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once planted, soon runs over the ground and 

 stones. There is a golden leaved variety. 

 These plants are grown entirely for foliage 

 effect, but L. clethroides possesses long 

 spikes of white flowers reaching as high as 

 three feet. 



The common loosestrife (Lyihrum Sali- 

 caria) is a plant which, though it will grow 

 under even the miost adverse conditions, is 

 very grateful for moisture. It bears numer- 

 ous tall spikes loaded with whorls of brilliant 

 red flowers. Different shades of red are 

 possessed by its varieties, atropurpurea and 

 rosea superb a. 



The water-mint {Mentha aquatica) is a 

 low-growing form which, like the American 

 pennyroyal {Mentha Pulegium), does ex- 

 cellently on low ground and is to be recom- 

 mended for use on the edges of ponds. 



In the same class is the forget-me-not 

 {Myosotis palustris), of which there are several 

 varieties, such as var. semperflorens, which 

 blooms throughout the summer, and a fasci- 

 nated form which bears an exceedingly large 



