HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. 21 



I. Hector. Light bronze. 



I. Florentina. White, tinged with blue and yellow. 



I. Ignititia. -White, suffused with purple. 



I. Jacquesiana. Deep maroon velvet. 



I. Jordain. Deep purple, shaded with rose. 



LiUES. The only varieties of Lilies that I have culti- 

 vated with success are the single and double Tiger Lilies. 

 I have tried other varieties, but they have all failed. Mr. 

 Bedford, I am informed, has met with fairly good success 

 with other varieties, including the magnificent Japan Lily 

 (Auratum). To produce good effects this should be planted 

 in clumps. I have mentioned only a few of the many desir- 

 able hardy plants. To these might be added Larkspurs, 

 Hemerocallis, Oriental Poppies, Trilliums, Cypripediums, 

 Bleeding Heart, and many others, to describe which would 

 require a large volume. 



ROSES. A paper on shrubbery or plants would be incom- 

 plete without a reference to the Rose, but to do this flower 

 justice would require a separate paper. For out door culture 

 in our climate Hybrid Perpetuals are the most desirable, and 

 these need protection to bring them through our winters, in 

 fact all the perennial plants I have mentioned should have a 

 light covering of straw or other light material. The follow- 

 ing varieties have been recommended by the Minnesota 

 Horticultural Society for general culture in the State, and 

 have been grown with success here : 



General Jacqueminot. Brilliant crimson, fragrant. 

 Fisher Holmes. Dark crimson, a superb rose. 

 Alfred Colomb Brilliant carmine crimson, one of the best. 

 Baroness Rothschild. Light pink, without fragrance, a 

 late bloomer. 



Caroline de Diesbach. Pale fresh color. 



Annie de Diesbach Carmine, a beautiful shade, fragrant. 



Baron de Bonstetten. Rich velvety maroon. 



Paul Neyron. Deep rose color, very desirable. 



John Hopper. Bright rose with crimson centre. 



Madame Plantier (June Rose). White, vigorous. 



