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Wild yam, D. villosa.* 



Smaller than the preceding; otherwise fully as good. 

 Ground-nut, Apios tulerosa* 



A bean-like vine, producing many chocolate-brown flowers in August 

 and September. 



Scarlet Runner and White Dutch Runner beans, Phaseolus 

 multiflorus. 



Perennial in the South. Excellent. 

 Moonflowers, Ipomcea, various species. 



Some are perennials far south. 



V. HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS FOR LAWNS. 



This list includes only a few striking plants, which are 

 valuable for lawn planting, selected chiefly on account of 

 their size, foliage and habit. They are usually not suitable 

 for flower gardens. Many common wild plants when trans- 

 planted to grounds and well grown, produce a good effect. 

 It is impossible to give to this list any degree of com- 

 pleteness. 



Yucca, Yucca filamentosa. 

 Funkia, Funkia, of several species. 

 Peltate saxifrage, Saxifraga peltata. 

 Rose Mallow, Hibiscus Moscheutos .* 

 Elecampane, Inula Helenium (Fig. 186). 



Wild sunflowers, Hellanihus of various species, especially 

 H. orygalis, H. giganteus,* H. grosse-serratus, H, stru- 

 mosus.* 

 Compass -pla-nts, SilpMum of various species, especially 



S. terebinthinaceum,* S. laciniatum,* S. perfoliatum.* 

 Sacaline, Polygonum Saghalinense. 



Strong and excellent. 

 Bocconia, Bocconia cordata. 



Wild wormwood, Artemisia Stelleriana and others. 

 Butterfly-weed, Asclepias tuberosa.* 



Wild asters, Aster of various species, especially A. Novce- 

 Anglice* A. Icevis* A. multiflorus* A. spectabilis. 



