. The wild garden, or the naturalization and natural grouping of hardy exotic plants with a chapter on the garden of British wild flowers. Gardens; Wild flowers. io6 The Wild Garden planting, and thus is a true wild-garden plant. The Cat's-tail (Typha) must not be forgotten: the narrow-leaved one (T. angustifolia) is more graceful than the common one (T. latifolia). Carex pendula is excellent for the margins of water, its elegant drooping spikes being quite distinct in their way. It is common in England, more so than Carex pseudocyperus, which grows well in a foot or two of water or on the mar
. The wild garden, or the naturalization and natural grouping of hardy exotic plants with a chapter on the garden of British wild flowers. Gardens; Wild flowers. io6 The Wild Garden planting, and thus is a true wild-garden plant. The Cat's-tail (Typha) must not be forgotten: the narrow-leaved one (T. angustifolia) is more graceful than the common one (T. latifolia). Carex pendula is excellent for the margins of water, its elegant drooping spikes being quite distinct in their way. It is common in England, more so than Carex pseudocyperus, which grows well in a foot or two of water or on the margin of a muddy pond. Carex paniculata forms a thick stem, often 3 ft. or 4 ft. high, somewhat like a tree Fern, with luxuriant masses of drooping leaves, and on that account is transferred to moist places in gardens,. CTPERUS LONGDS. and cultivated by some, though generally these large specimens soon perish. ScirpusJacustnajyieJBi^^ is too good a plant to be left out, as its stems, sometimes attaining a height of more than 7 ft. and even 8 ft., look very imposing; and Cyperus longus is also a fine plant, reminding one of the Papyrus when in flower. It is found in some of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935. London, J. Murray
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