HARDY PLANTS THAT WILL STAND THE DRY 

 WEATHER. 



^-^ P^HERE is a great variety of her- 

 baceous plants suitable for plant- 

 ing in a sandy soil and which will 

 thoroughly stand the drought. 

 Any of the varieties of the Helianthus 

 or perennial Sunflowers are very fine. 

 There is scarcely a position in which 

 these plants refuse to grow. When es- 

 tablished they are very effective, forming 

 rich masses of golden yellow blossoms 

 during the summer and early autumn. 

 Saponaria officinalis is another free- 

 growing and free- flowering plant. Gyp- 

 sophila paniculaia — this is, or would be, 

 when more widely known, an indispen- 

 sable plant ; it possesses a grace not 

 found in any other perennial, and at- 

 tracting the eye of everyone. It forms 

 a symmetrical mass two to three feet in 

 height and as much through, of minute 

 pure flowers, forming a beautiful gauze- 

 like appearance. For table decoration 

 it is exquisite, and some most lovely 

 effects can be produced with it. 



Lychnis Vespertina, fl. pi., called in 

 some of the American catalogues Vis- 

 caria alba, which is wrong ; but I may 

 mention here that is synonymous to 

 L. diocea alba,fl.pl., or commonly called 

 in England the double white Campion. 

 It forms a pyramid of branching stems 

 3 feet in height, bearmg from June to 

 September, innumerable flowers as large 

 as a dollar piece. These are exceed- 

 ingly double, pure white, and fragrant, 

 somewhat resembling a white pink. 



Bocconia cordata, this is a noble per- 

 ennial, beautiful in foliage and flower, 

 and adapted for the shrubbery, borders, 

 centre of beds, and as a specimen plant 

 on the lawn. It will grow in any soil, 

 attaining the height of from two to four 

 feet, flowers in panicles, or graceful. 



loose-like spikes of minute flpwers. I 

 saw some fine specimens of this in 

 Mount Royal cemetery, Montreal, and 

 Mr. Ramsay informs me it is quite hardy 

 in his garden at Westmount, Montreal. 



Galega officinalis alba. — This is an- 

 other excellent free-flowering border 

 perennial, that is capable of enduring 

 a good deal of drought with impunity. 

 Some fine specimens of it have been 

 flowering for some time with the greatest 

 freedom 



There is also a much finer variety, 

 which I intend to introduce to this 

 country next spring, being quite hardy 

 in the north-eastern parts of Germany. 

 I am inclined to try it here ; it bears 

 much closer trusses of lilac flowers, far 

 superior to the common or white form ; 

 they are most suitable for borders, beds, 

 or groups. 



Chrysanthemum maximum (Ox-eye 

 Daisy). — This plant would soon become 

 a favorite in every garden when more 

 widely known. It is free-flowering, a 

 strong grower, reaching the height of 

 2^2 to 3 feet, forming a large bush, 

 which is literally covered with large 

 pure white flowers of great substance 

 and very symmetrical. For cut-flower 

 purposes it is of the highest value, as 

 the flowers last over a week when cut. 

 Succeeds well in good rich sandy loam ; 

 needs slight protection in winter. 



Heuchera Sanguinea. — Of all the in- 

 teresting perennials that it has been my 

 fortune to handle, none has given me 

 such pleasure. Its dwarf, compact, 

 branching growth, robust constitution, 

 and the matchless and striking color of 

 the flowers, render it one of the most im- 

 portant and valuable for vases, epergnes, 

 etc. It grows about two feet high ; the 



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