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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
bulbs. Will thrive in any soil. H. glabra aurea has golden- 
tinted foliage. Increased by division in autumn or spring, 
planting the divisions close together if the earth requires to 
be quickly covered. 
Hesperis (Rocket; Dame’s Violet; Night-scented Stock). 
— Showy old garden flowers, belonging to the Wallflower order 
(Cruciferae). H. matronalis (Dame’s Violet or Rocket) bears 
white or lilac fragrant flowers, and grows i to 2ft. high. Will 
grow on old walls or in dry sunny borders ; very sweet in the 
evening. There is, however, a double white and purple form 
of this species which are infinitely prettier than the latter. 
These bear flowers similar to those of the Double Stock, and 
possessing a delightful fragrance. The single forms are raised 
from seed sown in the open ground, and the doubles from 
cuttings of side-shoots inserted in a shady border in summer. 
The cuttings soon root, and may then be planted in the borders 
in good rich soil. A fresh lot of plants should be reared 
thus annually to make sure of getting strong plants and fine 
spikes of flowers. H. violacea has violet-purple flowers, and is 
a hardy biennial. Really, however, the Double Rockets are 
the only ones worth growing in small gardens. The Night- 
scented Stock used to be included in this genus, but is now 
known as Matthiola tristis, which see. 
Heuchera (Alum Root). — The Heucheras are elegant 
hardy perennials, natives of America, and members of the 
Rockfoil order (Saxifragaceae). Most of the species hare slender 
graceful flower spikes furnished with small tubular, drooping 
blossoms which are valuable for cutting for indoor decoration. 
The principal species are: H. americana, red, i 8 in.; H. bri- 
zoides, a hybrid, with pink flowers, and growing :ft. high ; 
Heuchera brizoides gracillima, another hybrid, vith rosy- 
crimson flowers ; H. erubescens, white and red, 2ft. ; H. 
micrantha, creamy white, 2ft. ; H. micrantha rosea, lose, 2ft. ; 
H. sanguinea, coral-scarlet, i 8 in. ; H. s. alba, while ; H. s. 
grandiflora, crimson-scarlet ; H. s. rosea, rose ; H. s. splendens, 
vivid coral-scarlet ; H. Zabeliana, a hybrid, with pink flowers ; 
H. s. Edge Hall, rose ; H. s. Rosamundae, pink ; H s. Rose 
Queen, rose-pink ; and H. s. Walkeri, rich crimson. A 1 flower in 
summer and have a tufted habit of growth. The Heucheras 
may be grown on sunny rockeries, or in groups in th( front of 
sunny borders. Ordinary garden soil, not too heavy or too 
light, will suit. Plant in autumn or spring. Incrtased by 
seeds sown in sandy soil in a cold frame in spring, also by 
division of the roots in October or March. Seedlings will not 
flower until the following year. 
