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How to Make a Flower Garden 



FERNS (See Chapter VI) 



Six of the most popular hardy ferns: 



Christmas Fern, Polystichmn acrostichoides. 



Eagle Fern, Pteris aquilina. 



Maidenhair, Adiantum pedatiim. 



Ostrich Fern, Matteuccia Struthio pteris. 



Polypody, Polypodium vidgare. 



Royal Fern, Osmunda regalis. 

 Four hardy ferns suitable for damp places: 



Marsh Fern, Dryo pteris Thely pteris. 



Royal Fern, Osmunda regalis. 



Sensitive Fern, Onoclea sensibilis. 



Wood Fern, Dryo pteris cristata. 

 Four hardy ferns that will stand sunlight: 



Eagle Fern, Pteris aquilina. 



New York Fern, Dryo pteris Noveboracense. 



Royal Fern, Osmunda regalis. 



Sensitive Fern, Oiwclca sensibilis. 

 Four hardy ferns that need shade: 



Chain Fern, Woodivardia angustifolia. 



Lady Fern, Felix-fa:inina. 



Maidenhair, all spp. 



Oak Fern, Phegapteris Dryo pteris. 

 Four hardy ferns that succeed in partial 

 shade: 



Cinnamon Fern, Onoclea cinnamomea. 



Ebony Spleenwort, Asplenium platyneiiron. 



Purple-stemmed Cliff Brake, Pellcea atropur- 

 purea. 



Royal Fern, Osmunda regalis. 

 Four ferns suitable for dry places: 



Brittle Fern, Cysto pteris fragilis. 



Chain Fern, Woodivardia Virginica. 



Polypody, Polypodium vulgare. 



Purple-stemmed Cliff Brake, Pellcea atropur- 

 purea. 

 Four evergreen ferns: 



Ebony Spleenwort, Asplenium ebeneum. 



Grape Fern, Cut-leaved, Botrychium dis- 

 sec turn. 



Hairy-lip Fern, Cheilanthes vestiiia. 



Polypody, Polypodium vulgare. 



BULBS (See Chapter VII) 



Ten of the most popular hardy bulbs : 



Crocus spp. 



Daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus. 



Gladiolus spp. 



Hyacinth, Hyacinthus spp. 



Jonquil, Narcissus Joyiquilla. 



Lily, Lilium spp. 



Narcissus, Poet's, Narcissus poeticus. 



Tiger Flower, Tigridia spp. 



Tulip, Tulipa spp. 



Zephyr Flower, Zephyranthes spp. 

 Six bulbs for April or earlier bloom: 



Crocus spp. 



Crown-Imperial, Fritillaria Imperialis. 



Glory of the Snow, Chionodoxa Lucilice. 



Hyacinth, Grape, Muscari moschatum. 



Bulbs for April — Continued 



Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis. 



Snowflake, Spring, Leucojum vernum 

 Six hardv bulbs for May bloom: 



Daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus. 



Hyacinth, Hyacinthus spp. 



Jonquil, Narcissus Jonquilla. 



Pusclik i)iia scilloides. 



Suinmer Snowflake, Leucojum cestivum. 



Tulip, Tulipa spp. 

 Six hardy bulbs that bloom in June: 



Anemone narcissiflora. 



Anemone, Poppy-Flowered, Anemone coro- 

 naria. 



Anemone Virginiana. 



Harebell, Scilla festalis. 



Iris, Spanish, Iris XipJiium. 



Lily, Cuban, Scilla Peruviana. 

 Six bulbs that bloom in July: 



Blazing-star, Tritonia crocosniccflora. 



Homeria collina. 



Hyacinth, Star, Scilla auluninalis. 



Lycoris sanguinea. 



Tiger Flower, Tigridia buccijera. 



Zephyr Flower, Zephyranthes carinata. 

 Six bulbs that bloom in Atigvist: 



Blazing-star, Tritonia crocata. 



Gladiolus spp. 



Hyacinth, Giant Summer, Galtonia candi- 

 cans. 



Squill, Hyacinth, SctUa Hyacinthioides. 



Tiger Flower, Tigridia Pavonia. 



Watsonia Meriana. 

 Six bulbs that bloom in September: 



Hyacinth, Starry, Scilla autumnalis. 



Lily, Guernsey, Nerine sarniensis. 



Lycoris aurea. 



Saffron, Meadow, Colchicum autumnale. 



Snowflake, Autumn, Leucoju>n autumnale. 



Stcrnbergia lutea. 

 Six of the most popular plants with tubers, 

 rhizomes, etc.: 



Begonia, tuberous. 



Canna spp. 



Dahlia spp. 



Elephant's Ear, Colocasia antiquorum , var. 

 esculentum. 



Lily-of-the- valley, Convallaria majalis. 



Tuberose, Polianthes tubcrosa. 



AQUATIC AND BOG PLANTS 

 (See Chapters VIII and IX) 



Ten of the most popular aquatics (excluding 

 water-lilies) : 

 Arrowhead, Sagittaria spp. 

 Arum, Water, Calla spp. 

 Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalis. 

 Flag, Blue, Iris spp. 



Floating-heart, Limnanthcmum lacunosuin. 

 Lotus, American, Nelumbo spp. 

 Pickerel- weed, Pontederia spp. 



