RUDBECKIA 



(Named for Claus Riidbeck, d. 1702, founder of the botanical garden at Upsala) 



Comf'6)iltr 



Rudbeckia speciosa (R. cispcra; R. Nczvmanii) 

 English Names: Cone flower, Black-eyed Susan. 



SOUTHEASTERN U. S. A. 



JULY TO EARLY AUGUST 



DAISYLIKE flowers three to four inches in diameter, with bright 

 yellow rays and large conical velvety maroon centres, profusely 

 borne at the ends of upright branching stems one to three feet high. 

 Leaves long and rather 

 narrow, mostly at the 

 base of the stems, and 

 somewhat inconspicuous. 

 Excellent for massing in 

 the herbaceous border on 

 account of the brightness 

 of its flowers, or for natu- 

 ralizing in dry places. 

 Good also for cutting. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture in any garden soil, 

 in sun or partial shade. 



Propagate by cuttings 

 or bv division. 



