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SCHOOL AND HOME GAKDENS 



If it is necessary to buy plants, Solidacjo sempervirens 

 is a good variety ; it grows to a height of about three feet. 

 The foliage is heavy and the flower spikes are about a foot 

 in length. It is very attractive in clumps with asters, 

 among shrubbery, or in wild gardens. Another very showy 

 variety is Solidacjo rig Ida ; it 

 thrives among shrubs or in sandy 

 places. Solidago altissima and 

 Solidago canadensis are both 

 good varieties 

 that may be 

 obtained from 

 dealers. They 

 will be effec- 

 tive either in 

 rich open soil 

 or in borders. 



THE HEPATICA 



FIG. 64. Hepatica (Hepatica triloba) 



The hepat- 

 ica is one of 



our earliest wild flowers, thriving in woods on north 

 hillsides and in sheltered places. As a border plant or 

 in rockeries it may serve as a companion to the early 

 trillium, snowdrop, and crocus. The leaves remain on 

 the plant during the winter ; the new ones make their 

 appearance later than the flowers. The blossoms of the 

 native varieties are blue, purplish, or nearly white. 



