, 
unsightly through neglect, filled with sedges and rough 
tussocky grass, which might, with the expenditure of a 
little trouble, be converted into charming bog and water 
gardens. There are such hosts of delightful little plants, 
which thrive only in thoroughly moist situations, and are, 
therefore, but seldom seen in English gardens, that an 
opportunity for growing them must not be lost. Bog 
plants are many of them diminutive, but there are few 
which are not interesting, and to know them a little is to 
desire their further acquaintance. The same may be said 
of aquatics, though these belong to a very different class. 
Anyone who has seen the gorgeous water-lilies, which 
have been steadily finding their way into English ponds 
and tanks during the last few years, must realise that a 
water garden is worth making for their sake alone. 
The following plants are suitable either for growing 
in the water itself or for grouping on the margins of 
ponds and streams :— 
Nymphea. — Water-Lilies. The beautiful hybrids, 
which are associated with the name of M. Marliac are 
by far the most handsome of available kinds. Among 
