ON AQUATIC PLANTS. 



895 



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. sikkh?ie7isis (Fig. 600), 

 groups of these plants when in blossom producing a most 

 charming effect. The vigorous-growing Saxifraga peltata and 

 S. 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 pahistris^ is a delightful plant for wet situations, as is 

 also the pretty little Grass of Parnassus, Parnassia palnstris^ 

 which thrives best in a peaty soil. Lysimachia clethroides and 

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

 best in a shady posi- 

 tion. The Globe 

 Flow^ers, Trollius 

 europceus and T. 

 asiaticus^ are very 

 effective ; as are also 

 the free - flowering 

 Cardamines, C. pin- 

 nata and C. pe?ita- 

 phylla^ the latter 

 being shade - loving 

 plants. Clumps of 

 the American Swamp 

 Lilies, Liliiim su- 

 perbum and its 

 variety caroliiiianum^ 



and L. pardaHnum, fi'^x^Wj^^^ 

 are conspicuous and - 



handsome subjects, -^^^^^s^^^^^m^SBfM^^^Sml^" 

 preferrmg a moist, '^^^^MM^^^i?^^B|S|™ 

 peaty soil and partial ' ' ^^^f^PP^^^^PRP^ 

 shade; and similar 



conditions are favour- Fig. 600. — Primula sikkimensis. 



able to the well-doing 



of the pretty dwarf-growing Trillium grandiflorum. The tall 

 and stately -growing herbaceous plants, Bocconia cordata and 

 Meconopsis Wallichii, are very effective ; so are also the 

 vigorous-growing Day Lilies, Hemerocallis flava^ H. fiilva^ 

 and the double - flow^ered and variegated varieties of the 

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

 branching panicles of show^y w^hite 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. 



