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case. Then again a single plant of this class makes no 

 show, but a mass of them is very attractive. 



Yarrow or Milfoil {Achillea). — Rose-flowered Yarrow 

 (A. millefolium roseum). — Rose; summer; 18 inches ; 

 there is also a deep-red variety of this, 



Double-flowering Sneezewort {A. Ptarmica, fi. 2)1.). 



— White; 15 inches. 

 Hoary-leaved Yarrow (A. filipendula). — Yellow; 

 summer; 2 feet. 

 May Apple, Oregon {Achlys tripliylla). — White; fra- 

 grant; 15 inches. 



Monkshood, or Wolfsbane (Aco7iitiim). — These have 

 poisonous roots. 



Japan Monkshood (A. Japo)iicum). — Deep blue; 



August; 18 inches. 

 Common Monkshood {A. Xajfellus). — Blue; sum- 

 mer; 2 feet. 

 Baneberry (Actcea), White Baneberry [A. alha). — 

 Summer; 2 to 3 feet. 



Cut-leaved Baneberry {A. spicata). — Neat and grace- 

 ful; 18 inches. 

 Red Baneberrv, a variety of the above, with red 

 berries; 2 feet. 



Bugle, Blue-flowered {Ajuga pyramidalis). — Blue ; 

 spring; 3 inches. 



Star Grass, Yellow {Aletris aurea). — Yellow; July; 

 2 to 3 feet. Colic Root Star Grass (A farinosa). — 

 White; July; 2 to 3 feet. 



Allium, Golden {Allium Moly). — Golden; summer; 1 

 foot. There are various other species of Allium of dif- 

 ferent colors, such as white, rose, lilac, etc. 



Alstraemeria (^4. aurantiaca). — Orange, lily-like flow- 

 ers; summer and autumn; 2 to 4 feet. 



Amianthium {A. musccstoxicum). — White; broad 

 leaves ; summer. 



