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THE CULTURE OF HARDY PERENNIALS. 
*Hepatica triloba, (Three-lobed-leaved 
Liverwort.) — The leaves bluntly three-lobed 
and numerous, forming a dense tuft ; flowers 
numerous, small, buttercup shaped, pink ; 
height, four to six inches. Flowers in April. 
There are varieties with blue and white 
flowers, and also with double flowers of each 
colour : the double-pink and double-blue are 
very pretty when grown in pots, and gently 
forced in the early part of the spring. 
*Hesperis matron alis, (The Garden 
Rocket.) — The Rockets are very showy plants; 
the leaves large ovate-lanceolate, toothed ; the 
flowers on an erect stem, cruciform, light 
purple ; height, about two feet. Flowers in 
June. The double-white, double French 
white, and double-purple varieties of this 
plant, are splendid objects. 
Heuchera Americana, (American Heu- 
chera.) — The root-leaves roundish, lobed ; the 
flowers small, on a branching panicle, purplish; 
height, two feet. Flowers in May. 
rioRMiNUM pyrenaicum, (Pyrenean Hor- 
minum.) — The root-leaves ovate obtuse ; the 
stems erect, simple, furnished with whorls of 
drooping bluish-purple labiate flowers ; 
height, one foot. Flowers in July. 
*Hyacinthus amethystinus, (Amethyst- 
coloured Hyacinth.) — Bulbous. This has 
long narrow leaves, and a spike of bell-shaped, 
blue, drooping flowers ; height, nine inches. 
Flowers in May. 
Hypericum quadrangulum, (Square- 
stemmed St. John's Wort.) — The leaves are 
small, bluntly ovate ; the flowers in a many- 
coloured panicle at the top of the upright 
stems, small, yellow ; height, one foot and 
a-half. Flowers in July. 
^'Hypericum montanum, (Mountain St. 
John's Wort.) — The stems round, and erect ; 
the leaves bluntly ovate, small ; the flowers 
much like the last ; height, one foot. Flowers 
in July. 
Iris susiana, (Chalcedonian Iris.) — The 
flowers of the Iris family consist of six seg- 
ments, of which three are erect, and occupy 
the centre, and the three alternate ones are 
deflexed. The leaves of this, are sword-shaped; 
the stem erect, bearing one striped flower ; 
height, two feet. Flowers in April. 
*Iris germanica, (German Iris.) — The 
leaves sword-shaped ; the flowers large, purple, 
blue, numerous ; height, three feet. Flowers 
in May. 
*Iris pallida, (Pale Turkey Iris.) — The 
leaves sword-shaped ; the flowers large,pale bl ue, 
numerous ; height, two feet. Flowers in May. 
*Iris subbiflora, (Double-bearing Iris.) 
— The leaves sword-shaped ; the flowers deep 
purple or violet, large ; height, nine inches to 
one foot. Flowers in May and June. 
Iris tenax, (Tough Iris.) — The leaves 
linear, sword-like ; the flowers purple ; height, 
one foot. Flowers in July. 
*Iris fragrans, (Fragrant Iris.)— The 
leaves of this are sword-shaped, narrow , the 
stems about three-flowered; the flowers small, 
light blue, fragrant ; height, one foot and 
a-half. Flowers in June. 
Iris pseud-acorus, (Yellow Water Iris.) — 
The leaves sword -shaped ; the flowers yellow; 
height, three feet. Flowers in June. Grows 
in wet places. 
Iris ochroleuca, (Sulphur-coloured Iris.) 
— The leaves linear, sword-leaved ; the stems 
about three-flowered ; the flowers light yellow; 
height, three feet. Flowers in July. 
*Iris lusitanica, (Portuguese Iris.) — The 
leaves narrow, channelled ; the stems two- 
flowered ; the flowers large, blue ; height, two 
feet. Flowers in May. 
Iris furcata, (Forked Iris.) — The leaves 
sword-shaped; the stems forked, two-flowered ; 
the flowers large, blue. Flowers in April. 
Iris Xiphium, (Small Bulbous Iris.) — 
Bulbous ; the leaves are awl-shaped, chan- 
nelled ; the stems two-flowered ; the flowers 
blue and yellow, petals narrow ; height, one 
foot and a-half. Flowers in June. 
*Iris xiphioides, (Great Bulbous Iris.) — 
Bulbous. The leaves awl-shaped, channelled ; 
the stems two-flowered ; the flowers blue and 
yellow, petals broad ; height, one foot and 
a-half. Flowers in June. These two last 
species have given rise to a great variety of 
florists' hybrids of various colours, and of 
great beauty. 
Jasione perennis, (Perennial Jasione.) — 
The stem is erect ; the leaves obovate, the 
upper ones oblong linear ; the flowers in 
globular heads, blue, very showy ; height, one 
foot. Flowers in July. 
Lathyrus grandiflorus, (Large-flowered 
Pea.) — A branching climbing plant ; leaves 
composed of three oval leaflets ; the flowers 
two or three together, large, purple rose, pea- 
shaped, very showy ; height, four feet. 
Flowers in July. 
*Leucojum vernum, (Spring Snow-flake.) 
— Bulbous. The leaves short, linear ; the 
flowers one on a stem, white, like a Snowdrop; 
height nine inches. Flowers in February and 
March. 
*Leucojum ^stivum, (Summer Snow- 
flake.) — Bulbous. The leaves linear, long ; 
the flowers several on a stem, whit%; height 
one foot and a half. Flowers in May. 
*Leucojum autumnale, (Autumn Snow- 
flake.) — Bulbous. The leaves narrow ; the 
stem many-flowered, the flowers pink ; height 
nine inches. Flowers in Septembei - . 
Liatris spicata, (Spike-flowered Liatris.) 
— The root is tuberous ; the leaves are linear, 
and glabrous, and the flowers, of a rosy purple, 
