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Chapter XI: Part III

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SELECTIONS OF PLANTS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES IN THE SUBTROPICAL GARDEN.

SUBTROPICAL GARDENING.

SELECTIONS OF PLANTS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES.

_A Selection of the very finest and most distinct Subtropical
Plants, both hardy and tender, suited for use in the climate of
Britain._

Acacia lophantha
Acanthus latifolius
Agave americana
“ “ variegata
Ailantus glandulosa
Aralia canescens
“ japonica
“ papyrifera
“ spinosa
Arundo conspicua
“ Donax
“ “ versicolor
Bambusa falcata
“ japonica
“ Simonii
“ viridi-glaucescens
“ edulis
Berberis Bealii
Beta cicla, var. chilensis
Caladium esculentum
Canna (in var.)
Chamærops excelsa
Crambe cordifolia
Corypha australis
Cycas revoluta
Dimorphanthus mandschuricus
Dicksonia antarctica
Dracæna indivisa
Echeveria metallica
Erythrina (in var.)
Ferdinanda eminens
Ferula (in var.)
Ficus elastica
Gynerium argenteum
Gunnera scabra
Gymnocladus canadensis
Helianthus orgyalis
Heracleum (in var.)
Melianthus major
Monstera deliciosa
Molopospermum cicutarium
Musa Ensete
Onopordon Acanthium
Paulownia imperialis
Phormium tenax
Poa fertilis
Polygonum cuspidatum
Polymnia grandis
Rheum (in var.)
Rhus glabra laciniata
Ricinus (in var.)
Seaforthia elegans
Solanum crinitipes
“ crinitum
“ macranthum
“ marginatum
“ robustum
“ Warscewiczii
Tupidanthus calyptratus
Uhdea bipinnatifida
Verbesina gigantea
Wigandia macrophylla
“ Vigieri
Yucca aloïfolia
“ canaliculata
“ gloriosa
“ pendula

_A Selection of hardy perennials affording the finest effects in the Subtropical Garden._

Acanthus, in variety
Aralia edulis
“ nudicaulis
Astilbe rivularis
Arundo Donax
“ “ versicolor
Bambusa, in var.
Bocconia cordata
Carex paniculata
“ pendula
Carduus eriophorus
Carlina acaulis
Cassia marilandica
Centaurea babylonica
Crambe cordifolia
Datisca cannabina
Echinops ruthenicus
Eryngium alpinum
“ amethystinum
Gynerium argenteum
Gunnera scabra
Helianthus orgyalis
Hemerocallis fulva
Heracleum (in var.)
Inula Helenium
Melianthus major
Meum athamanticum
Molopospermum cicutarium
Morina longifolia
Panicum bulbosum
“ virgatum
Phytolacca decandra
Polygonum cuspidatum
Rhaponticum cynaroides
“ pulchrum
Rheum (in var.)
Statice latifolia
Tritoma (in var.)
Yucca (in var.)
Cynara Scolymus

_A Selection of the finest tender Subtropical Plants that will succeed in our climate in summer._

Acacia lophantha
Agave americana
Aralia papyrifera
Asplenium Nidus-avis
Bambusa nigra
Bocconia frutescens
Brexia madagascariensis
Caladium esculentum
Canna (in var.)
Chamærops humilis
“ Palmetto
Cycas revoluta
Dahlia imperialis
Dracæna australis
“ cannæfolia
“ Draco
Echeveria metallica
Ferdinanda eminens
Ficus elastica
“ Chauvieri
Monstera deliciosa
Musa Ensete
Nicotiana virginica
“ wigandioides
Phormium tenax (hardy in the S. of England and Ireland)
Polymnia grandis
Ricinus (in var.)
Seaforthia elegans
Selinum decipiens
Solanum crinitipes
“ crinitum
“ macranthum
“ marginatum
“ robustum
Solanum Warscewiczii
Tupidanthus calyptratus
Uhdea bipinnatifida
Verbesina gigantea
Wigandia macrophylla
“ Vigieri
Zea Mays
“ “ variegata

