90 The American Flower Garden 



*CARDINAL FLOWER (Lobelia cardinalis). Brilliant carmine. July, 

 August; 2j feet. The brightest flower of its kind. Often grown 

 in the border, but is somewhat ragged. Best in shady places 

 along banks of streams. Scatter seeds freely. 



CELANDINE POPPY (Stylopborum diphyllum). Yellow or red. May, June, 

 i to 2 feet. For a rich, loose soil, but with preference for partial 

 shade. Plant has yellow juice. Leaves dark green, flowers quite 

 showy. 



CINQUEFOIL (Potentilla fruticosa). Bright yellow. All summer; 

 6 inches to 4 feet. Small flowers like single roses, one inch across. 

 Prefers moist, rich soil, but thrives on dry, and even on rocks. Very 

 useful for its long season of bloom, but may become a weed on 

 favoured soil. 



CLINTONIA (Clintonia borealis). Green, margined yellow in threes. 



May, June; followed by blue berries in autumn above the dark-green 



leaves; i to 2 feet. Cool, moist woods. Other species almost the 



same. 

 COLUMBINE (Aquilegia Canadensis). Red and yellow. May, June; 



8 to 20 inches. Excellent for rocky slopes. (See also HERBACEOUS 



PLANTS, p. 220.) 



*CRANE S BILL (Geranium maculatum). Light pinkish purple in sev 

 eral shades. April to August; 2 feet. In open sunshine, meadows, 

 and in woods. A very common wild plant with flat flowers an inch 

 and a half across. 



DOG S TOOTH VIOLET, ADDER S TONGUE, TROUT LILY (Erytbronium 

 Americanum). Yellow. April to May; 10 inches. Flowers with 

 the violet, and often found growing with it. Solitary nodding 

 lily-like yellow flowers an inch long. Leaves marbled with brown 

 and silvery gray. Plant 6 inches deep, in any light soil with partial 

 shade. Several marked variations. 



DUTCHMAN S BREECHES (Dicentra Cucullaria). Greenish white, tinged 

 with pink. April; 8 inches. Delicate-looking plant, with finely 

 divided leaves. Moist soil in partial shade. One of the first 

 flowers of spring. 



DWARF CORNEL (Cornus Canadensis). White. May to July; 6 inches. 

 Large white bracts, followed by bright red berries in fall. Her 

 baceous. For shaded woods, as undergrowth, along driveways, etc. 



