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BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FLOWERS. 
leaves and soft yellow and orange flowers ; H. flava 
lias narrow deep-green leaves about 2 feet long, and 
sweet-scented orange-yellow blossoms ; H. fulva has 
large tawny yellow flowers, about four inclies across. 
There are several fine forms of it, the best being dis- 
ticha, yellow, flushed with red ; Kwanso, and its varie- 
gated form, large double flowers of bronzy orange; 
and flore. jpleno , a form with double orange and 
crimson flowers ; H. Middendorji is like H. Dumortieri, 
but has broader leaves and paler golden-yellow 
flowers ; II. minor or graminea is a dwarf-growing 
species little more than a foot high, with deep-green 
grassy leaves and sweet-scented pale yellow flowers ; 
while H. Thunbergi has soft canary-yellow flowers, 
somewhat like those of H. flava, but later in the 
season. The species mentioned are chiefly nafives of 
Japan, although flava and fulva are also found dis- 
tributed westwards to Europe. 
HESPERIS matronalis (Dame’s Violet or Rochet ). — 
A charming old garden plant 2 to 4 feet high, having 
sweetly-scented white or lilac blossoms from May to 
July. The double -flowered kinds, both white and 
purple, are more highly valued as garden plants, and 
are best increased by division or cuttings. 
HEUCHERA sanguinea . — This popular perennial 
forms masses of roundish lobed leaves above which the 
flower-stalks rise to a height of 9 to 18 inches, bearing 
numerous scarlet bell-sliaped blossoms in summer. 
The variety splendens is more brilliant in colour than 
the type, while alba is not a particularly showy variety 
with creamy white flowers. To these may be added 
Edge Hall Hybrid, rosy ; grandiflora, rich crimson ; 