_A Selection of hardy Plants suited for isolation on the turf of the Flower-garden and Pleasure-ground._

Acanthus latifolius
“ longifolius
“ mollis
“ spinosissimus
“ spinosus
Aralia canescens
“ japonica
“ spinosa
Astilbe rivularis
Arundo conspicua
“ Donax
“ “ versicolor
Bambusa (in var.)
Bocconia cordata
Canna (hardier kinds)
Crambe cordifolia
Datisca cannabina
Dracæna indivisa (in the southern counties of England and Ireland)
Echinops ruthenicus
Elymus arenarius
“ condensatus
Eryngium alpinum
Eryngium amethystinum
Ferula (any kinds)
Gynerium argenteum
Gunnera scabra
Helianthus orgyalis
Hemerocallis flava
“ fulva and others
Heracleum eminens
Melianthus major
Molopospermum cicutarium
Morina longifolia
Osmunda regalis
Phormium tenax
Phytolacca decandra
Poa fertilis
Polygonum cuspidatum
Rheum Emodi (and other species and varieties)
Statice latifolia
Stipa pennata
Tritoma (any kind)
Yucca (any kind)

_A Selection of Plants useful for the open air in summer and for embellishing the conservatory in winter._

Agave americana and vars. and other greenhouse species
Brexia madagascariensis
Chamærops excelsa
“ Fortunei
“ humilis
“ Palmetto
Cordyline indivisa
Cycas revoluta
Dracæna australis
“ cannæfolia
“ Draco
“ indivisa, and most of the other greenhouse kinds
Echeveria metallica
Ficus Chauvieri
“ elastica
Jubæa spectabilis
Monstera deliciosa
Musa Ensete
Phormium tenax, and vars.
Phœnix dactylifera and other greenhouse species
Seaforthia elegans
Tupidanthus calyptratus
Yucca aloïfolia variegata, and vars.
Araucaria Bidwillii
“ Cookii
“ excelsa
“ Rulei
Areca sapida
Caryota urens
“ sobolifera
Corypha australis
Latania borbonica
Woodwardias
Half-hardy Palms, in var.

_A Selection of hardy Plants of vigorous habit and distinct
character suited for planting in semi-wild places in
pleasure-grounds or near wood-walks._

Acanthus, in var.
Aralia canescens
“ edulis
“ nudicaulis
Aralia spinosa
Arum Dracunculus
Asclepias Cornuti
Asparagus Broussoneti
Astilbe rivularis
“ rubra
Arundo Donax
“ “ versicolor
“ Phragmites
Bambusa falcata
Bocconia cordata
Buphthalmum speciosum
Carex pendula
“ paniculata
Carduus eriophorus
Centaurea babylonica
Crambe cordifolia
“ juncea
Cucumis perennis
Datisca cannabina
Dipsacus sylvestris
Echinops ruthenicus
Elymus arenarius
Erianthus Ravennæ
Eryngium alpinum
“ amethystinum
Ferulas, in var.
Gunnera scabra
Helianthus orgyalis
“ Maximiliani
“ lætiflorus
“ occidentalis
“ rigidus
“ multiflorus
“ “ fl. pl.
Inula Helenium
Hemerocallis fulva
Heracleum, in var.
Lavatera arborea
“ thuringiaca
“ unguiculata
Hibiscus moscheutos
“ palustris
“ roseus
Althæa, in var.
Ligularia macrophylla
Molopospermum cicutarium
Morina longifolia
Mulgedium alpinum
“ Plumieri
Onopordon Acanthium
Pæonia, in var.
Panicum bulbosum
Papaver bracteatum
“ orientale
Petasites vulgaris
Phytolacca decandra
Poa aquatica
Polygonatum multiflorum
Polygonum cuspidatum
Rhaponticum cynaroides
“ pulchrum
“ scariosum
Rheum, in variety.
Rumex Hydrolapathum
Silphium, in var.
Silybum eburneum
“ marianum
Spiræa Aruncus
Statice latifolia
Tanacetum vulgare crispum
Thalictrum, in var.
Tritoma, in var.
Veratrum album
Verbascum, in var.
Yucca, in var.
Cynara Scolymus
Vernonia noveboracensis
Verbesina persicifolia
Rudbeckia digitata
“ laciniata
“ californica

