THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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iment of flower gardening, and that too with less 

 prospect of a remedy than in this case, for whichi 

 there are an immense variety of evergreen and 

 variegated shrubs, that appropriately intermix with, 

 the flowering plants at any season, and during the 

 winter season impart a furnished appearance to the 

 "borders. The names of the best kinds for this 

 purpose will be found amongst the 



List of Plants for Special Purposes. — 



First let us give a general list, including all 

 :sections of the best Herbaceous, Perennial, and 

 Alpine plants : — 



Acanthus mollis. 

 A. niger. 

 A. spinosus. 



Achillea Ptarmica fl. pi. 

 A. tomentosa. 

 Aconitum Napellus. 

 Actaea spicata rubra. 

 Adonis vemalis. 

 Acantholimon glumaceum. 

 Agrostenima coronaria atro- 



sanguinea. 

 Alstrsemeria peruviana. 

 A. pulcliella. 

 A. tricolor. 

 Anchusa italica. 

 Anemone alpina. 

 A. coronaria. 

 A. apennina alba. 

 A. japonica. 

 A. japonica alba. 

 A. nemorosa. 

 A. Pulsatilla. 

 A. fulgens. 

 Aquilegia oalifomica. 

 A. chrysantba. 

 A. glandulosa. 

 A. thalictrifolia. 

 Armeria cephalotes rubra. 

 A. maritima alba. 

 A. plantaginea rosea. 

 A, graudiflora. 

 Alyssum montanum. 

 A. saxatile. 

 A. variegatum. 

 Asphodelus luteus. 

 A. lateus fl. pi. 

 Arundiiiaria falcata. 

 Arundo donax. 

 A. variegata and conspicua. 

 Aster altaicus. 

 A. Amelhis. 

 A. bessarabicus. 

 A. coccineus. 

 A. erieoides. 

 A. perigrinus. 

 A. Townsendii. 

 Astilbe japonica. 

 Aubrietia Campbellii. 

 A. deltoidea grandiflora. 



A. grseca. 

 Bambusa aurea. 



B. gracilis. 

 B. japonica. 

 Baptisia australis. 



B. exaltata. 

 Betonica grandiflora. 

 Bocconia cordata. 

 Caltha palustris fl. pi. 

 Campanula celtidifolia. 



C. grandis alba. 

 C. macrantha. 

 C. rhomboidea. 

 Cistus hir-utus. 

 C. florentinus. 

 C. lusitanicus. 



Chrysocoma Linosyris. 

 Coreopsis lanceolata. 

 C. teuuifolia. 

 Cypredium Calceolus. 



C. spectabile. 



Delphinium caslimerianum. 



D. cliiuensis, 

 D. nudicaule. 

 Dianthus arenarius. 

 D. capitatus. 



D. fragrans. 

 D. neglectus. 

 Dictamnus t'raxinella. 

 D. Fraxinella alba. 

 Dodecattieon Jeil'reyanum. 



D. Meadea. 



Dracocephalum Euysghia- 

 num. 



T>. Ruysghianum japoni- 

 cum. 



Epiniedium graudiflorum. 



E. luteaai graudiflorum. 



E. macrauthrum. 

 Funkia undulata. 



F. ovata aurea variegata. 

 F. Sieboldii. 



F. variegata. 

 Galega officmalis alba. 

 Galtonia candicans. 

 Gentiana acaulis. 



G. asclepiadea. 

 Geranium armenum. 



G. ibericum. 



Geum coccineum plenum, 

 Gunnera scabra. 

 Heliantlius angustifolius. 



H. giganteus. 



H. multiflorus plenus. 

 H. simplex. 

 H. majus. 



Helleborus atrorubens. 

 H. colchicus. 

 H. niger. 

 H. altifolius, 



Hemerocallis disticha fl. pi. 

 H. flava. 

 H. Thunbergi. 

 Heucbera san guinea. 

 Hypericum balearicum. 



H. calyciuum. 



ti. nummularium. 

 Iberis gibraltarica. 



I. Garrexiana. 

 Iris Ksempfeii. 

 I. orientalis. 



1. stylosa. 



I. Susiana. 



Knipliofia aloides. 



K. niacowani. 



Latbyrus biflorus. 



L. latitolius. 



Linum flavum. 



L. candidissimum. 



L. perenne. 



L. perenne album. 



Litbospermum prosti atum. 



