PERENNIALS 



of flowers of delicate texture, larger than 

 the largest Japanese Morning Glory, and of 

 a pale yellow color. They bloomed continu- 

 ously for over two months, and were nightly 

 objects of comment and admiration by all 

 who saw them. They were the Oenothera 

 lamarchiana or Evening Primrose, and I 

 am told it is unusual for the plants to grow 

 so large. They appear to best advantage 

 when planted in front of low growing ever- 

 greens, whose impenetrable foliage gives 

 them an effective background. 



By the third year the Platycodons become 

 large, strong plants, quite three feet high, 

 each bearing possibly a hundred blossoms. 

 When planted in clumps of three or four to- 

 gether they are very effective. Their period 

 of bloom lasts from the middle of July for 

 a month or more, the blossoms appearing 

 when the Larkspurs are first cut down and 

 continuing well into the reign of the Vero- 

 nica longifolia. 



Boltonias are also effective plants for the 