_A Selection of kinds that will best withstand wind._

Acacia Julibrissin
“ lophantha
Acanthus (all the kinds)
Agave americana
Ailantus glandulosa
Aralia canescens
“ japonica
“ spinosa
Artemisia annua
“ gracilis
Arundo conspicua
“ Donax
Astilbe rivularis
Bambusa falcata
Canna (in variety)
Carlina acaulis
Crambe cordifolia
Cycas revoluta
Datisca cannabina
Dracæna indivisa
Echinops ruthenicus
Elymus arenarius
Eryngium (in variety)
Ferula (in variety)
Ficus elastica
Gynerium argenteum
Kochia scoparia
Meum athamanticum
Molopospermum cicutarium
Osmunda regalis
Panicum bulbosum
“ virgatum
Phormium tenax
Phytolacca decandra
Poa fertilis
Polygonum cuspidatum
Rheum Emodi
Ricinus (in var.)
Tritoma (in var.)
Yucca (in var.)

_Subtropical Plants to raise from seed._

Abutilon (in var.)
Acacia lophantha
“ Julibrissin
Acanthus, in var.
Amarantus, in var.
Aralia nudicaulis
“ papyrifera
“ japonica
“ spinosa
Artemisia annua
“ gracilis
Bocconia cordata
“ frutescens
Calla æthiopica
Canna, in var.
Cannabis sativa
Baptisia australis
“ exaltata
Beta cicla chilensis
Brassica oleracea crispa
Carduus eriophorus
Cassia marilandica
Centaurea, in var.
Cineraria acanthifolia
“ maritima
“ platanifolia
Chamæpeuce Cassabonæ
“ diacantha
Crambe cordifolia
Cyperus longus
Dahlia imperialis
Datura ceratocaula
Datisca cannabina
Dracæna, in var.
Echeveria metallica
Echinops ruthenicus
Dipsacus sylvestris
Erianthus Ravennæ
Erythrina, in var.
Eryngium alpinum
“ amethystinum
Ferdinanda eminens
Ferula, in var.
Astilbe rivularis
“ rubra
Galega officinalis
Gynerium argenteum
Gunnera scabra
Geranium anemonæfolium
Hedychium Gardnerianum
Helianthus orgyalis
Heracleum, in var.
Humea elegans
Inula Helenium
Kochia scoparia
Gourds
Latania borbonica
Lavatera arborea
Lobelia Tupa
Malva crispa
Melanoselinum decipiens
Melianthus major
“ minor
Meum athamanticum
Mulgedium alpinum
“ Plumieri
Musa Ensete
Nicotiana, in var.
Onopordon Acanthium
Panicum bulbosum
“ capillare
“ virgatum
Papaver bracteatum
Phormium tenax
Phytolacca decandra
Polymnia grandis
Rhaponticum cynaroides
“ pulchrum
Rheum, in var.
Ricinus, in var.
Salvia argentea
Seaforthia elegans
Silphium, in var.
Silybum eburneum
“ marianum
Solanum, in var.
Statice latifolia
Stipa pennata
Thalia dealbata
Thalictrum minus
Uhdea bipinnatifida
“ pyramidata
Verbascum Chaixii
Verbesina gigantea
Wigandia macrophylla
“ urens
“ Vigieri
Zea, in var.
Arundo conspicua

_A Selection of annual and biennial Plants useful for the Subtropical garden._

[In this list annual plants grown for the beauty of the flower only
are usually omitted.]

