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imagined. Again one could use Delphiniums (as 
being the best, tall, blue-flowered plants) in a bed 
along with Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora. The 
mauvy Lythrum Salicaria contrasts with the yellow 
Loosestrife, and the white and red Epilobiums, so 
much used in the wild garden or in " natural" 
gardening. Verbascum Lychnitis and Lychnis 
chalcedonica; Penlstemon barbatus above blue 
Aquilegias, blue and white Campanulas intermixed ; 
and mixtures of Glyceria spectabilis or Phalaris 
arundinacea with any erect and showy perennial or 
annual, might all be considered. We presume these 
are suitable plants for your purpose. The dwarfer bed¬ 
ding contrasts are easily managed. Galtonia candicans 
contrasts with Gladioli ; Spiraea Anthony Waterer 
with Li'ium candidum ; Salpiglosis and blue Corn¬ 
flowers with something dwarfer below them would 
be pleasing. Very fine foliage effects can be pro¬ 
duced by planting together masses of Solanums, 
Cannas, Caladium esculentum, Coleus, Ricinus, 
Lavateras, and a few selected species of Polygonums, 
as for instance P. lanigerum. P. orientalis, &c. 
Plants for a dry border — H. S.: By a proper 
selection even dry ground can be attractively 
furnished. Many hardy perennial plants do not 
object to a dry border, though of course they do not 
develop so well as in borders that are liberally pro¬ 
vided with moisture, &c. Pyrethrums and Phloxes 
are a case in point. The tuberous Begonias flower 
continuously in dry beds or borders ; as also Poppies, 
Lavender, Canterbury Bells, Everlasting Peas, 
Portulacas, Helipterums, Coreopsis, Sunflowers, and 
Lychnis chalcedonica. Where dry borders exist 
you must do the best you can for them by adding 
moisture-retaining material, such as leaf soil, vege¬ 
table mould, and well decayed manure. Where 
bulbous plants are set in dry borders, they should be 
more deeply planted than is the rule. 
Fragrant plants for the garden.— L. J. R.: 
Plants with typically fragrant leaves or flowers to 
form '* scent " borders would include the following : 
Aloysia citriodora (grown in pots and plunged out 
during summer), Artemisia Abrotanum or Southern¬ 
wood. Balm (Melissia officinalis), Bergamot(Monarda 
didyma), Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), 
splendid for dry banks, a British wild plant ; English 
Bluebells (Scilla nutans), Wallflower, Heliotrope, 
Lfly-of-the Valley, Winter Heliotrope (Petasites 
fragrans), all the Primrose family, Daffodils, 
Daphnes, Day Lilies, Common Elder, Epilobium 
hirsutum, Golden Feather, Violas, Jonquils, Sweet 
Peas, Lavender, Liliums, especially the common 
White Lily ; Lilac, Honeysuckle, Marjoram 
(Origanum officinale), night scented Stock, Mentha, 
the Mint tribe, Mignonette, Mimulus moschatus, 
night scented Tobacco (Nicotiana affinis), Paeonies, 
scented Pelargoniums, of which P. tomentosum, P. 
quercifolium, P. Lady Mary, P. Lady Plymouth, P. 
crispum, P. Lady Scarborough, P. Radula, and P. 
denticulatum majus, are the most fragrant. Phloxes 
are markedly fragrant; Mule and other Pinks; 
Ribes sanguineum, Hesperis matronalis or Dame’s 
Violet, Roses, Rosemary, Common Rue (Ruta 
graveolens), Stocks, Sweet William, Tansy, Thyme, 
Woodruff, Violets, aud Yarrow (Artemesia). Most 
of these subjects are suitable for any garden border 
in summer. 
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ANTIIURIUM VEITCHI. 
