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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
fhief species are: L. elegans, purplish, 2 to 4ft. , July to Oct. ; 
L. graminifolia, rosy-purple, grass-like foliage, 4ft., Sept. ; 
L. pycnostachya, pale purple, Sept., 4ft. ; L. scariosa, purple, 
Sept., 2ft. ; and L. spicata (Devil’s Bit), rosy-purple, Sept., 
3ft. The foregoing will thrive in good, rich, moist soil in 
sunny or shady borders, or by the side of ponds or water 
courses. Plant in autumn. Increased by seeds sown in sandy 
soil in a cold frame ; or by division of the roots in autumn 
or spring. 
Libertia. — L. formosa is a beautiful hardy perennial, 
belonging to the Iris order (Iridaceae), and a native of Chili. It 
has deep green evergreen foliage and bears beautiful white 
flowers in spikes or trusses in May. This plant requires to 
be grown in peat and loam on a warm, sunny rockery, or on 
the margin of a bed containing peat-loving shrubs. Planting 
is best done in March or April. Increased by division of the 
creeping root-stocks in March or April. 
Limnanthes. — The only species grown is L. Douglasii, 
a native of California and a member of the Geranium order 
(Geraniaceae). It is a hardy annual, grows 6 to Sin. high, and 
bears yellow and white sweet-scented flowers in summer. A 
first-rate annual for growing in masses in beds or borders, 
or as edgings thereto. Will grow in ordinary soil, and requires 
a sunny position. Sow seeds outdoors in September to ensure 
plants for flowering late in spring, and in March or April 
for summer blooming. 
Linaria. (Toadflax). — Hardy annuals and perennials, be- 
longing to the Foxglove order (Scrophulariaceas). The annual 
species are : L. aparinoides, sulphur-yellow, striped black, 
summer, i8in., N. Africa; L. a. splendens, various colours; 
L. maroccana, violet-purple, white and yellow, summer, gin., 
Morocco ; L. m. rosea, carmine-rose ; L. m. hybrida, various 
colours ; L. bipartita, lilac-purple and yellow, June to Sept., 
12 to i8in., Algeria; L. b. alba, white; L. b. splendida, 
purple; L. Broussonettii, bright orange, dark spots, June to 
Sept., 3in., Spain ; L. reticulata, purple and yellow, May to 
July, 2 to 4ft., Portugal; L. r. aureo-purpurea, purple and 
orange; L. spartea, deep yellow, 1 ft. , June to Sept., Mediter- 
ranean coast. The perennial species are : L. alpina, bluish- 
violet and yellow, summer, 6in., Alps, suitable for rockeries ; 
L. Cymbalaria (Ivy-leaved Toadflax or Mother of Thousands), 
bluish-purple, lilac, or white, summer, shoots trailing, suitable 
for walls or rockeries, Britain; L. c. alba, pure white; L. 
dalmatica, yellow and orange, summer, 3 to 4ft., S' Europe, 
good border plant and flowers valuable for cutting ; L. hepati- 
caefolia, lilac-purple, summer, shoots creeping, suitable for a 
