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THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



PLANTS WITH COLOURED OR SILVERY FOLIAGE. 

 These must be very carefully used in a garden, or a bizarre effect will be produced. 

 It may be observed that plants with variegated foliage generally flower less freely than 

 those with leaves of the normal colour. 



SELECTIONS. 



Achillea Clavennse, argentea. 

 Acorus gramineus variegatus. 

 Ajuga reptans variegata, purpurea. 

 Antennaria tomentosa. 

 Arabis lucida variegata. 

 Barbarea vulgaris variegata. 

 Bellis perennis aucubaefolia. 

 Carduus eriophorus, marianus. 

 Centaurea dealbata. 

 Cerastium tomentosum. 

 Convallaria majalis variegata. 

 Euphorbia myrsinites. 

 Funkia in variety. 

 Glechoma hederacea variegata. 

 Hernerocallis fulva, fol. var. 

 Heuchera Bichardsoni. 

 Hoteia japonica variegata 



Iris i'cetidissinia variegata. Pseudo- 



acorus variegata. 

 Lamiurn album variegatum. 

 Lilium candidum variegatum. 

 Linaria cymbalaria variegata. 

 Lychnis coronaria. Flos Jovis. 

 Lysimachia uummularia aurea. 

 Melissa officinalis variegata. 

 Mentha rotundiiolia variegata. 

 Onojxjrdon in variety. 

 Othonnopsis cheii'ifolia. 

 Pulmonaria officinalis. 

 Salvia argentea. 

 Santolina incana. 



Saxifraga granulata variegata, um- 

 brosa variegata, and the en- 

 crusted varieties. 



Scabiosa Webbiana. 

 Scrophularia nodosa variegata. 

 Sedum dasyphyllum. 



Sieboldi variegatum. 

 Sempervivum, arachnoideuin, Lag- 

 ged. 



Powelli, violaceum and others. 

 Sjiiraea Ulmaria variegata. 

 Stachys lanata. 



Symphytum officinale variegatum. 

 Verbascum. 



,, olympicum, pulveru- 



lentum, and others. 

 Veronica Candida, gentianoides 



variegata. 



There are also a number of beautiful variegated grasses and bamboos. 



ELEGANT-LEAVED PLANTS FOR THE GARDEN AND CUTTING. 



Achillea in variety. 

 Anemone coronaria. 

 Aquilegia. 



Asparagus tenuifolius. 

 Athamanta Matthioli. 

 Centaurea dealbata. 

 Coreopsis verticillata. 

 Corydalis lutea. Scouleri. 



Dicentra exirnia, formosa. 

 Erodium Manescavi, trichomanae- 



folium. 

 Ferula Ferulago. 

 Geranium in variety. 

 Helleborus foetidus. 

 Hoteia (spiraea) japonica. 

 Isopyrum thalictroides. 



Meum athamanticum. 

 Molopospermum cicutarium. 

 Polemonium cceruleum. 

 Pyrethrum in variety. 

 Spiraea in variety. 

 Tanacetum vulgare crispum. 

 Thalictium aquilegifolium, minus. 



FLOWERS FOR CUTTING. 

 The number of border plants which produce flowers well adapted for cutting is 

 practically unlimited, and many that are omitted from the following list can be usefully 

 employed in addition. It will be found, however, that it includes flowers suitable for 

 various purposes, such as bouquets, table aud house decoration, and buttonholes. It is 

 desirable that there should be a border set apart for growing a considerable number of 

 the flowers required for cutting, so as to avoid interference with the beauty of the 

 flower garden. Borders for this purpose may be formed in the kitchen garden or 



