412 Wild Flowers — Their Cultivation, ^c. 
claims to recommendation. Planted enmasse, the taller varieties 
in the centre, and gradually diminishing to the edge, which might 
be planted M-ith low growing sorts, they form a beautiful bed. 
Well cultivated too, they form fine objects in pots, and might be 
introduced with advantage amongst other plants into the green 
house or conservatory. — Gard. Cliron. 
Trillium. There are ten species of this plant, natives of this 
country, from Carolina to Canada. Some one or other of the kinds 
may be found in all our low woody swamps, or On the borders of 
them. The Trilliums are a curious and beautiful tribe of plants, 
and very ornamental, flowering in April and May. The flowers 
are universally of three petals, and the leaves grow in threes; 
called by botanists trifoliate — probably from this circumstance 
the name Trillium is derived; being all native of shady woods 
and swamps. They can be cultivated in the common garden soil, 
and ought, therefore, to be planted in the border. 
Venus's fly trap — Dionea muscipula. This little delicate 
curious plant, with leaves in the form of a rat trap, which spring 
up and catch the poor flies that trespass upon them. The flowers 
are pretty large for so small a plant; native of moss bogs in 
North Carolina, and has not been found, we believe, in any other 
part of the country. 
Veronica Virginica, flowers white, growing in spikes, and 
handsome; native on the mountains and hills, in sunny exposures 
in many parts of the country. There is a variety said to grow 
in the mountains in Virginia, with purple flowers and growing 
very tall. 
Lily of the Valley — Convallaria majalis, deserves a place 
in every garden. It thrives best in a shady situation, a low 
growing plant with racemes of white, sweet scented, flowers in 
May, and is very hardy. 
Aster — Starwort, a larger genus of American plants, abound- 
ing all over the country in almost every situation, enlivening the 
fields, road sides, and swamps, in the fall of the year. Pursh 
enumerates seventy-five species, native of North America; some 
of the kinds are very handsome, and if they were not so common, 
would be thought worthy a place in the gardens and shrubberies 
as they are in Europe. 
Asclepias Tuberosa — Milk-weed. The flowers are orange 
yellow, and very beautiful; it has been proved to be an infallible 
cure for the plurisy, and well known to the physicians; native all 
over the country in fields. A plant or two should be introduced 
into every garden for its use and beauty; it will grow without 
any trouble. 
American Columbine — Jiqueiegia canadensis. This plant 
grows among rocks, and may be found growing from Canada to 
