122 HARDY PERENNIALS 
and fostered the impression that the whole family 
may well be shunned, but it is a great pity this 
should be so, as the white-flowered angustifolia, 
the cream, green-tipped Capnoides, the large yellow- 
flowered thalictrifolia are delightful plants, while there 
are still several others that may well find a place 
in the shady corners of the garden. Seeds scattered 
in Spring in the places where the plants may grow 
undisturbed will quickly establish a stock. 
Crambe. — Resembling nothing so much as 
Gypsophila on a giant scale, Crambe cordifolia is 
a noble plant that will grow to a height of five or 
six feet, and as an isolated specimen makes a fine 
and conspicuous object. Orientalis has larger 
flowers but is still light and airy in appearance. 
Pinnatifida is the greatest of the giants, frequently 
attaining as much as eight feet in height. 
The Crambes like a chalky or gravelly soil, and 
the best plan is to sow two or three seeds in a pot, 
thin to one plant as soon as large enough to handle, 
and plant in a position where disturbance of the 
root will be unnecessary. 
Crinum. — The Cape Lily is an aristocrat among 
border plants, its stout stems surmounted by large 
trumpet-shaped flowers presenting a rich and noble 
appearance. The roots are bulbous, and should 
be planted several inches deep, for they are hardy 
so long as the crowns are well buried. A position 
at the foot of a south wall, where they have the 
benefit of sunshine, but are not exposed to rough 
