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in°- with the other parts, or it may be planted with bedding plants 
orannuals, to enliven it during the summer. Some might wish to 
have the whole space planted with hardy herbaceous plants, which 
all produce flowers of more or less merit, and some of them are 
evergreen, such as the following, which are all of dwarf habit : Antirr- 
hinum, various colours ; Alyssum, yellow ; Arabis, white and blue ; 
Beilis, or daisy, various ; Cerastium tomentosum, white; Cheiranthus 
Marshalii, yellow ; Caltha palustris, yellow ; Christmas rose, white ; 
Dianthus, or pinks, cloves, carnations, etc., various; Double white 
Feverfew; Gentiana acaulis, blue ; Geranium, red ; Helianthemum, 
or sun rose, scarlet, yellow, etc. ; Iberis, or candytuft, white ; Iris, 
various ; Lysimachis nummularia, or moneywort, yellow ; Phlox 
nivalis procumbens, etc., red, white, etc. ; Potentilla, various ; 
Pentstemon, red ; Primrose, yellow, lilac, red, etc. ; Saxifrage, 
various ; Pansy, various ; Ledum, various ; Veronica, blue and 
white ; Vinca, or periwinkle, blue and white ; Violets, blue and 
white. To which may be added Farfugium grande, valued for its 
fine variegated foliage ; also Thymus Corsica, for its beautiful scent. 
All the above are evergreen, and will make a garden look fresh in 
the winter. But there are other sorts equally valuable for their 
flowers, but which die down in the autumn, such as Alstrajmeria, 
various colours ; Anemone apennina, blue ; A. nemorosa, white, 
etc. ; Arum maculatum, green ; Campanula, blue and white; Cata- 
nanche, blue and white ; Centaurea, various ; Chelone, red and 
white ; Dielytra, red ; Dodecatheon, pink and white ; Geum cocci- 
neum, scarlet; Hepatica, red, white, and blue; Mimulus, various ; 
Monarda, red and purple ; Poppy, scarlet ; Plumbago larpente, blue ; 
Ranuuculus, yellow ; Rocket, white and purple ; Trollius, white and 
yellow ; Statice, blue. These seldom exceed eighteen inches in 
height. The following of taller habit : — Aconitum, or monkshood, 
blue, white, and yellow ; Anchusa Italica, or bugloss, blue ; Anemone 
Japonica, red ; Aquilegia, or columbine, various ; Aster, or starwort, 
various; Chrysanthemum, various; Campanula, blue and white; 
Delphinium, or larkspur, blue ; Fraxinella, red and white ; Gera- 
nium, various ; Hemerocallis, or day lily, yellow ; Lobelia, or 
cardinal flower, scarlet ; Lychnis, scarlet and white ; Phlox, various ; 
Solomon’s seal, white ; Saponaria, or soapwart, light pink ; Solidago, 
or golden rod, yellow ; Tritum uvaria, scarlet and yellow ; also 
Fuchsias coccinea and gracilis, which are perfectly hardy, although 
they die down in the winter. A selection of bulbs might with 
advantage be interspersed amongst the foregoing ; they are mostly 
free-blooming, and of bright colours, and add considerably to the 
beauty and cheerfulness of a garden. The more hardy kind of 
bulbs are not expensive, and they rapidly increase when once in the 
ground. Those best adapted to little gardens, and which will thrive 
almost anywhere, are winter Aconites, yellow ; Snowdrops, white ; 
Crocuses, various ; Star of Bethlehem, white ; Scilla bifolia, white, 
etc.; iSarcissus, or daffodil, yellow; Grape-feathered and starch 
hyacinths, blue and white ; Snowflakes, white ; Dog's tooth violets, 
white and purple ; Anemones, various ; Allium moly, yellow ; Tri- 
gridia, various. These are mostly very dwarf ; others of taller habit 
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