WILD GARDENS AND NATURALIZING 
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An Attractive Wild Garden Plant 
Among the many beautiful flowering plants suit- 
able for naturalizing in the wild garden, none is 
more effective than the subject illustrated above, 
the American Cowslip {Dodecatheon Meadia)^ which 
thrives and increases in moist, partially shaded 
situations. The large Cyclamen-like flowers of pur- 
plish red are borne in clusters on stems from 
18 inches to 2% feet high, according to the con- 
geniality of conditions. Dodecatheon Jeffreyanum is 
also a fine variety, producing larger flowers than 
D. Meadia, and having very ornamental foliage, va- 
riegated green, red and yellow. 
Narcissus in the Wild Garden 
Below we give an example of Trumpet 
Narcissus naturalized in the wild garden. 
Grouped in this way in irregular natural 
colonies they are captivatingly picturesque 
when in bloom in the spring, and are much 
more effective than when scattered individu- 
ally through the grass. Bulbs, like many 
other plants, for best effect, should be 
planted in quantity, so there will be a mass 
of color sufficient to make its presence felt. 
