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BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FLOWERS. 
rock garden or flower border, and flourish in a deep 
and well -drained sandy peat and leaf soil. They are 
increased by careful division of the tuberous root- 
stocks in early autumn, and by seeds in spring. 
TROLLIUS {Globe Flower). — These beautiful mem- 
bers of the Buttercup family like a rich loamy soil, 
and rather moist situations, such as near ponds, 
streams, &c. They will, however, also flourish in 
ordinary good soil in the flower border or rock 
garden, and are increased by careful division of the 
rootstocks in early autumn or in spring. The follow- 
ing are the best known kinds: T. asiaticus, 12 to 18 
inches high, has divided leaves and deep yellow 
roundish blossoms with ten petals. There are several 
forms, including a fine one known as “ Orange Globe,” 
the flowers of which are shown on Plate 4, fig. 9. 
japonicus, Foi'tunei, and major, are other good forms ; 
and albus is a very pale yellow one. T. europxus is a 
native Globe Flower, 1 to 2 feet high, with roundish 
leaves, the five main segments of which are cut to 
wedge-shaped lobes. The pale or clear yellow flowers 
appear from June to August, and sometimes up to 
September. (Plate 4, fig. 8.) There are several other 
species of Trollius all with yellow or orange blossoms 
in early summer. 
TROPiEOLUM {Indian Cress). — A showy group of 
climbing or trailing annuals or perennials belonging 
to the Geranium family. The best known annuals 
are : T. majus, with fleshy climbing stems, large 
roundish glaucous-green peltate leaves, and showy 
tubular and spurred flowers of rich scarlet, orange, 
crimson, or creamy-white, the two upper petals being 
