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Anthericuras (see page 19), very graceful and decorative in grass. 
Asphodelus ramosus (King’s Spear, see Plant Catalogue), a fine plant for naturalising in grass. 
Chionodoxas ( pages 23 & 24) are amongst the most beautiful of early blue flowers, and should be largely 
used where the grass is kept short and not allowed to grow too coarse. 
Crocuses. In grass the bright fresh colours of spring Crocuses contrast charmingly with their carpet 
of green. The beauty of C. speeiosus ( page 27) in September must strike every observer, while 
C. Tommasiniantts ( page 28) produces a lovely effect in February and March. 
Cyclamen (see page 28), for naturalising under trees, on rockwork, etc. 
Daffodils. For these favourite flowers, we refer readers to our Daffodil Catalogue. 
Dog’s Tooth Violets (Erythronium dens-canis, page 30) are lovely little subjects for shady places 
where the grass is not too rank. 
Fritillaries (page 32). The purple and white Snakeshead Fritillaries (F. me/eagris) are found growing 
wild in a few districts in England, and thus seen form a charming picture, full of grace and beauty. 
For shady corners they will be greatly appreciated, also when naturalised in grass. 
Funkias (see our Flardy Plant Catalogue), we specially recommend these handsome plants for naturalising 
in woodlands, shady walks, or by waterside. 
Helleborus (see our Hardy Plant Catalogue), for naturalising in shady places and in fern plantations. 
Hemerocallis (see our Flardy Plant Catalogue), fine plants for shrubberies, wild gardens, or sunny 
situations by the waterside. 
Irises, Tall and Dwarf Flag (see our Hardy Plant Catalogue), for naturalising in shubbenes, wild 
gardens, and the dwarfer varieties for sunny banks. 
Muscari (page 64). M. Heavenly Blue may be termed the Queen OF Blue Flowers ; for a distant 
effect, massed on grassy banks or grouped for colour, it has no equal. M- bolryoides casruleum and 
its varieties, flowering earlier than Heavenly Blue , are also charming little subjects to naturalise. 
Ornithogalums (page 68), flowering freely anywhere, and producing a very beautiful effect when 
dibbled in on banks and blended with Tulips, Muscari, etc. 
Scillas, early-flowering {page 71), sibirica and bifolia varieties, are charming naturalised. 
Tulips, these may often be naturalised on banks where, in the same locality, if planted on the level 
they die out. Tulipa sylvestris major and the dainty little Tulipa persica may be naturalised almost 
anywhere ; the May-flowering Cottage Tulips (page 85) should be freely used for naturalising, 
especially ricotee, Parisian Yellow , macrospila , Gesneriana, Bouton d'or , etc. Plant at least 6 to 
9 inches deep. All Tulips thrive best in partial shade and where sheltered from keen winds. 
Wood Hyacinths (Late-flowering Scillas) (page 71) should be planted freely in shady walks ; they 
soon make themselves at home and seed plentifully, with the result of much beautiful variation in 
form and character. Under pine and fir trees they may be naturalised With success. 
Hardy Spring-flowering Alpine and Herbaceous Carpeting Plants 
To associate with Spring-Flowering Bulbs in beds and borders or the wild garden. 
For Spring decoration in association with bulbs the following plants will be found most useful. By their use 
as a groundwork or edging the most beautiful harmonies of colour may be obtained. Few sights in Spring 
arc more beautiful than masses of the gold, white, and blue of the Alyssum, Arabls, and Aubrietia associated with 
breadths of Daffodils, Scillas, Muscaris, etc., or Forget me-Nots (, Myosotis ) and Golden Polyanthuses mingling 
with Daffodils or with gorgeous and stately Darwin Tulips. The Acrnnas, Arenaria balearioa, Mossy 
Saxifragas and Thymes make beautiful carpets of foliage for the smaller and daintier spring bulbous flowers, such 
as Narcissi— Cyclamineus, Minimus and Trlandrus, Chionodoxas, Small Crocus Species, etc. 
AC/ENA (New Zealand Bur), producing dense close carpets of evergreen foliage, rapid growers. each— s. d 
Buchanani, foliage beautiful soft pea-green, ht. 2 in P er ^ oz - ^ ' 0 ^ 
I nerm IS# producing close cushion of bronzy grey-green foliage ; effective rapid carpeting- plant „ 5/* 0 6 
mlcrophyl la, very close- growing 1 small bronze foliage covered in summer and autumn with crimson 
spiny balls; a good rock plant, 1 in P ei ^ oz ’ 0 ^ 
Novae-Zealandlae, foliage bronzy green, spreading rapidly, 2 in .1 5/' 0 6 
AJUGA reptans atro- purpurea, foliage rich purple-bronze, dwarf spreading habit, 6 in. „ 5/- 0 6 
ALYSSUM saxatile compactum (Gold Dust), covered during May with sheets ol golden-yellow 
flowers, ht. £ per doz. 3/6 o 4 
ANEMONE Pulsatilla (The Pasque Flower), beautiful violet-coloured flowers of large size, flowers 
and foliage covered with long silken hairs; the seed heads are also very handsome and prized for cutting, 
early sumiher-flowering, f ft cioz * 0 5 
ARABIS albida superha (White Rock Cress), covered during April and May with sheets of white 
flowers, ht. £ ft per 100, 21/- ; per doz. 3/6 ° 4 
„ fl. pi., covered with sprays of double pure white sweet-scented flowers, lit. :] ft. ; a 
lovely subject lor associating with Tulips per 100, 21/- ; per doz. 3/6 o 4 
ARENARIA balearlca (Creeping Sand Wort), producing a perfectly close green carpet studded with 
numerous white starry flowers, ht. £ in. ; a valuable plant for rapidly covering bare rock per doz. 5/- o 
