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Lritoma uvaria glaucescens and T. wu. serotina.—These plants 
cannot be too strongly recommended for a distant effect. They are not 
so hardy as we thought them to be; and therefore the side suckers 
should be taken care of as soon as large enough to pot, and kept in cold 
frames through the winter. We should treat these as other flower 
garden plants—yearly propagation and planting. . 
Iris germanica, I. anglica, and I. hispanica.—A class of plants of 
the greatest interest. Where variety is wanted, the mixtures comprise 
every shade of violet, blue, and purple, &c. No garden should he 
without a bed of each class. They grow freely in any good garden soil, 
and are cheap enough for all classes to have them. 
Alstremeria chilensis, hybrids —We have grown these for some 
years, and nothing can exceed the gorgeous display they make for two 
months or even more. ‘The soil should be dry and sandy, well loosened 
to the depth of 18 inches. They will remain in the ground for several 
years by merely covering the beds with a little old tan during winter. 
Some other varieties are equally hardy and very interesting. 
Inlium laneifolium, var.—These have now become cheap enough to 
plant freely. Heavy rains will injure the blooms a little, but notwith- 
standing they are beautiful objects in September. They will succeed 
well as single beds, or mixed in clumps or borders of American plants, 
and require a peaty soil. The roots should be taken up during winter 
if the soil is at all damp, and the bulbs kept in dry mould. i 
LL. longiflorum and eximium are both pure white, 18 inches high, 
and make beautiful July beds; they will grow in any good garden soil. 
L. bulbiferum, var.—These make splendid summer beds of the 
richest orange scarlet, and grow about two feet high. 
LL. tigrinum.—An old but very useful variety, growing three feet. 
Beds of these three last kinds might be so arranged, by planting inter- 
- mediate plants between the Lilies, that when they have done flowering a 
succession may follow. All the orange-coloured Lilies mix adinirably 
with the varieties of Delphinium, and make the showiest masses 
~ eoncelvable, and as such, should be introduced to every mixed garden, 
or for large beds on lawns, &c. 
Agapanthus umbellatus.—We more frequently see this massed out 
than other plants we have named. It forms a fine massive bed, 
unique in point of gracefulness, and the rich blue of the flowers foym a 
great relief to pink, rose-coloured, or white beds. 
Oxalis Bowiei makes a beautiful dwarf rose-coloured bed, flowering 
from August till destroyed by the frost. The bulbs should be planted 
in May, on a dryish soil, and sunny exposure. 
Tigridia Pavonia, conchiflora, and Wheelert, are all showy 
bulbous plants for beds, or for mixing in with herbaceous plants. 
Asclepias tuberosa makes a rich orange bed; used to be much more 
generally grown than now; it is one of the showiest of herbaceous plants. 
Delphinium Barlow, Hendersoni, &c., d&c.— These are now too well 
known to require any comment. Nearly all the species are worthy of 
cultivation. The new varieties are unequalled for producing rich blue 
colours. 
Lobelia fulyens, grandiflora, Queen Victoria, St. Clair, &c.—These 
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