THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS — PERENNIALS 269 



Large flowers, 4-6 in. across. Crimson, white, pink, yellowish, etc. 



Suitable for lawn or the border. Fig. 250. 

 Tree Peony, P. Moutan. 4 ft. April-May. Numerous named varieties. 



Flowers as above, excepting yellow. Branched, dense, shrubby 



habit. 

 Meadow Sage, Salvia pratensis. 2| ft. May-June, August. Spikes 



of deep blue flowers. Branching from the ground. 



June 



Achillea Ptarmica, fl. pi., var. "The Pearl." I ft. June-August. 



Small double white flowers, in few-flowered clusters. Rich soil. 

 Wind-flower, Anemone Pennsylvanica.* 18 in. June-September. 



White flowers on long stems. Erect habit. Does well in the shade. 

 St. Bruno's Lily, Paradisea Liliastrum. 18 in. June-July. Bell-like, 



white flowers in handsome spikes. 

 Golden-spurred Columbine, Aquilegia chrysantha.* 3 ft. June-August. 



Golden flowers with slender spurs ; fragrant. 

 Rocky Mountain Columbine, A. ccerulea* 1 ft. June- August. 



Flowers with white petals and deep blue sepals, 2-3 in. in diam- 

 eter. (See May.) 

 Woodruff, Asperula odorata. 6 in. June- July. Small white flowers. 



Herbage fragrant when wilted. Does well in shade; spreading 



habit. Used for flavoring drinks, scenting and protecting garments. 

 i4s^i76eJa7?omca (incorrectly called Spiraea). 2 ft. June-July. Small 



white flowers in a feathery inflorescence. Compact habit. 

 Poppy Mallow, Callirrhoe involucrata."^ 10 in. June-October. 



Large crimson flowers, with white centers. Trailing habit. For 



border and rockery. 

 Carpathian Harebell, Campamda Carpatica (Fig. 254). 8 in. June- 

 September. Flowers deep blue. Tufted habit. For border or 



rockery. Good for cutting. 

 C.glomeratavsir.Dahurica. 2 ft. June- August. Deep purple flowers 



in terminal clusters. Branching from the ground. Erect habit. 

 Canterbury Bell, C. Medium. An old favorite. It is biennial, but 



blooms the first season if sown early. 

 Corydalis lutea. 1 ft. June-September. Flowers yeUow, in terminal 



clusters. Loose branching habit. Glaucous foliage. 



