March 16, 1907. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
liable to lifting as they would be if used 
specially for bedding purposes. The idea 
should be to make permanent clumps, 
patches or beds of them in a part of the 
garden where they can be left undis¬ 
turbed. 
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((ialega officinalis Hartlandi). 
Single Blue Hepatica (Anemone Hepatica caerulea). 
Single— • 
31ue hepatica 
(Anemone Hepatica caerulea). 
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Blue is supposed to be the typical 
olour of Anemone Hepatica, but there 
ave been so many' shades of colour in 
ardens for hundreds of years that it is 
ifficult to say what should be the typical 
olour. That which we represent is a 
ingle blue variety to which the name 
aerulea is given to indicate the colour in 
ardens. There are many shades of blue, 
nd those who have taken the trouble to 
aise them from seeds have found them 
ariable in this respect. Where the colour 
; fairly intensified the effect of the flowers 
> greater than if it was a pale washy blue. 
Some of the forms in gardens are in- 
ensified to a deep violet-blue, and the 
ouble blue form is of that shade of 
olour, but it is rare, apparently having 
ever been much increased in gardens, 
here are also shades of pink, rose and 
oub'e rose or red, besides single and 
i'ouble white varieties, the latter having 
ome into considerable prominence within 
he last few years. 
Some people experience considerable 
ifficultv in cultivating the Hepaticas suc- 
essfully, but that applies more particu¬ 
lar to the eastern and southern counties 
nd to the neighbourhood of smoky towns 
here the evergreen foliage gets brown 
dth the drought and heat of summer and 
'ith the deposit from the smoky atmc- 
phere in winter. Those who would suc- 
eed under those conditions should select 
ome shady and moist situation for the 
dants in the drier counties. There is 
Iso another reason that militates against 
he successful cultivation of the plant, and 
hat is the attempt to get a large number 
f plants by' continuallv dividing and re- 
ividing the specimens so that they are 
Iways kept small and the roots in a con- 
inual state of disturbance. 
Where the plants succeed in getting es¬ 
tablished and are left in the same position 
for many years they form large tufts or 
patches which permeate every inch of soil 
with their roots and lift in the form of a 
large sod. This means that they produce 
roots freely, and the crowns are so densely 
arranged that they permeate every particle 
of soil. The best way of growing them 
would be to plant them in situations where 
they would be enjoyed during February 
and March when in bloom, and not be 
There is no more popular herbaceous 
plant than the common Goat’s Rue (G. 
officinalis). The white variety is equally 
valuable for decorative effect, but last year 
particular stress seemed to be laid upon 
the common one because it represented a 
colour that was popular amongst people 
of taste. Mauve was the ruling passion 
amongst those who wished to satisfy them¬ 
selves with flowers furnishing that par¬ 
ticular colour. This was only one of the 
plants largely grown to supply the colour. 
G. officinalis Hartlandi is very nearly 
of the same hue. but there is more white 
in the flowers, indeed, the standards might 
be described as deep mauve-purple, and 
the wings as white. The accompanying 
illustration will give a good idea of a. 
plant that has been allowed to grow 
naturally with little or no staking and 
tving. The photograph also shows the 
immense quantity of flowers produced by 
the plant. It is, indeed, as florife.rous as 
the common form, but the flowers are 
larger and the white wing? are more con¬ 
spicuous. Those who have not ithese 
plants in their collection may get .one or 
both, adding the white variety' for the sake 
of contrast. All three afford any quantity 
Galega officinalis Hartlandi. 
Maclaren and■ Sons . 
