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Rh mer; division.—In rocky, bare, and sunny places, in light dry loam, or very sandy soil.

Free-flowering Wood Sorrel. Oxalis floribunda. Brazil. Evergreen perennial; 9 to 18 inches; red; summer; seed or division.—Among dwarf Alpine plants, in almost any soil or position.

Greater Honey Flower. Melianthus major. Cape of Good Hope. Herbaceous perennial; 4 to 6 feet; brownish; summer; seed, cuttings, or division.—This elegant-leaved plant will be found to thrive well on slightly elevated banks, in the south of England, in well-drained loam. It may be cut down in winter, but will come up the following season.

Faba-like Thermopsis. Thermopsis fabacea. Siberia. Herbaceous perennial; 2 to 3 feet; yellow; summer; seed or division.—Among strong herbaceous plants, by wood walks, on the margins of woods, or in open spots in shrubberies or pleasure-grounds.

Blue False Indigo. Baptisia australis. Carolina. Herbaceous perennial, 2 to 3 feet; blue; midsummer; seed or division.—Woods, copses, banks, among low shrubs and stout herbs in any kind of soil.

Cluster-flowered Cytisus. Cytisus capitatus. Austria. Shrub; 2 to 3 feet; yellow; summer; seed or cuttings.—In positions similar to the preceding.