PLANTS WORTH GROWING 89 
There are in addition to the garden varieties of 
Antirrhinum majus two or three choice species that 
are very interesting and worthy plants. A. asarina 
has trailing stems, clothed with circular leaves with 
scalloped edges set in pairs at intervals of an inch 
or so. From each leaf- joint a pair of pale primrose- 
yellow flowers appear on short footstalks, and against 
the bronze-green foliage these delicately-tinted 
flowers show to capital advantage. Another species 
is A. glutinosa, a plant of almost shrubby although 
small and slender growth. The numerous wiry 
stems are clothed with small pilose or downy foliage, 
and small white flowers with rosy lilac shading are 
freely produced. Both of these are charming subjects 
for wall gardens. 
Aquilegia. — Only lest we should appear to belittle 
the charms of other delightful plants do we restrain 
ourselves from indulging in superlatives in describing 
the elegant loveliness of the long-spurred Aquilegias. 
Several of the species are of brilliant colouring, such 
as A. Californica, A. canadensis, and A. Skinneri, 
all of which have yellow corolla petals with red 
spurs. A. Chrysantha is golden-yellow throughout, 
and there are others of blue and white. 
The most fascinating and delicate shades and com- 
binations of colour are to be found in the race known 
as caerulea hybrida. These are large flowered, long 
spurred, and free blooming, and they embrace an 
infinite variety of mingled shades of mauve, rosy 
lilac, fawn, lavender and pale yellow. To see them 
