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Three to Six Feet High 



Anchusa italica, Dropmore variety, deep blue; Opal, light 

 blue. May, July. Winter kills in heavy soil, easily propagated 

 from root cuttings. 



Delphtnum belladonna, pale blue. Numerous hybrids in vari- 

 ous shades of blue. June and Sept. 



Clematis recta, white. June, July. 



Thalictrum glaiicum, yellow. June, July. 



Heliopsis Pitcheriana, yellow. July, Aug. 



Physostegia speciosa, pink. Aug., Sept. 



Artemisia lactiflora, creamy white. Aug., Sept. 



Rudbeckia subtomentosa, yellow. Aug., Sept. 



Echinacea purpurea, reddish purple. July, Sept. 



Centaurea macrocephala, pale yellow. July, Aug. 



Chrysanthemum ulipnosum, white. Aug., Sept. Needs moist 

 soil. 



Liatris pycnostachya, rosy purple. Aug. 



Helejiium autumnale superbum, yellow. Aug., Sept. 



H. a. rubrum, bronzy-red. Aug.. Sept. 



Helianthus mollis, lemon yellow. Aug., Sept. 



H. multiflorus maximus, yellow. Aug., Sept. 



H. orgyalis, yellow. Sept., Oct. 



Aconitum Wilsoni, blue. Sept. 



Salvia azurea grandiflora, blue. Sept. 



Boltonia latisquama, pale pink. Sept. 



Aster or Michaelmas Daisy. Many kinds in various shades 

 of blue, pink, and white. This genus illustrates well the work 

 of the plant breeder in the development of miproved forms from 

 one of our native plants. 



This by no means exhausts tlic list of good perennials, buL 

 enough have been named to form a good representative collec- 

 tion, which should prove to be a source of perennial joy. 



H. E. Downer. 



