PLANTS WORTH GROWING i6i 
real herbaceous character, while others are unques- 
tionably linked with the yellow-flowered Tree 
Lupins — L. arboreus. 
Both classes are delightful, but the herbaceous 
class produce very much longer spikes. In one 
exceptionally fine strain of these latter the range 
of colours is almost bewildering in its variety and 
charm. Rose, salmon, and almost red tints, coppery 
orange, amber yellow, and lovely bicolours all may 
be had, and with a few pure whites and deep rich 
blues they provide an incomparable display. The 
cultural requirements of the whole family are 
simple. A well-dug soil with a reasonable amount 
of nourishment in an open position is the most they 
demand. Seedlings will produce an abundant supply 
of varied flowers, and any particular favourite can 
be propagated by lifting and dividing a three- or 
four-year-old stool or clump. The Tree Lupins can 
be propagated from cuttings, and a good well- 
developed bush of the yellow-flowered L. arboreus 
makes a wonderful show. 
Lychnis. — The best of the Lychnis family is the 
scarlet-flowered L. chalcedonica, and its double form, 
chalcedonica flore plena. A few of the others are 
worth growing, particularly Viscaria splendens plena, 
with spikes of double flowers like rich rose-coloured 
stocks, 
A good rich-coJoured variety of L. coronaria with 
grey foliage and crimson flowers will also make an 
excellent bedding plant, but some of the other 
