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PRACTICE OF GARDENING. 



Part III. 



SuBSECT. 1. Floivers which reach from Jive to seven feet in height, for covering naked 

 Walls, or other ujmght Deformities, and for shutting out distant Objects lohich it is de- 

 sirable to exclude. 



6516. The flowers suited for covering upright deformities are the climbers and twining plants : the former 

 to be supported by spray or trellis-work, or nailed in the manner of wall-trees, and the latter by rods. We 

 shall select a few species of each from the plants already enumerated in the foregoing section, to which 

 the botanist will easily be able to add others from the more extensive catalogues. 



Climbers, perennial. Astragalus galegi- 



formis. Clematis alplna, vioma, t. 



purpurea, Lathyrus latifolius, Vicia 



sylTatica, Bryonia dioica. 

 Climbers, bieiimal. Vicia biennis, Fuma- 



ria spicata. 

 Climhers, annual. Lathyrus, or sweetpea. 



9 sorts, Momordica elaterium, Tro- 



paeolum maius. 

 Climbers, half-hardtf annuals. Cucumis 



colocynthis, dudaim, flexuosus. 

 Tnrining ptanis, perennial. Convolvulus 



altha;oides,arvensis, Humulus lupulus, 



Tamus communis (10 feet high). 



Trvining plants, annuals. Convolvulus 

 tricolor, Phaseolus multiflorus. 



Twining plants, half-hardy annuals. 

 Convolvulus discolor, Micnauxii pur- 

 purea^p. flo. cameo, p. flo. coer. pal- 

 lideo. Ipomcea coccinea, & phoenicea. 



SuBSECT. 2. Flowers for concealing Defects on horizontal Surfaces : as naked sub-barren 

 Spots, unsightly Banks, ^-c. 



6517. Tlieflomers suited for covering horizontal deformities are creepers and trailers, of which we shall 

 here bring together the names of the most common sorts : — 



Creepers and trailers which are peren- | 

 rtials. Aju^a reptans, r. flo. albo. An- 

 themis nobilis, n. flo. pleno. Arenaria 

 montana saxatilis, Asperula odora- 

 ta, taurina, tinctoria, Cerastium latifo- 

 lium, repens, Circaea alpbia, lutetiana, 

 Fragaria indica, vesca fol. xai., v. 

 monopbylla, Galium boreale, crucia- 

 tum, rubioides, vemum, Geum rep- 



I tans, Gypsophila prostrata, repens, 

 Hedysarum obscurum, Hieraciuni 

 auraiitiacum, Lysimachia nummula- 

 ria, Phaca australis, Polygala major, 

 vulgaris, Potentilla astracanica, aurea, 

 verna, Rubia cordifolia, tinctorum, 

 Sagina procumbens, Saxifraga sar- 

 mentosa, Tormentilla reptans, Tri- 

 iblium repens maculatum 



Creepers and trailers, hardy annuals. 

 Medicago "intertexta, orbicularis, scu- 

 tellata, ]\Iomordica elaterium. Rese- 

 da odorata, Tropaeolum majus, minus. 



Creepers arid trailers, half-hardy an- 

 nuals. Cucumis, the three species 

 enumerated as climbers, Monopsis 

 scintillaris, conspicua, Nolana pros- 

 trata. 



SuBSECT. 3. Floivers which xvill grow under the Shade and Drip of Trees.' 



6518. Flowers which ivill thrive under frees are of particular value. In improving neglected flower- 

 gardens and pleasure-grounds, it is a common complaint that new things cannot be brought forward on 

 account of the shade and drip of trees. This section, and the corresponding one of hardy shrubs, will, it 

 is hoped, aid in removing that complaint, which can only have arisen from ignorance of the native ha- 

 bitations of plants. It is proper to observe, however, that there is scarcely any, indeed we may say, no 

 plant, that will thrive under a dense evergreen fir-tree clothed with branches down to near the surface : 

 moss is all that can be there expected ; or, if somewhat open, the pyrola, box, and juniper will exist. 

