| Saponaria | Bulbocodium | |
| Colchicum | Mesembryanthemum (not hardy) | |
| Silene | Tunica saxifraga | |
| Armeria | Daphne | Menziesia |
| All with rose or pink flowers. | ||
| Alyssum | Oenothera |
| Cheiranthus | Linaria dalmatica |
| Ranunculus | Genista |
| Narcissi (Queen of Spain, etc.) | |
| All with yellow flowers. | |
| Saxifraga | Silene |
| Iberis | Asperula |
| Sanguinaria | Galanthus |
| Leucojum | Linnæa |
| Arabis | Helleborus |
| Cyclamen | Cerastium |
| All with white flowers. | |
In many places there are pieces of rough marshy land, unsightly through neglect, filled with sedges and rough tussocky grass, which might, with the expenditure of a little trouble, be converted into charming bog and water gardens. There are such hosts of delightful little plants, which thrive only in thoroughly moist situations, and are, therefore, but seldom seen in English gardens, that an opportunity for growing them must not be lost. Bog plants are many of them diminutive, but there are few which are not interesting, and to know them a little is to desire their further acquaintance. The same may be said of aquatics, though these belong to a very different class. Anyone who has seen the gorgeous water-lilies, which have been steadily finding their way into English ponds and tanks during the last few years, must realise that a water garden is worth making for their sake alone.
A LILY TANK
The following plants are suitable either for growing in the water itself or for grouping on the margins of ponds and streams:—
Nymphæa.—Water-Lilies. The beautiful hybrids, which are associated with the name of M. Marliac are by far the most handsome of available kinds. Among them the Canary Water-lily (N. M. chromatella), with reddish brown leaves and soft yellow flowers, darkening to the centre, is very beautiful. N. Robinsoni is another fine variety with rose-coloured blooms, abundantly produced. Our own native lily (N. alba) flowers early, and should be in every collection, but the variety rosea is a shy bloomer, though the colour is extremely pretty. N. tuberosa.
Aponogeton.—The Cape Pond-flower. A pretty water plant, the flowers are white and delicately scented. It requires fairly deep water, and does best in a warm district. A. distachyon.