THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



June After a hot day the plant becomes surrounded by flame 

 ^"^5 if a match is appHed to it, and a powerful aroma is 

 diffused. It grows three to four feet high. 



Digitalis Purpurea is our old friend the Foxglove, and 

 handsome spotted forms of it can be got. The varietal 

 name of Gloxiniaeflora indicates what the florist has 

 aimed at. Foxglove seed may be broadcasted in the 

 wild garden, where the tall spikes of bloom are very 

 effective. 



The Doronicums (Leopard's Banes), which rank 

 amongst the most useful of yellow-flowered perennials 

 on account of their early blooming, may be raised from 

 seed. 



The Drabas (Whitlow Grass) are pretty rock plants, 

 and flower freely. Alpina, yellow, is one of the best 

 known. 



The Dracocephalums, or Dragons' Heads, have the 

 merit of remaining long in bloom. Ruyschiana and its 

 variety Japonicum, the former with deep lilac and the 

 latter with purple flowers, are perhaps the best. I have 

 found them to do almost equally well on clayey and 

 chalky soils. 



Dryas Octopetala is a charming trailing evergreen, with 

 large white flowers that resemble Anemones. It is suit- 

 able for the rockery. 



The Echinaceas have been described as " purple Sun- 

 flowers." They are tall plants, reaching four feet in 

 height. 



Echinops Ritro reminds the amateur of the sea 

 Hollies, with its metallic blue, steel-like flowers. It 

 grows about three feet high. One sometimes sees it in a 

 collection of hardy flowers at a show, and is arrested by 

 its unique appearance. 



Ereniuri. — Very few hardy plants have grown in 

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