Adlumia cirrhosa
Amarantus, in var.
Argemone grandiflora
Artemisia annua
Artemisia gracilis
Atriplex hortensis ruber
Cannabis gigantea
“ sativa, and vars.
Chamæpeuce diacantha
“ Cassabonæ
Chenopodium Atriplicis
Cosmos, in var.
Gourds, in var.
Euphorbia variegata
Glaucium, in var.
Helianthus argyrophyllus
Kochia scoparia
Martynia lutea
Nicotiana Tabacum
“ virginica
Ricinus, in var.
Solanum erythrocarpum
Solanum Fontanesianum
“ racemigerum
Tagetes tenuifolia
Silybum eburneum
“ marianum
Chilian beet
Brassica oleracea crispa
Dipsacus sylvestris
Heracleum, in var.
Malva crispa
Onopordon Acanthium
“ tauricum
Zea, in var.

_A selection of Flowers of various classes for association with Subtropical Plants._

[In this selection the dwarfer bedding-plants, etc., are omitted.
Those selected are chiefly such as would bear more intimate
association with fine-foliaged plants.]

Alstræmeria, in var.
Amaryllis Belladonna, and vars.
Gladioli, in great variety
Sparaxis pulcherrima
Lilium, in great variety
Agapanthus umbellatus, in the milder districts
Arum crinitum
Arum Dracunculus
Asclepias Cornuti
“ Douglasii
“ tuberosa
Calla æthiopica
Crinum capense
“ “ roseum
Erythrina, in var.
Funkia grandiflora
Pancratium illyricum
“ maritimum
Tropæolum speciosum
Acanthus longifolius
Achillea Eupatorium
“ Millefolium roseum
Aconitum, in var.
Ammobium alatum
Anchusa italica
Anemone japonica, and vars.
“ vitifolia
Antirrhinum, fine vars.
Asphodelus luteus
“ ramosus
Aster turbinellus
“ pyrenæus
“ discolor
“ ericoides
“ Novæ Angliæ
“ Novi Belgii
“ coccineus
“ Amellus
“ lævis, and any other tall and ornamental kinds
Campanula pyramidalis
“ persicifolia, and vars.
“ latifolia
“ macrantha
Coreopsis lanceolata
Crambe cordifolia
Delphinium, in great var.
Dictamnus Fraxinella
Digitalis purpurea, in var.
Echinops ruthenicus, and any other showy species
Epilobium angustifolium
“ “ album
Stenactis speciosa
Erodium Manescavi
Eryngium alpinum
“ amethystinum, and other species
Eupatorium ageratoides
“ purpureum
Gaillardia, in var.
Galega officinalis
Hedysarum coronarium
Helenium atropurpureum
Helianthus multiflorus fl. pl.
Hemerocallis flava
“ fulva
“ disticha fl. pl., and others
Hesperis matronalis, fl. pl.
Iris pallida
“ De Bergii
“ ochroleuca
“ germanica, in var. and any other large kind.
Flowering early, they should be associated chiefly
with hardy subjects
Lathyrus latifolius, and vars.
“ grandiflorus
“ tuberosus
Liatris, in var.
Lobella Tupa, on well-drained, deep, and light soils.
Tall herbaceous kinds in great variety
Lupinus polyphyllus, and vars. Largest annual kinds
Lychnis coronaria, in var.
Lythrum roseum superbum
“ virgatum
Michauxia campanuloides
Mirabilis Jalapa, in var.
Monarda, in var.
Morina longiflora
Œnothera, all the tall kinds
Pæonia, in great var.
Poppy, in var.
Pentstemon, in var.
Phlomis Herba-venti
“ tuberosa
“ Russelliana
Phlox, taller kinds, in great variety
Phygelius capensis, in warm districts
Polygonatum multiflorum, with Ferulas and other hardy things
Polygonum orientale
Potentilla, larger kinds in var.
Pyrethrum, choice double and single kinds in great var.
“ uliginosum
Rudbeckia Newmanni
“ hirta
Salvia patens
Saxifraga crassifolia
Schizostylis coccinea
Scabiosa caucasica
Scilla peruviana
Sedum spectabile
“ “ purpureum
Spiræa palmata
“ venusta
Statice latifolia
Stokesia cyanea, on warm soils in the south
Symphytum bohemicum
“ caucasicum
Thermopsis fabacea
Tradescantia virginica, and its varieties
Tigridia Pavonia, and other kinds
Tritoma, all the kinds
Trollius napellifolius
“ asiaticus, and others
Veronica, any tall herbaceous kinds, and in southern
and mild districts the varieties
of the evergreen New Zealand species
Vinca major, on the fringes of beds or groups of hardy kinds
Hollyhock, in var.
Dahlia, show, fancy, pompone, and bedding vars.
Verbascum Thapsus
“ Chaixii
Baptisia australis
Vernonia noveboracensis
Fuchsia, in var.
Datura ceratocaula
Abutilon, in var.
Ageratum, in var.
Petunia, in var.
Chrysanthemum, early-flowering kinds
Amarantus, in var.
Argemone grandiflora
Calliopsis, in var.
Cosmos bipinnatus purpureus
Echinacea angustifolia
“ atropurpurea
Hibiscus, any of the perennial American kinds
Malope, in var.
Matthiola, in var.
Scabiosa atropurpurea, in var.
French and African marigolds
Xeranthemum annuum, and vars.
Zinnia, in great variety
China aster, in var.
Brugmansia sanguinea

