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flowering plant, bearing white flowers faintly tinted 

 with rose, on upright stems about eight inches in height. 

 The spreading edges of the slightly-drooping blossoms 

 are prettily frilled, and the stems and bracts are red. 

 The leathery, rounded leaves assume a decorative 

 autumnal colouring, becoming a deep crimson-maroon. 

 Moist peaty soil and a partially shaded position is best 

 suited to its wants. 



Soldanella alpina. — Charming little plants, bearing four 

 or five small, pale violet, drooping flowers on a stem six 

 inches or less in height. The petals of the blossoms 

 are divided into narrow strips. A continually moist 

 and very porous soil is requisite, and an open position 

 is preferable. Other interesting species are S. Clusii, 

 S. minima and S. montana. 



Trillium. — Wood Lily. Natives of North America. 

 All the species should be grown in shade, doing well 

 under deciduous trees, and in a moist, porous soil of 

 peat or leaf-mould. T. grandiflorum is a very handsome 

 plant, growing to a height of nearly two feet and bear- 

 ing large, pure white three-petalled flowers often three 

 inches across. T. sessile califomicum is a still more 

 vigorous grower with spotted leaves, the petals of its 

 white flowers are, however, very narrow, so that the 

 blossoms compare unfavourably with those of the last- 

 named. Other species are T. cernuum with white 

 flowers, T. erectum with purple, T. erythrocarpum, white 

 and purple, T. obovatum, pink, and T. stylosum, rose- 

 colour, none are however equal in merit to T. grandi- 

 florum. 



Trollius acaulis. — A dwarf Globe Flower six inches in 

 height, bearing bright yellow flowers suffused with 

 purple. Its requirements are best suited by a moist 

 peaty soil and an open position. 



