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*SPEEDWELL, GREAT VIRGINIAN (Veronica Virginicd). Pale blue or 

 white. August, September; 6 feet. For rich soils fully exposed to 

 the sun. Very free growing. The best tall blue flower of late 

 summer for full sun. 



*SPIDERWORT (Tradescantia Virginicd). Blue. Moist, rich places in 

 shade or sun. (See HERBACEOUS PLANTS, p. 229.) 



SPRING BEAUTY (Claytonia Virginicd). Obscure pink flowers in summer. 

 Spreading plant 8 inches high, with long, tapering leaves of bright 

 green. Moist soils in rocky bottoms, and especially in moist leaf- 

 mould in woods. 



SUN DROPS (CEnothera fruticosd). Yellow. June to August; I to 3 feet. 

 Dry, exposed soil and sand. Common in New England meadows. 

 A small, dense, bush-like shrub, covered with inch-wide flowers. 

 Sometimes a weed. 



*SUNFLOWER (Helianthus Maximilianus). Yellow. August till after 

 frost; 8 to 10 feet. Most desirable sunflower for naturalising 

 because of its great height and extremely late season. Individual 

 flowers are small. Grows anywhere not a swamp. 



SWEET FERN (Comptonia asplenifolid). Dwarf, shrubby plant, with 

 dark green foliage; 2 feet. Best plant for naturalising on sandy 

 knolls for foliage effect. Deciduous. 



TANSY (Tanacetum vulgare). Yellow; 2| feet. Flat heads of small 

 composite flowers. Common along roadsides, mostly escaped from 

 gardens. One of the old-time simples. The flower head 4 to 6 

 inches across. July, September. 



TRAILING ARBUTUS (Epigcea re pens). Pale rose. May. Creeper. 

 A very difficult plant to naturalise, insisting on perfect drainage 

 in a dry, sandy, loamy soil, in shade. On planting protect with an 

 inch of light litter or leaves, to remain for a whole season. Do not 

 attempt this plant unless you have the exact conditions. 



TRILLIUM. See WOOD-LILY. 



* VIOLET (Viola cucullatd). Violet blue or purple in shades. April to 

 June; 6 inches. Damp places, mostly shaded, but often does well 

 in semi-open woods, etc. Best of all the native violets, with largest 

 flowers, and very easy to naturalise by transplanting. Root tuberous. 



VIRGINIA COWSLIP (Mertensia Virginicd). Blue. May, June; I to 2 

 feet. Moist soils in partial shade. Flowers nodding. 



WAKEROBIN. See WOOD-LILY. 



