294 Iberbaceous plants* 



bright blue, late in spring. This is an excellent plant for 

 rockeries, or mixed with the grass in sandy lawns, or on 

 bare hillsides. 



THE HYPERICUM FAMILY. 



St. John's Wort. Numerous species of Hypericum are 

 known by this name. All are more or less pretty, tall and 

 branched herbs with opposite leaves and yellow flowers. 

 May be grown on grassy river banks, or naturalized as 

 road-side plants. All thrive best in rich soil. 



THE PINK FAMILY. 



Carnations and Picotees, Dianthus caryopliyllus. Well 

 known garden plants, not hardy in the extreme North. They 

 form tufts of fine glaucous leaves, and produce flowers all 

 summer. There are countless varieties with double flowers 

 of all colors between pure white and deep carmine. Varie- 

 ties with one-colored or striped flowers are true carnations ; 

 those in which the ground color is edged with a narrow 

 band of another color are termed picotees by English gar- 

 deners. They are exceptionally fine for bedding, for which 

 purpose young plants should be ready early in spring. As 

 soon as they have done flowering the majority may be dis- 

 carded, and only a few kept for stock plants. The so- 

 called Marguerite carnation is a pretty variety that may be 

 raised from seed every spring for beds or borders. 



Pinks (Dianthus plumarius), Garden Pink. There are 

 numerous large double-flowered varieties of this species 

 now, entirely different in habit and appearance from the 

 type. All are hardy, and fine for borders where the soil is 

 well drained. The species itself forms broad tufts of nar- 



