280 PLANTING THE ORNAMENTAL GROUNDS 



Dodecatheon Meadia (Shooting Star). 1 ft. April-May. Red- 

 dish purple flowers, orange-yellow eye, in clusters. Cool, 

 shady location. Plant several in a place. 



Doronicum plantagineum var. excelsum (Dog's-bane.) 20 in. 

 April-June. Large, showy flowers; orange-yellow. Bushy 

 plants. 



Hepatica acutiloba, (Liver Leaf). G in. April-May. Flowers 

 small but numerous, varying white and pink. Partial shade. 



Iberis sempervirens (Hardy Candytuft). 10 in. April-May. 

 Small white flowers in clusters; profuse. Large, spreading 

 evergreen tufts. 



Lychnis alpina (Alpine Lamp-flower). in. April-May. 

 Flowers star-like, in showy heads; pink. For border and 

 rockery. 



Myosotis dissitiflora (Early Forget-me-not). 6 in. April-June. 

 Small clusters of deep sky-blue flowers. Tufted habit. 



M. palustris var. semperllorens (Everblooming F.). 10 in. 

 Light blue; spreading habit. 



Mertensia Virginica (Blue Bells). 1 ft. April-May. Flowers 

 blue, changing to pink ; pendent; tubular; not showy, but 

 beautiful. Rich soil. .Partial shade. 



Pceonia Moutan (Tree Paeony). See May, Pseonia. 



Phlox subulata (Moss Pink). 6 in. April-June. Numerous 

 deep-pink, small flowers; creeping habit; evergreen. Suit- 

 able for dry places as a covering plant. 



Trilliums. Of several species; are always attractive and use- 

 ful in the border. (Fig. 198.) They are common in rich 

 woods and copses. Dig the tubers in late summer and plant 

 them directly in the border. The large ones will bloom 

 the following spring. The same may be said of the ery- 

 thronium, or dog's-tooth violet or adder 's-tongue (Fig. 199), 

 and of very many other early wild flowers. 



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Ajuga reptans. 6 in. May-June. Spikes of purple flowers. 

 Grows well in shady places ; spreading. A good cover 

 plant. 



Alyssum saxatile var. compactum (Mad wort). 1 ft. May- 

 June. Flowers fragrant; in clusters; clear golden-yellow. 



