36 BOOK OF OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS 



Saxifrages, kinds numerous. Omphalodes, of sorts. 



Sedums, do. Aubrietia. 



Sempervivums, do. Arabis. 



Gentiana acaulis. Vinca. 



Gentiana verna. Violas and Violets. 



Primulas, kinds numerous. Iberis. 



Helleborus, do. Sternbergia. 



Dwarf phloxes. Megaseas. 



Forget-me-nots. Aquilegias. 



Thymus, of sorts. Asarum, of sorts. 



Acanthus. Wallflowers. 



Iris, kinds numerous. Cyclamen, of sorts, 

 especially valuable being 

 I. foetidissima with brill- 

 iantly red seeds. 



Evergreen ferns should be grown in gardens much 



more than they usually are. The following are a few of 

 the hardiest kinds : — 



Asplenium augustifulium. Lastrea corusca. 



Asplenium ebenum. Lastrea fragrans. 



Aspidium Floridanum. Lomaria alpina. 



Camptosorus rhizophyllus. Niphobolus lingua. 



Dictogramma Japonica. Polystichum acrostichoides. 



Lastrea marginalis. Polystichum setosum. 



Lastrea Standishi. Phygopteris alpestris. 



Lastrea aristata. Woodsia alpina. 



The British species of Asplenium, Blechnum, Ceterach, 

 Polypodium, Polystichum and Scolopendrium are often 

 useful and always available. 



