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PARK AND CCMBTERY 
The Spring Garden— IV. 
Akebia quinata is a good climber with divided leaves 
and sweet scented but inconspicuous flowers. 
Berberi^ aquifolia and repens are the low growing 
evergreen barberries of the west. Various forms of B. 
Nepalensis are also in gardens some of which grow 
larger and are fairly hardy to New York City, but 
usually lose their foliage or have it badly browned in 
winter. They flower tow’ards the end of spring bear- 
ing upright racemes of yellow flowers. The deciduous 
barberries such as B. Thunbergii are more coui- 
mon and the purple leaved and other varieties of 
vulgaris numerous. B. Canadensis is of the same type 
and very hardy. These have drooping racemes and 
red fruit. An Epimedium or two and a few other 
little things belonging to the group will sometimes 
flower before spring is over, so will Nymphea odorata 
bloom before the end of May, especially southward. 
II. — Sarracenia purpurea is well worth a place in 
a garden if a place can be found or prepared to suit 
SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS. BERBERIS NEP.\LENSIS. 
it. Naturally it grows in peat bogs and sphagnum. 
Papaver nudicaule is a spring bloomer with saffron 
yellow flowers. 
Sanguinaria canadensis is a pretty white flowered 
native known as bloodroot. In some soils it will stand 
full exposure to the sun, but is mostly found growing 
in woods. 
Dicentras are a pretty genus. The flnest is D. 
spectabilis which has a rare white form, seemingly 
more tender than the pink flowered type which 
luxuriates in so many gardens. D. canadensis and D. 
eximia are also well worth growing. 
Corydalis nobilis is another fine plant of the same 
tribe bearing handsome yellow flowers. These plants 
soon die down after flowering and the efifort should 
then be made to reclothe the soil with mignonette, 
Erysimimi Peroskianum or any other annual belong- 
ing to the group. 
Of the same tribe as the Erysimum is Cheiranthus 
alpinus, Arabis alpina A. albida vars. Aubretia vars. 
and Alyssum saxatile vars. from which a finely col- 
ored group of beds may be arranged in white, yellow 
and purple. 
PAPAVER AI.PINUM. 
Ibcris sempervirens superba and I. Gilbaraltarica 
are sometimes rather late, yet they may be consid- 
ered spring blooming and are fine evergreen white 
flowered plants, which may be well grown in beds 
raised with stones — “rockwork.” 
Violas cucullata vars. cornuta vars. pedata vars. and 
the brilliant array of Pansies may be made a splendid 
feature of this group. The pansies however can scarce- 
ly be considered perfectly hardy, that is they are apt to 
suffer more or less during winter, and are best treated 
as bedding plants, after a winter’s protection in cold 
frames. 
13. Saponaria ocymoides is a charming pink flow- 
ered dwarf plant suitable in the highest degree for 
rock-raised beds. 
James MacPherson. 
IBERIS SEMPERVIRENS. 
