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THE LADIES' FLORAL CARL NET. 
LIGULARIA MACROPHYLLA. 
LlGl'LAHIA MiCROPHYU-A. 
This giant of the herbaceous border is so conspicuous 
for the noble lines of its leafage and the daring splendor 
of its yellow flowers, that its name is often inquired 
after, and the artists rejoice to try their hands in depict¬ 
ing its striking characters. Its huge tuft of much-waved 
oblong leaves of a peculiar tone of full green, and its tall 
spires of yellow flowers of what may be called the Rag¬ 
wort type, render it as distinct in its own group of com¬ 
posites as it is when compared with other occupants of 
the border, no scatter of what group or class. Finding 
it in Mr. Ware’s nursery labeled as above, we have re¬ 
tained the name, but it is commonly and not improperly 
classed as a senenio, and it suggests by its distinctive 
features how much the genus senecio needs to be broken 
up to reduce the number and magnitude of its divergen¬ 
cies. This is a good companion plant for Bocconia cor- 
data, Centaurea Babylonica, Astragalus nipitata, and 
the like—plants that may be more appropriately 
termed picturesque than beautiful, and that have 
some special claims to assist in forming an artistic 
composition. This Ligularia is perfectly hardy, and 
needs only room to expand to justify its occupation of a 
good- position in a spacious border.— Gardener's 
Magazine. 