_List of Plants for forming mixtures and carpets beneath Subtropical Plants._

Abronia umbellata
Acroclinium roseum
Ageratum mexicanum, and vars.
Alyssum maritimum
Anagallis indica
Athanasia, in var.
Brachycome iberidifolia
Calandrinia discolor
Calliopsis Drummondi
“ tinctoria
China aster, in var.
Centaurea
Centranthus macrosiphon
Clarkia, in var.
Clintonia, in var.
Collinsia, in var.
Convolvulus tricolor
Erysimum Peroffskianum
Eschscholtzia, in var.
Eucharidium concinnum
Eutoca viscida
Gaillardia picta
Gilia, in var.
Godetia, in var.
Gypsophila, annual kinds
Iberis coronaria
“ umbellata
Ionopsidium acaule
Lantana, in var.
Leptosiphon, in var.
Limnanthes Douglasii, in var.
Linum grandiflorum
Lobelia, the dwarf and annual kinds
Lupinus affinis
Mimulus, in var.
Myosotis palustris
“ dissitiflora
“ sylvatica
Nemesia versicolor
Nemophila, in var.
Nolana, in var.
Omphalodes linifolia
Oxalis corniculata atropurpurea
Oxalis rosea
Petunia, in var.
Portulaca, in var.
Mignonette
Malcolmia maritima
Rhodanthe Manglesii, and vars.
Saponaria calabrica
Schizanthus, in var.
Silene pendula
Sphenogyne speciosa
Tropæolum, the bedding vars.
Verbena, in var.
Viola cornuta
“ lutea
“ odorata
Viscaria oculata
Whitlavia grandiflora
Tradescantia zebrina
Saxifraga, the mossy section
Gnaphalium lanatum
Panicum variegatum
Lycopodium denticulatum

_Trees and Shrubs of remarkable foliage suited for the Subtropical garden._

[The trees of this Selection will for the most part display much
greater beauty and size of foliage if kept in a dwarf
simple-stemmed condition by being cut down every year. Conifers
are, of course, excepted.]

