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ing named plants, all of which are suit- 

 able. I will give the height, color and 

 time of blooming : 



PLANT DESCRIPTIONS 



Sylphium laciniatum, compass plant, 

 6 to 8 feet, yellow, August and Septem- 

 ber. 



Lythrum Salicarium (Purple Loose- 

 strife), 5 to 6 feet, July and August. 



Liatris picnostachia, (blazing star), 4 

 to 5 feet, blue, July and August. 



Penstemon barbatus Torreyi (Scarlet 

 Beard-Tongue), 3 to 4 feet, July to fall. 



Liatris scariosa, 3 to 4 feet, blue, July 

 and August. 



Saxifraga imbrosa (London Pride), 12 

 to 15 inches, pink, June. 



Statice latifolia(Sea Lavender), 2 feet, 

 blue, July to fall. 



Statice Besseriana, 2 feet, blue, July 

 to fall. 



Thermopsis Caroliniana (False Lu- 

 pine), 4 to 5 feet, yellow, July. 



Delphenium hybridum (Larkspur), 4 

 to 6 feet, in many colors. 



Papaver nudicauly (Iceland Poppy), 18 

 mches, mostly shades of yellow, all sum- 

 mer if the seeds are kept off them. 



Veronica spicata rosea (Rose Speed- 

 well), 2 feet, all summer. 



Veronica spicata (Speedwell), 2 feet, 

 blue, all summer. 



Veronica spicata alba (White Speed- 

 well), 18 mches, July and August. 



Veronica incana (Hoary Speedwell) 

 18 mches, lavender colored blooms, July 

 distinct foliage. 



Dianthus hybridus, or Scotch pinks, 

 '5 inches high, in all shades, June and 

 July. 



PLANTS FOE AN EAST BOBDER ' 



The east border and any of the bed.'< 

 may be planted with the following 

 plants : 



Erysimum alpinum (Alpine Wall- 

 flower), 8 inches, yellow, very sweet, 

 May and June. 



Tiypsophila paniculata, 2 to 3 feet 

 white, July and August. 



Heuchera Sanguinea ,2 feet, June and 

 August. 



Asperula hexaphylla (Slender Wood- 

 ruff), 3 feet, white, July and August. 



Agrostemma Coronaria (Rose Cham- 

 pion), 3 feet, rose to white, all summer. 



Holtonia latisgnana, 3 to 4 feet, pink- 

 'sh, July to fall. ^ 



Campanula persicifolia humosa, 2 to -; 

 feet, semi-double blue, large, July. 



Campanula persicifolia m'oorhemi, 2 

 to 3 feet, double white, July. 



Coreopsis lanceolata grandiflora, -x 

 feet, yellow, July to fall. 



The Chasta daisy, 2 to 3 feet, white, 

 all summer. 



Cerastium Bosseri will make a good 

 edging plant for any of these borders. 

 Add to the above list a few of the per- 

 ennial Phlox, and there should be no 

 trouble in any person planting with good 

 taste to have a first class garden. A few 

 annuals may be added. 



TULIPS AND NARCISSUS 



There is no reason why this garden 

 and many other situated similarly should 

 not be beautiful in the spring as well as 

 in the summer and fall. There is no 

 scarcity of spring flowering bulbs that 

 are very hardy for this purpose, and they 

 may be left undisturbed for three years 

 if planted properly. They should be 

 planted between the perennials. The 

 perennials to be wide enough apart not 

 to interfere with them. I would plant 

 Darwin Tulips towards the back of the 

 border, as they grow to three feet high, 

 and have very beautiful self colors, and 

 can be got in twenty-five varieties nam- 

 ed. I would plant some of the ordinary 

 tulips beside these to bloom early, as 

 the Darwins do not bloom until about 

 the 24th of May generally. The Dar- 

 wins last well on to the end of June. 



In case a few names may be desired I 

 here give them as follows : 



Kaiser Kroon, 2 feet, red and yellow 

 bloom, loth May. 



Potabaker, 2 feet, yellow, loth May. 

 Priosapin, 18 inches, magenta, very 

 good, loth May. 



Vermillion brilliant, 12 inches, dark 

 red, dwarf to edge. 



Tournsol, double, 12 inches, yellow 

 and red, 15th May. 



Vuurback, 12 inches, the best double 

 red, 14th May. 



Tulip Joosie Van Vondel, 18 inches, 

 is the best single white, 14th May. 

 The following are the Darwins : 

 Tulipa Flambean, brick red, June. 

 T. Dream, purplish, T. Pierre Lotti, 

 reddish purple, T. Popano, pink color, 

 T. Phihp de Comminet, almost black, T. 

 The Sultan, black, T. Wm. Goldring, 

 dark red. Next to the tulips may be 

 planted a few bulbs of each of the fol- 



lowing narcissus, which are in bloom 

 with these Tulips: 



Narcissus Von Sion, 12 to 15 inches, 

 double yellow, 15th April. 



Nar. Sir Watkin, yellow, large, 15th 



Nar. Emperor, 15 inches, yellow. 141,1 

 May to June. 



Na . Glory of Leiden, 15 inches, one 

 of the best, yellow, 15th May. 



Nar. Poeticus, 18 inches, white 14th 



May- OTHER VARIETIES 



We have also a number of Scillas and 

 muscarias beautiful for the edging. A 

 few of the best are as follows : 



Scilla Nutaus, blue, 12 to 15 inches 

 I St June, Bluebells. 



Scilla Nutaus Alba, 12 to 15 inches 

 ist June. 



Scilla Siberica squills, 8 inches, the 

 earliest, blue. May. 



The muscarias grow to about the same 

 size as the scillas, and are very pretty in 

 their season. 



Muscaria racemosum (starch hya- 

 cinth), 10 inches. May. 



Muscaria gussoni, 10 inches, May. 



Muscaria Conicum (Heavenly Blue), 

 10 inches. 



Muscaria paradoxum from Cascaslum. 

 This is the largest one, 12 inches, dark 

 blue. May. 



There is no limit to the number of 

 plants that can be grown in a small gar- 

 den if the owner would only get a clump 

 of each. To the above list may be add- 

 ed several of the Alliums, Allium Azur- 

 eum, 12 to 15 inches, blue, June; Ast- 

 rowskianum of Turkestan is the best, z 

 to 3 feet, blue, June. 



PERENNIAL PLANTS 



The perennial plants can be procured 

 from any reliable nurseryman for about 

 the price of geraniums that perish every 



Tulip Bed* in Major Hill Paik, Ottawa 



