THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Asters are autumn-flowering. We 

 have about 20 varieties ; Icevis, multi- 

 florus, and nova anglice being among 

 the best. They may be grown sepa- 

 rately or in masses, and are very showy 

 late in the season when other flowers 

 are scarce. 



Aschpias tuberosa, Butterfly Weed or 

 Pleurisy Root, blooms from July to 

 September, is about 2 ft. in height, has 

 broad foliage and showy heads of deep 

 orange or orange-yellow flowers, and 

 will adorn the most select border. 

 Aschpias incarnata. Swamp Milkweed, 

 July and August, 2 or 3 ft high, grows 

 in wet places, and has showy rose- 

 purple flowers, the lighter colored 

 hooded bodies above contrasting beauti- 

 fully with the darker colored petals 

 below. Aschpias corfiuti is the well- 

 known milkweed. 



Chrysanthemum hucanthemum, Ox- 

 eye daisy, P^ield daisy or White Weed, 

 although so common a weed, is a fine 

 flower, and well worth cultivation. 



Cimicifuga racemosa, Black Snake- 

 root, July and August, 3 ft., is a tall and 

 strong growing plant, with foliage like 

 the Bleeding Heart, but lighter in color. 

 The flowers are pure white, arranged on 

 spikes sometimes two feet long. 



Claytonia Virginica, Spring Beauty, 

 May, 4 in., has two narrow opposite 

 leaves, and a loose raceme of rose- 

 colored flowers with dark veins. The 

 stem springs from a small tube often 

 deeply hid under tree roots, which 

 makes it difficult to transplant. 



Epigcea repens. Trailing Arbutus or 

 Mayflower, is a pretty little trailing ever- 

 green with very fragrart white or pink 

 flowers in spring. It is difficult to 

 transplant, but it is claimed that it can 

 be grown if taken up with a good ball 

 of roots, and planted in a shady place, 

 in good soil not containing lime and 



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well mixed with leaf mould. Gaultheria 

 procunibens, Wintergreen and Mitchella 

 repens. Partridge Berry are also trailing 

 plants that may be ornamental under 

 suitable conditions. 



Epilohium atigustifolium, Willow 

 Herb, French Willow, or Rose Bay, 

 July and August, 3 to 5 ft., has willow- 

 like leaves, and branches at the top, 

 bearing long spikes of lilac-purple 

 flowers. It is very handsome and easily 

 grown. 



Erythronimn Americanum, Adder's 

 Tongue or Dog's Tooth violet, May, has 

 a bulb usually about 6 inches deep in 

 the ground, two blotched leaves and 

 drooping yellow flowers. 



Euphorbia corollata, Flowering 

 Spurge, July and August, 2 to 3 ft , is a 

 branching plant, with smooth leaves and 

 pure white petal like bracts around the 

 true flower. 



Geranium maculatum, Wild Cranes- 

 bill, May and June, i ft., is a branching 

 plant with large palmate leaves and 

 purple flowers an inch across. Geran- 

 ium RobertianujH, Herb Robert or 

 Bird's Eye, June to October, is a pretty 

 little biennial, with finely-divided, 

 strong-smelling, hairy leaves, red stems 

 and reddish purple flowers. Easily 

 transplanted and a good edging plant. 



Hepatica triloba, Liver Leaf, May, 6 

 in., has flowers varying from pure white 

 to all shades of pink and purple, which 

 open before the new leaves appear. It 

 comes in with the crocuses and im- 

 proves with cultivation, and where it has 

 been grown for several years, new plants 

 spring up from self-sown seeds. 



Liliuni Canadense, Wild Meadow Lily, 

 July, 2 to 4 ft., grows in wet meadows, 

 and has orange flowers spotted with 

 brown inside and recurved petals. There 

 is a red flowed variety which is very 

 neat and attractive. 



