May 23, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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the previous two, but in miniature, being very much smaller 
(blade 3 in. to 6 in.), and sometimes tinted with deep purple 
red. 
A. Sedenii is a shade or two lighter than A. metallica. A 
very bold and handsome one in its way is A. Martin Cahuzac, 
having a. few large wrinkles and silvery bands and netting. A. 
mortefontainensis has bright shining leaves with silvery ribs., 
and is slightly scolloped at the edges. The leaves of A. zebrina 
are olive and striped with light green. A. Leopoldi has huge 
leaves like A. sanderiana., but they are bright green, and 
the larger ribs are pale green. 
Some of the species have leaves of softer tissue and less 
leathery than the above. One of these is A. plumbea, which 
has black leaf-stalks covered with a. gray bloom. A. violascens 
has violet leaf-stalks and ribs to. the leaves. The arrow-shaped 
leaves of A. Johnstoni have red ribs and clusters, of short spines 
on the petioles. Perhaps the most common of all the specie® or 
forms at the present day is A. macrorhiza. variegata, having- 
large fleshy stems and leaves beautifully variegated with white. 
The Herbaceous Border. 
PLANTS IN FLOWER. 
Trollius europaeus. 
Those who have seen this plant growing in wet and boggy 
places on the mountain sides would conceive of it as a suitable 
subject for the rockery, the finely-cut foliage, large flowers 
and the dwarf habit of the plant all indicating its suitability 
for planting in jdaces where taller subjects would be inadmis¬ 
sible. Where Heather in young plantations of Fir trees get. 
burnt accidentally or otherwise, the Trollius or Globe Flower 
grows remarkably strongly, and few could resist the temptation 
to dig it up and plant it in the herbaceous border, unless it is 
already there. In good garden soil in highland valleys, but 
iiioie particularly in lowland gardens, the plant makes much 
more vigorous growth, attaining a height of 2^ ft., so that 
it is most properly placed in the herbaceous border. Tire 
flowers, under these conditions, are of large size, soft clear 
yellow, and more decidedly globular in shape than those of 
exotic species, and, in my opinion, it is one of the best, its pale 
colour notwithstandinfr. 
Trollius asiaticus. 
The leavesi of this species are more finely divided than the 
ordinary European species ; the stems are also darker in. colour, 
j eing usually of a reddish-purple. The flowers are golden- 
yellow, rather open, and showing the small orange petals which 
are longer than the stamens. This is the ordinary form of T. 
asiaticus, but. there are several other forms that are closely 
allied, and usually reckoned varieties. It is quite distinct, 
However and a very useful border plant. Both of them can 
leadily be propagated by division in March, care being taken 
to separate the crowns from one another without destroying 
tlie roots, especially if the plants are small. 
Camassia Cusickii. 
Ox the several species now in cultivation this is the earliest 
o oom and the most bulky plant, owing to- the large size of 
ie leaves, which stand nearly erect. They are very broad, 
an o auch glaucous hue on the upper surface, resembling 
an ins, and hide the flower-stems much better than, in the case 
Wl J01C !! tlinii - ,^ le fl° ,wers are of large size and light blue. 
len veil established this recently-introduced species is a 
very bold and effective subject in the herbaceous border. In 
warn, sheltered places it commences to bloom early in April. 
Euphorbia palustris. 
Theie is no more conspicuous object in the herbaceous 
oraer at the present time where a. large plant of this is grown. 
f tlle time of blooming it varies in height from 2 ft. to 3 ft., 
forming a round-headed bush covered with its soft yellow bracts 
and flowers, which remain in good condition for some time. 
When the summer growth of this plant commences it soon 
attains a height of 4 ft. or 5 ft., and is then a rather bulky 
subject, unless there is plenty of space. It is valuable, how¬ 
ever, a.t this season, when relatively few herbaceous plants are 
yet in bloom. 
Hesperis matronalis alba plena. 
Several forms of this are in cultivation, but the best of all 
is undoubtedly the double white here named. It is somewhat 
later in coming into* bloom than the single one as a. rule, keeps 
company with the evergreen Candytufts, such as Iberis sem- 
pervirens and its varieties, and the even finer I. correaefolia, 
which has now begun to' bloom. Possibly the finest, form in 
which this plant can be seen is when reared annually from cut¬ 
tings taken, in the autumn. The rooi>stock is veiy short, and 
only a small portion can be obtained with each crown or tuft 
of leaves, but if these are taken off carefully with a knife, and 
firmly inserted in light sandy soil and leaf-mould in, thumb 
pots, they will form roots during the autumn, and be well 
worthy of a shift into larger pots about February. During 
the early spring months this plant increases in size and vigour 
if kept in a cold frame. About the end of March, when the 
weather becomes fairly settled, they may be planted out, when 
they will come into bloom during May or June, according to 
the district, and form one of the most conspicuous ornaments 
Tulipa micheliana. (See p. 443.) 
of the garden. The pure white sweet-scented flowers, are pro¬ 
duced in long spikes very much resembling those of a double 
Stock. 
Asphodeline liburnica. 
Sometimes the above name 1 is confused with that of Aspho- 
delus. The latter, however, has leafless stems, while the plant 
under notice has its stems furnished with numerous leaves up 
to the base of the flower-stalk. In the plant under notice 
numerous leaves also spring from the base, and these are of 
considerable length, three-sided, glaflcous, striated with green, 
and hollow. The stem-leaves are much shorter and arching. 
The flowers themselves are yellow, with a green rib on the back 
of each segment, and of large size. The plant comes from 
South-Eastern Europe, and is much less common in gardens 
than A. lutea, which comes from the Mediterranean region, and 
that and A. taurica often form the sole representatives of the 
genus, even in good collections. 