 Where trees are so dense, however, no plant or shrub can be desired under them. 



Perennials. Anemone nemorosa, n. flo. 

 pJeno, pennsylvanica, ranunculoides. 

 Arum maculatum, Asarum europae- 

 um, Asperula laevi^ta, odorata. Atro- 

 pa befladonna, Betonica officina- 

 lis, Chrysosplenium altemifolium, op- 

 positifolium, Circtea alpina, lute- 

 ticma. Clematis recta, Convallaria 

 multiflora, verticillala, Fragaria vesca, 

 v. fol var. V. monophylla. Geranium 

 sylvaticum, s. flo. pleno, Geum ur- 

 banum. Heleborus virkiis, Hyj^eri- 

 cum hirsutum, Imperatoria ostruthi- 

 um, I^athyrus tuberosus, Lysimachia 



ciliata, \nlgaris, Mercurialis perennis, 

 IVIonarda didyma, fistulosa. Origanum 

 vulgare, Orobus angustifolius, lathy- 

 roides tuberosus, niger, sylvaticus, 

 vemus, primula acaiilis, veris, v. ela- 

 tior, V. polyanthos. Ranunculus auri- 

 comus. Salvia sylvestris, Sambucus 

 ebulus, Saponaria officinalis, Saxifraga 

 umbrosa, Scabiosa sylvatica. Spiraea 

 aruncus, StcUaria gramiuea, nemo- 

 rum, Teucrium Scorodonia, Vicia 

 dumetorum, sylvatica, Viola canina. 

 Didlis. ^Vllium lineare. Crocus vemus, 

 Fritillaria imperialis, meleagris, Fu- 



maria bnlbosa, Galanthus nivalis, 

 Helleborus hyemalis, Scilla non- 

 scripta, Ophrys apifera, muscifera, 

 ovata. Orchis bifolia, maculata, mili- 

 taris, Oxalis acetosella, Sanguinaria 

 canadensis. 



Biennials. Cynoglossum officinale, .syl- 

 vaticum. Digitalis purpurea, p. flo. 

 albo, Monarda punctata. 



Hardy annuals. Antirrhinum oronti- 

 um, Bri^a maxima, Impatiens noli 

 tangere. 



SuBSECT. 4. Floioersfor ornameyiting Pieces of Water, or j)lanting Aquariums. 



6519. Flowers for water or watering-places are of two kinds, aquatics, to plant in the water, and marsk 

 plants, to plant round the margin of the poml, stream, or aquarium. The shape and size of the aquarium 

 (,^..618.) must depend on the extent and stj-le of the flower-garden, of which it forms a part. In all 



cases the bottom, if not naturally retentive, must be rendered so by a stratum of tempered (or puddled) 

 clay (a) ; the sides should be formed in terraces, or steps descending towards the centre (6), to hold pots 

 of plants which grow in shallow water, while those that require deep water, as the bulrush, typha, &c. 

 may be planted in the ground, or in large tubs placed in deep water. The margin of the aquarium may 

 either be finished with;regular masonry or brick-work ; or what, in some situations, has a better effect, with 

 rough stones, conglomerated vitrified bricks, or flints (c), in the interstices of which marsh plants will 

 thrive exceedingly. The whole may be surrounded by a drain and gravel-walk {d), raised a few inches 

 above the level of the water. Many of the aquatic plants, as nymphssa, nuphar, menyanthes, villarsia, 

 butomus, and hottonia, &c. are highly beautiful; and, considering that some exotic species, asamaryllis, 

 lobelia, crinum, &c. (6317.) will thrive in water in our climate, the aquarium ought not to be want- 

 ing in any flower-garden. 



6520. Propagation and cultu7-e. They are propagated by seeds or dividing the root: the seeds being 

 sown and placed under the water. In other respects they require the same general treatment as other 

 herbaceous plants. Some useful remarks on the treatment of the more rare nymph«as and nuphars by 

 Kent, will be found in the Horticultural Transactions, vol. iii. p. 24. 



