FLOWER GARDEN

This is a hardy herbaceous perennial, equally attractive in leaf and bloom. The foliage, somewhat like that of a begonia, in autumn colors well; it gets dingy later, but should be left on through the winter to protect the buds It is a spring flowering plant, bearing yellow, white, blue, or violet flowers. The height of the different species varies from 6-1S in.

The barrenworts grow best in shade, especially in cool, peaty soil, or in a mixture of peat and loam. They are very useful for shady rockeries, and will thrive under trees. Propagation is by division in spring, or by portions of the rhizomes which will form plants if put into gentle heat in spring.