3.. polyphyllus. 



L. polyphyllus albus. 



Lychnis chalcedonica fl. pi. 



L. chalcedonica alba fl. pi. 



L. dioica rubra fl. pi. 



L. d. alba fl. pi, 



L, Viscaria alba. 



L. V. plena. 



Lysimaehia clethroides. 

 Malva moschata. 

 Matricaria inodorum fl. pi. 

 Monarda didyma. 

 Nieremberiiia rivularis. 

 CEiiothera Frazeri. 

 CE. macrocarpa. 

 Orchis, any hardy species. 

 Pseonia (many varieties). 

 Papaver nudicaule. 

 P. urientale. 

 Pentstemon barbatus. 

 P, lieterophyllus. 

 Phlox Nelsoni. 

 P, frond osa. 

 P. subulata. 



P. verna (and many othei's). 

 Polemonium ceeruleum va- 

 riegatum. 

 Polygonum cuspidatum. 

 P. giganteum. 

 Potentilla ambigua. 

 P, atropurpurea. 

 P. coespitosa. 

 P, bybrida plena. 

 P. splendens. 



Primula acaulis grandi- 

 flora. 

 P. cashmeriana. 

 P. cortusoides. 

 P. denticulata. 



P. farinosa. 

 P. intermedia. 

 P. ro>ea. 



Pyrethrum uliginosum (and 

 many hybrid varieties). 



Eanunculus amplexicaulis. 



R, anemonoides. 



E. speciosus. 



Eudbeckia siDCciosa. 



E. fulgida. 



E. subtomentosa. 



Saponaria ocymoides. 



Saxifragas (in great va- 

 riety). 



Schizostyllis coccinea. 



Sedums (in great variety). 



Selagiuella helvetica. 



Sempervivum (in great va- 

 riety ) . 



Seaecio pulcher. 



Silene alpestris. 



S, maritima fl. pi. 



Soli da go Virgaurea nana. 



Spiraea Arimcus. 



S, Filipendula fl. pi, 



S. palmata. 



S, venusta. 



Statice incana. 



S. latifolia. 



Trillium graudiflorum. 

 Tropseolum polyphyllum. 

 T, speciosum. 

 Veratrum album, 

 V. nigrum. 



Veronica amethystina. 

 V. Candida. 



V, longifolia subsessilis. 

 V. Lyallii. 

 V. orientalis. 

 V. Traversii. 



The following is a list of hardy plants which are 

 suitable for planting as itndergrowtJis to tall-growing 

 kinds, particularly beneath such as die down in 

 winter, to secure that the borders may present a 

 furnished appearance at all seasons : — 



Alyssum maritimum. 

 A. montanum. 

 Anteunaria tomento?a. 

 Arabis albida variegata. 

 Arenaria balearici. 

 A. moutana. 

 Artemisia frigida. 

 Aubrietia Campbellii. 

 A. Campbellii variegata. 

 Cerastium tomentosum. 

 Genista prostrata. 

 Helianthum canum. 

 H. roseum. 



Lamium maculatum album. 

 Leptinella scariosa. 

 Litbospermum prostratum. 

 Lotus corniculatus. 



Lysimaehia nummularia. 

 Mentha Eequieni, 

 Phlox procumbens. 

 P. reptans. 

 Potentilla reptans. 

 P. verna. 



Pyrethrum Tcliiatchewii, 

 Santolina alpina. 

 Saxifragas (many varieties). 

 Sedum (many varieties). 

 Silene acaulis. 

 S. alpestris. 



Thymus Serpyllum varie 



gat us. 

 T. lanuginosus. 

 Veronica alpestris. 

 V. repens. 



Next we require such as the following list of 

 evergreen shrubs and other plants which harmonise 

 well with herbaceous plants, and which may be used 

 sparingly over the entire border, with a view to 

 winter effect : — 



Cupre'sus Lawsoniana 

 erecta viridis. 



C. L. nana. 



Daboecia polifolia alba. 



D. polifolia atropurptirea. 

 Daphne Cneornm. 

 Euonymus japonicus varie- 



gatus. 



E. japonicus argentea aurea. 

 E. japonicus radicans varie- 

 gata. 

 Frica herbacea. 

 E. cnruea. 



Juniperus hibernica. 

 J. liibernica compressa. 

 Kalmia latifolia. 