Hydrangea quercifolia
Comptonia asplenifolia
“ Lindleyana
Paulownia imperialis
Acacia dealbata
“ Julibrissin
“ lophantha
(These are only suited for warm parts of the southernmost counties)
Ailantus glandulosa
Aralia canescens
“ japonica
“ spinosa
Bambusa falcata and others
Berberis Bealii and others
Chamærops excelsa
Dracæna indivisa
Gymnocladus canadensis
Lavatera arborea
Melianthus major
Rhus glabra laciniata and others
Yucca (in var.)
Conifers (in var., small specimens of the most graceful kinds)
Ampelopsis (climbers)
Aristolochia Sipho (climber)
Ficus Carica
Fraxinus excelsior crispa
Magnolia macrophylla
Salisburia adiantifolia
Hedera Regnieriana
Carya alba
“ olivæformis
Catalpa syringæfolia
Pterocarya caucasica
Robinia hispida
Rubus biflorus
“ laciniatus
Colletia (in var.)
Gleditschia (young plants)
Kœlreuteria paniculata
Robinia Pseud-acacia umbraculifera
Tamarix, in var.
Vines (American species)
Juglans cinerea
“ regia
“ “ laciniata

_A Selection of Conifers for association with flower-garden Plants._

Abies pygmæa
Araucaria imbricata
Arthrotaxus cupressoides (selaginoides)
“ laxifolia
Biotia cupressiformis
“ nana
“ orientalis elegantissima
“ orientalis variegata aurea
Cephalotaxus drupacea
Chamæcyparis sphæroidea variegata
“ sphæroidea viridis
Cryptomeria elegans
Cupressus Lawsoniana
“ “ nana
“ “ variegata
“ “ erecta viridis
Cupressus nutkaensis
Dacrydium glaucum
Juniperus chinensis
“ “ variegata
“ excelsa stricta
“ fragrans
“ hibernica
“ tamariscifolia
“ “ variegata
“ virginiana viridis pendula
Retinospora ericoides
“ leptoclada
“ lycopodiodes
“ obtusa
“ “ aurea
“ “ compacta
“ pisifera
“ “ alba variegata
“ “ aurea
Taxus baccata elegantissima
“ “ variegata
Thuja aurea
Thuja gigantea
“ nana
Thujopsis dolabrata
“ lætevirens

_Conifers most suited for the surroundings of the flower-garden and
pleasure-ground--kinds which, though noble and graceful as can be
in many instances, are yet too large for anything but the framing
of the picture, so to speak._

Abies Douglasii
“ Engelmanni
“ Menziesii inverta
“ Hookeriana
“ orientalis
Cephalotaxus Fortunei
Juniperus virginiana glauca
“ “ thurifera
Libocedrus tetragona
Picea amabilis (magnifica)
“ nobilis
“ Nordmanniana
Picea Parsonsi
“ Pinsapo
Pinus Cembra
“ monticola
“ insignis (where it thrives)
Sciadopitys verticillata
Thuja gigantea (true)
“ plicata
“ pyramidalis
Thujopsis Standishii
Sequoia gigantea
“ sempervirens

_A Selection of Gourds._

Amongst the most beautiful are the Turk’s Cap varieties, such as Grand Mogul, Pasha of Egypt, Viceroy, Empress, Bishop’s Hat, etc; the Serpent Gourd, Gooseberry Gourd, Hercules’ Club, Gorilla, St. Aignan, Mons. Fould, Siphon, Half-moon, Giant’s Punchbowl, and the Mammoth, weighing from 170lb. to upwards of 200lb.; while amongst the miniature varieties the Fig, Cricket-ball, Thumb, Cherry, Striped Custard, Hen’s-egg, Pear, Bottle, Orange, Plover’s-egg, etc., are very pretty examples, and very serviceable for filling vases, etc. All these are well adapted to the climate of England, and there are many others equally suitable--a fact sufficiently indicated in one collection shown by Mr. W. Young, which consisted of 500 varieties, all English grown, the greater number of which were sown where grown, and came to maturity without the assistance of glass or any other protection. The ground being manured and dug one spit deep, the seed was sown the second week in May, and from first to last many of the plants had no water supplied to them through the season. Others, by way of experiment, had it in various quantities--the more water was given, the larger, the freer, and the better the produce. Sowing in a frame at the end of April, and exposing them to the free air during the day so as to prevent them being drawn, and then removing the frame altogether to harden them off before planting out, would be the best way to secure an early growth of gourds. Sowing in the open ground under hand-lights would also do, but not so well.