Whatever objections some people may have to the 
flowers of various Anthuriums, no objection need be 
taken in the present case, as the spathes are un¬ 
attractive and the plant grown solely for the sake of 
its foliage. Fine specimens make leaves 3 ft. to 5 ft. 
long, this length referring to the lamina or blade 
alone, the stalk measuring so much more. Plants 
having leaves of such dimensions usually take up a 
great deal of space, and can only be accommodated 
in a few establishments of large size ; but A. Veitchi 
takes up remarkably little room owing to the peculiar 
habit of the plant. The caudex or rootstock is 
erect, and from it the leaf-stalks ascend at a very 
sharp angle, being almost erect. Then from the top 
of the stalk the leaf-blade hangs down perpendicu¬ 
larly, unless too heavy for the stalk. Then all that 
is necessary is to stake the stalks, and let the leaf- 
blade hang, which will hide boih stalks and stakes. 
The rugose nature of the leaf, its datk green 
colour and leathery nature when mature, as well 
as the small space it occupies are arguments in favour 
of the extended cultivation of this noble Aroid. The 
accompanying illustration shows the points and 
features we have just indicated. 
THE WOOD LEOPARD MOTH. 
(ZEUZERA AESCULI.) 
The caterpillars of this beautiful and formidable 
moth have of late years in particular committed a 
great amount of damage amongst several species of 
trees in the London parks and gardens. Evidently 
it is far more plentiful than is generally supposed, 
and in many cases the ravages have been wrongly 
attributed to the goat moth, another pest of our 
forest and woodland, which is also far from uncom¬ 
mon around London. The attacks of the Wood 
Leopard Moth, unless in the case of young Thorns 
and various members of the Pyrus family, are 
usually confined to the upper portions of the trees, 
1. With a piece of unctuous clay form a cup¬ 
shaped receptacle around the aperture and fill this 
with gas-tar. The tar following the course of the 
tunnel generally kills or dislodges the caterpillar. 
2. Insert a piece of cyanide of potassium into the 
entrance hole, and plug with clay or wax to prevent 
the fumes escaping. 
3 Plug the holes with a mixture of soot, lime, 
and cow manure, the two former in about half the 
bulk of the latter. 
4. A piece of pliable hooked wire inserted into the 
hole has been successfully employed to kill or dis¬ 
lodge the caterpillar. 
5. Prune off and burn the branches of infected 
trees, and as the caterpillar rarely attacks the stems 
this will not necessitate the total removal of any 
specimens.— A. D. Webster. 
RIVINA HUMILIS. 
Plants of this make exceedingly pretty berried sub¬ 
Anthurium Veitchi, 
where recognition is difficult and remedies almost 
beyond reach. It requires three seasons from the 
laying of the egg lor the perfect .development of the 
caterpillar, during which time the tunnelling en¬ 
gaged in not only acts injuriously on the timber, but 
it also so weakens the branch or shoot that it readily 
snaps across during windy weather. The tunnels or 
galleries vary according to the age of the cater¬ 
pillar, from one-fcurth to nearly one-half inch in 
diameter, and are carried through the hardest heart 
wood, or even such as has become almost petrified 
through age or disease, the trees usually attacked 
being the Spanish Chestnut, Lime, Elm, Poplar, 
Thorn, and Beam Tree. For all constructive pur¬ 
poses the timber that has become tunnelled is per- 
f;ctly useless, the galleries being carried in all 
directions, and often to such an extent that the trees 
attacked are killed outright in consequence. For 
this reason, although the moth is one of our largest 
and most beautiful, we would recommend any of the 
following methods of destroying the caterpillars 
jects where well cared for. They are less conspicu¬ 
ous for their flowers than their highly-coloured 
berries, about the size of small peas. When well 
grown they present a highly ornamental plant for 
decorative purposes, the long spikes of bright 
scarlet berries remaining on the plants for months. 
They are readily increased from seeds of their own 
throwing off, which makes them much less trouble¬ 
some than many other decorative plants. They are 
of robust growth and may be had in splendour 
nearly a l the year round, if necessary. Anyone 
having a little store accommodation might do well 
to add to its beauty by securing a few plants of this 
serviceable subject. For a compost, they delight in 
equal proportions of peat and loam, with a little 
sand added, giving occasional syringings overhead to 
preveet the ravages of red spider. Although classi¬ 
fied as stove plants, if carefully hardened off, they 
can be used for conservatory decoration—that is, 
after coming to maturity. For table decoration 
they are found hard to surpass, their soft, alternate, 
