This section is from the book "The Flower-Garden; Or, Breck's Book Of Flowers", by Joseph Breck. Also available from Amazon: The Flower-Garden: Or, Breck's Book Of Flowers.
Most of the species are bog plants, of the easiest culture. L. mummularia, - Moneywort, - is an ornamental creeping perennial, with yellow flowers all the season, suitable for rock-work, or hanging from a pot in a northern exposure; a number of the indigenous species are worth cultivating.
 
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