332 



CASSELL'S POPULAR GAEDENING. 



in Mr. Wilson Saunders' garden at Keigate, some years 

 ago, it formed a fine feature. Owing to the habit of 

 its growth, good pieces are difiicult to g-et, and it is 

 therefore difficult to establish, but it is worth many 

 trials. It requires to be planted in a moist, shady 

 position. E. pratense {E. Drumniondi) is a beauti- 

 ful dwarf kind, about eighteen inches high, of 

 bright green colour, and very feathery from the 

 number of slender branches. E. sylvaticum is also 

 very graceful and suited to the bog garden. These 

 are all figui^ed in "Illustrations of the British 

 Flora." Equisctacecc. 



Erio2)horu)n polystachyon (Cotton Grass). — On wet 

 moors the cottony heads of the seeds are pretty and 

 conspicuous. It is easily grown by jjlanting on wet 

 ground ; but it does not appear to be capable of very 

 good eifect when cultivated. It is, however, interest- 

 ing, and this is the best kind. May and June. 

 Cyperacecc. 



Ficaria grandijlora .—This apparently is but a 

 large form of our British Pilewort, or Lesser Celan- 

 dine, ])ut it is very showy, and it grows best in a 

 moist situation, such as the bog garden affords. The 

 flowers are golden-yellow, and two inches across. 

 South Europe and North Africa. Flowers in spring. 

 Rammculaccce. 



Gunnera scabra. — This fine plant, which bears 

 immense leaves reaching a height of eight feet, re- 

 sembles some great prickly Ehubarb, and is magnifi- 

 cent in its effect when planted in deep, rich, and 

 moist ground. It is illustrated in " The English 

 Flower Garden," and is a native of Chili. Still finer 

 IS the more recently introduced G. manicata, from 

 South Brazil, which is recorded with leaves nearly 

 seven feet across and stalks five feet long. They are 

 of similar babit, but quite distinct. A sheltered 

 position is required for them ; and rich soil, with 

 plenty of moisture, is essential. Seeds are freely 

 produced and grow readily ; increase is also effected 

 by division. During winter the crowns should be 

 protected with dry leaves or fern, and in summer a 

 mulching of manure is beneficial. Other kinds in 

 cultivation are not ornamental. G. dioica is a tufted 

 plant scarcely reaching a height of one inch. G. 

 mayclllcana has creeping stems and round leaves, a 

 few inches in height. Halorayea:. 



Hierochloe borcalis (Holy Grass.)— One of the best 

 of our British Grasses for garden culture. It is 

 perennial and grows about one foot high, bearing 

 light panicles of very sweetly-scented flo-wers. It 

 grows in wet ground, and comes up in the water if 

 planted near to it. It is called Holy Grass from 

 having been strewed formerly on church floors. It 

 is widely spread, but in Britain is found only at 

 Thurso. Flowers in May and June. 



Mouttuynia cordata. — If not showy, it is at least 



attractive and pretty. It is perfectly hardy, and 

 spreads and grows easily if planted six or eight 

 inches above the level of the water on a bank. Its 

 height is about one foot ; the leaves are heart-shaped 

 and dull red in colour. The flowers are quite in- 

 conspicuous, but the spike on which they grow is 

 subtended by four or five white bracts. It is a na- 

 tive of Japan. Flowers in August and September. 

 Sanrurece. 



JtoiCHs effusus spiralis. — This most curious Rush is 

 well deserving of the room it occupies. It forms a 

 dense tuft of spirally -twisted leaves, some being 

 scarcely turned at all, while others form a spiral 

 as close as that of a cork-screw. It is interesting 

 that the plants come true from seed. glauciis 

 forms rather a handsome specimen, if allowed full 

 room for development, though on wet lands it is a 

 common and troublesome weed. /. conglomeratus 

 varlegatns is a form with golden stripes, but this 

 colouration is not conspicuous. /. acutus is one of 

 the handsomest on account of its large needle-pointed 

 leaves and fine capsules. Jiincece. 



JuncKs zebrinns, Hort.=Scirpiis Taberncemontani, 

 var. zebi-inus. (See Aquatics.) 



Jiisticia pedzoiailosa.— Quite a rare plant, not very 

 ornamental but interesting, especially as being one 

 of the very few hardy Acanthads, It grows well if 

 planted a few inches above the level of the water. 

 The stems are erect, the leaves narrow, and the 

 flowers white spotted with purple. August and 

 September. Native of North America. Sometimes 

 known as JDianthera aniericana. 



Lychnis Flos-cucnli (Ragged Robin.) — An ex- 

 tremely pretty British plant of which double red, 

 white, and single white varieties are cultivated. It 

 grows very easily in any moist soil, and the feathery- 

 looking flowers peep out very prettily from amidst 

 the stronger bog plants. Propagation is effected by 

 division, and in August or September good shoots 

 may be obtained, which by being separated make 

 strong specimens. Flowers in May and June. 

 Native of Europe and Siberia. Caryophyllace<e. 



Lysimachia (Loose-strife.) — The members of this 

 genus all love moisture, and are better suited to the 

 bog garden than to the dry border. They are all 

 perennial and are propagated by division, or in 

 some cases by cuttings. L. nemorum (Yellow Pim- 

 pernel) and Z. Knmmularia (Creeping Jenny or 

 Money-wort) are creeping plants, and serve to cover 

 with verdure the otherwise bare ground between tall 

 specimens. Of the last species there is a yellow- 

 leaved form, sometimes used in bedding-out. Tall- 

 growing kinds are L. vulgaris and L. thyrsiflora^ the 

 former best suited for rough ground. These are 

 all British, and have yellow flowers. The Spanish 

 L. Ephemerum makes a noble specimen ; it grows 



