288 PLANTING THE ORNAMENTAL GROUNDS 



AUGUST 



Funkia subcordata (Day Lily). 18 in. August-October. 

 Trumpet, lily-like, pure white flowers in clusters, borne upon 

 a stalk from the midst of a group of heart-shaped green 

 leaves. 



F. lancifolia var. alba-marginata. July-August. Lavender 

 flowers. Lance-like leaves margined with white. 



Kniphofia aloides, Tritoma uvaria (Flame Flower). 3 ft. 

 August-September. Bright orange- scarlet flowers, in close, 

 dense spikes, at the sunimit of several scape-like stems. 

 Leaves slender, forming a large tuft. For lawn and borders. 

 Hardy only when covered with litter or straw in winter. 



Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). 2%-4 ft. August-Sep- 

 tember. Flowers intense cardinal-red; of unrivaled bril- 

 liancy. Tall spikes. Stems clustered; erect. Native. 



Pyrethrum uliginosum (Giant Daisy). 3-5 ft. July-October. 

 Flowers white, with golden centers. About 2 in. across. 

 A stout, upright, bushy plant. Useful for cutting. 



Rudbeckia triloba, var. "Golden Glow." 6-7 ft. August-Sep- 

 tember. Large double golden yellow flowers in great pro- 

 fusion. Bushy habit. Cut off when done flowering. Leaves 

 appear at the base and a new crop of flowers, on stems about 

 1 ft. high appear, in October. 



Solidago rigida (Golden-Rod). 3-5 ft. August-October. 

 Flowers large for this genus, in close, short racemes in a 

 corymbose-paniculate cluster. Fine, deep yellow. Erect habit. 

 One of the best of the Golden-Rods. 



SEPTEMBER 



Anemone Japonica (Japanese Wind-flower). 2 ft. August- 

 October. Flowers large, bright red. One of the best autumn 

 flowers. 



A. Japonica, var. alba. Flowers pure white, with yellow cen- 

 ters. Fine for cutting. 



OCTOBER 



Chrysanthemums. The Chinese and Japanese Chrysanthemums, 

 so well known, are hardy in light, well-drained soils, if 