_Ornamental Grasses._

Agrostis nebulosa
Arundo conspicua
“ Donax
“ “ versicolor
“ festucoides
“ Phragmites
Bambusa, in var.
Elymus arenarius
“ condensatus
Erianthus Ravennæ
Gynerium argenteum, and its vars.
Calamagrostis argentea
Poa aquatica
“ fertilis
Saccharum ægyptiacum
“ cylindricum
“ Maddenii
Stipa pennata
Zea Mays
Andropogon argenteus
“ bombycinus
“ formosus
“ Sorghum
“ strictus
“ squarrosus
Chloropsis Blanchardiana
Gymnothrix latifolia
Holcus saccharatus
Erianthus strictus
“ violascens
Chloris myriostachys
Panicum bulbosum
“ altissimum
“ capillare
“ miliaceum
“ virgatum
“ maximum
“ palmifolium
“ gongyloides
Panicum violaceum
Penicillaria spicata
Sorghum cernuum
“ halepense
“ melanocarpum
“ nankinense
“ tataricum
Tripsacum monostachyum
“ dactyloides
Milium nigricans
“ multiflorum
“ effusum
Bromus brizopyroides
Briza gracilis
“ geniculata
“ maxima
“ rufiberbis
Hordeum jubatum
Pennisetum longistylum
Piptatherum multiflorum
Agrostis spica-venti
Setaria germanica
Stipa capillata
Chascolytrum erectum
Leptochloa gracilis
Agrostis Steveni
Echinochloa Zenkowski
Paspalum elegans

_List of Ferns that may be grown with advantage away from the fernery proper._

[Even should any of these thrive better in shade, it is usually
easy to secure this for them in groups by wood-walks.]

Adiantum pedatum
Asplenium Filix-fœmina and vars.
Dennstœdtia punctilobula
Diplazium thelypteroides
Lastrea Filix-mas and vars.
“ Goldieana
“ “ assurgens intermedia
“ marginalis
“ noveboracensis
“ atrata
“ erythrosora
“ opaca
“ Standishii
Lomaria magellanica, in warm shady places
Onoclea sensibilis
Osmunda cinnamomea
“ Claytoniana
“ gracilis
“ regalis
Osmunda regalis cristata
“ spectabilis
Polypodium hexagonopterum
Polypodium Phegopteris
Polystichum acrostichoides
“ aculeatum
“ angulare
“ vestitum venustum
Pteris aquilina
Scolopendrium vulgare and vars.
Struthiopteris germanica
“ pennsylvanica
Woodwardia areolata
“ aspera
“ japonica
“ orientalis
“ radicans
Cyrtomium caryotideum
“ falcatum

_List of hardy aquatics and bog-plants of bold and distinct habit suitable for grouping on the margins of lakes, etc._

Nuphar lutea
“ advena
“ pumila
Nymphæa alba
“ odorata
Menyanthes trifoliata
Equisetum Telmateia
Rumex Hydrolapathum
Typha angustifolia
“ latifolia
Carex pendula
“ paniculata
“ Pseudocyperus
Scirpus lacustris
Butomus umbellatus
Poa aquatica
Arundo Phragmites
Cyperus longus
Cladium Mariscus
Pontederia cordata
Acorus Calamus
Iris Pseudacorus
Alisma Plantago
Orontium aquaticum
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Lythrum Salicaria
Epilobium hirsutum
Calla æthiopica
“ palustris
Hippuris vulgaris

THE END.

LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET
AND CHARING CROSS.

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