. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. Chap. III.] THE GARDKN OF PLANTS. 61 remarkatle for its great vigour and rapidity of growth—it quickly runs up with dense vigour to a height of ten feet in spring, its foliage is glossy and dense, and it might be used with success as a covering for bowers or to make pyramids in a diversified garden of hardy plants. Asparagus tenuifolius is as graceful and elegant as the one before named is vigorous. It i
. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. Chap. III.] THE GARDKN OF PLANTS. 61 remarkatle for its great vigour and rapidity of growth—it quickly runs up with dense vigour to a height of ten feet in spring, its foliage is glossy and dense, and it might be used with success as a covering for bowers or to make pyramids in a diversified garden of hardy plants. Asparagus tenuifolius is as graceful and elegant as the one before named is vigorous. It is probable that a variety of forms of this family will be found to posaess some merit for our outdoor gardens. Among the hardy plants here one is often struck during the various seasons, particularly in the spring and early summer, with the beauty of the fine Umbelliferse, one of which (Molopospermum) is illustrated in this chapter. These plants have hitherto been left too much in the botanic garden, whereas they have rare merits as decorative plants for the choicest hardy collections. There is a deep green and fern-like beauty displayed by them, which one does not meet in any other plants. Some of them, while very beautiful in very early spring, like the Ferulas, die down in early summer; but the one here illustrated lasts longer into the season. The illustration is to show the effect of this type of plant rather than the botanical details. Not only are a great variety of umbelliferous plants beautiful in themselves, but from their absolute distinct- ness from any types common in gardens they impart wholly new features to the garden. Of course they should be very carefully placed, so that while their beauty may have full effect on the garden landscape in winter and early in the year, when their large and delicate plumes spring up—there may not when. Climhing Hardy Asparagus.—Garden of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may
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