HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 249 HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



Ferula comtnunis (Common Fennel), 70, yellow 

 Remarkable for beauty of foliage, and useful for 

 culinary purposes. 



Funkia alba, 24, white. Handsome foliage. 

 Japonica, 18, greyish white. 

 ,. lancifolia, 24, bluish white. 

 Funkia oyata, 18, blue, dark glossy green leaves. 

 Gaultheria procumbens, 6, white, with cherry- 

 like berries. 



Gaura Lindheimeria, 24, rosy white. 

 Gentiana acaulis, 4, intense blue. 

 ,, lutea, 48, yellow. 

 ,, verna, 4, rich brilliant blue. 

 Geranium Lancastriense, 3, rose, with darker 



stripes. , 



tuberosum, 15, mauve. 



Geum coccineum. 18, bright scarlet. 

 Gypsophila paniculata, 30, white, beautiful 



foliage. 



Harpalium rigidum, 36, yellow, black centre. 

 Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose), 12, white 



and various. 



Hemerocallis flava (Day Lily), 24, soft yellow. 

 Hepatica triloba, 6, blue, red, white. 

 Hesperis matronalis, 24, purple, white. 

 Hieracium aurantiacum, 18, orange. 

 Hoteia Japonica (Spirea\ 24, white, pink. 

 Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft), g, white. 

 Iris fcetidissima (Stinking Glad-wyn), 30, bluish 

 lilac. Remarkable for seed pods. Likes 

 moist situation. 

 Germanica (Blue Flag), 24, blue and various 



colours. 



graminea, n, dark violet blue. 

 Kcempferi (Japanese Iris), 18, various colours, 

 pumila, 10, various colours. 

 Sibirica, 24, white, with blue veins. 

 Susiana, 24, greyish white veined with purple. 

 Lathyrus grandifolius, 45, rosy red. 



latifolias, (Everlasting Pea), 96, red, 



white. 

 Lewisia rediviva, 6, pink. Requires sun and 



dry situation. 



Liatris pychnostachya, 3, purple, magenta. 

 Linum flavum, 10, yellow. Likes sun and dry 



situation. 



Lobelia fulgens, 30, spikes of intense scarlet. 

 Lupinus polyphytlus, 36, blue, white. 

 Lychnis Alpina, 6, rose colour. 

 fulgens, 18, scarlet. 

 grandiflora, i2,brightred. Delicate in 



habit. 



Chalcedonica, 24, scarlet, white. 

 ,, viscaria flore pleno, 12, purple. 

 Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Jenny or 

 Moneywort), trailer, brilliant yellow. 

 ,, verticillasa, 12, yellow. 

 Lythrum rpseurn, 36, rose celour. 



salicaria (Purple Loosestrife), 36, purple. 

 Mimulus cardinalis, 24, scarlet. 



t , moschatus (Musk), 6, yellow. 

 Morma longifolia, 24, purplish scarlet. 

 Myosotis alpestris, 3, blue, with yellowish eye. 

 dissitiflora, 9, deep sky blue. 

 palustris, o, blue, with yellow throat. 

 Nierembergia gracilis, 6, white, veined with 



lilac. 



CEnothera acaulis, 6, white. 

 Fraseri, 18, yellow. 



,, rnacrocarpa, 12, pale yellow. 



Omphalodes verna, 6, blue. 



Opuntia Rafinesquiana, 12, yellow, with hand- 



some fruit. A Cactus hardy on dry rockwork. 

 Orobus vernus, 12, purple. 

 Paeonia officinalis, 24, crimson, scarlet, pink, 



white. 



tenuifolia, 18, deep crimson. 

 Papaver bracteatum, 48, brilliant scarlet, fclack 



spot at base of petal. 

 Pardanthus Chinensis, 



12, orange. Likes 



shelter. 



Pentstemon barbata coccinea, ^6, rich scarlet. 

 J affray anus, 18, blue, with purple 



stair ns. 



Phlox decussata hybrida, 30, various colours. 

 ,i setacea, 4, pale pink, spotted with purple. 

 subulata, 4, pink, darker in centre. 

 verna, 6, pucy red. 

 Phytolacca decandra, 100, white changing to 



pink. 



Platycodpn grandiflorum, 30, blue. 

 Polemonium caeruleum, 24, blue, white. 

 Polygonatum vulgare, (Solomon's Seal), 24, 



white, tipped with green. 

 Polygonum Sieboldi, 50, white, with large 



foliage. 

 Potentilla hybrida, 18, purple, red, yellow, and 



various colours. 



Primula acaulis (Common Primrose), 6, yellow, 

 and various colours. Double varieties, 

 white, lilac, crimson, purple. 

 ,, cortusoides amcena, i, purple. Better 

 for rockwork or pot culture than for 

 the open border. 



elatior (Polyanthus), various. 

 Japonica, 15, purple, crimson, lilac, 



white. 

 Pulmonaria Sibirica, 36, blue. 



,, virginica, 18, blue. 



Ramondia Pyrenaica, 6, violet, purple, orange 



centre. 

 Ranunculus aconitifolius, 12, pure white and 



double. 



acris , 24, golden yellow, and double. 



Asiaticus (Persian Ranunculus), 



12, various. 

 Sanguinaria Canadensis, 6, white, with orange 



stamens. 

 Saxifraga cotelydon, 18, white, in pyramidal 



spike. 



crassifolia, 9, dark pink. 

 ,, umbrosa (London Pride), 9, white 



dotted with pink and yellow. 

 Scabiosa caucasica, 24, pale blue. 

 Schizostylis coccinea, 18, scarlet. 

 Sedum fabarium, 12, pink, in large bunches. 

 Silene Schafta, 9, rosy purple. 

 Soldanella Alpina, 3, dark bluish purple. 

 Spigelia Marylandica, 12, red, with yellow 



interior. 

 Spiraea aruncus (Goats Beard), 60, white, chiefly 



desirable for its fern-like foliage. 

 filipendula flore pleno, 18, white. 

 ,, palmata, 24, crimson, white. 

 Statice mcana, 18, pink or mauve. 



sinuata, 24, blue, in spherical bunches. 

 Thalictrum aquilegifolium, 36, white. 



glaucum, 60, yellow. 

 . } purpurescens, ^6, yellow. 

 Thladiante dubia, quick-growing ornamental 



climber, with bell-shaped yellow flowers. 

 Tricyrtis hirta, 30, white, spotted with purple. 



