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6. FOR BOLD EFFECTS. The following plants are 

 striking in their habit and for this reason are 

 very serviceable in groups or as single speci- 

 mens. Some are foliage plants with compara- 

 tively inconspicuous flowers. 



*Tatt varieties, growing 5 feet or more in height. 

 f= Medium varieties, growing from 2 io 4 feet. 

 =Varieties with striking foliage. 



*Aoanthus mollis var. lati- 



folius. 



t Anemone japonica. 

 t Artemisia lactiflora. 

 tAruncus Sylvester. 

 *Arundo Donax. 



* Astilbe Arendsii. 



* Astilbe Davidii. 

 *Astilbe grandis. 

 IBambusa. 

 fBaptisia australis. 

 tClematis recta. 

 *Crambe cordifolia. 

 *Delphinium hybridum. 

 tDictamnus albus. 

 fEchinacea purpurea (Rud- 



beckia). 



Elymus glaucus. 

 Eryngium amethystinum. 

 fFifipendula rubra var. ven- 

 Gunnera chilensis. [usta 

 *Helenium autumnale var. 



superbum. 



tHelenium, Riverton Beauty.- 

 *Helianthus mollis. 

 tHelianthus decapetalus, Soleil 



d'Or. 



*Helianthus prgyalis. 



fHemerocallis aurantiaca var. 

 major. 



fHemerocallis flava. 



tHemerocallis Thunbergii. 



Heracleum villosum. 

 t Hosta plantaginea var. 

 grandiflora. 



tHypericum Moserianum. 



fKniphofia Uvaria var. 

 nobilis. 



tKniphofia Pfitzeri. 



fPaeonia. 



fPapaver orientale. 



tPhlox paniculata. 

 *tPolygonum sachalinense. 

 *Polygonum Sieboldii. 



Rheum palmatum var. atro- 



sanguineum. 

 *Rodgersia sesculifolia. 

 *Rodgersia pinnata. 



*Rudbeckia, Golden Glow. 



*Rudbeckia maxima. 



*Thalictrum dipterocarpum. 



tVeronica longifolia var. sub- 



sessilis. 

 * Yucca filamentosa. 



7. FOB FORCING AND GREENHOUSE DECORATION. The 

 following species are suitable for forcing. As a 

 general rule, they succeed best in a temperature 

 not exceeding 50 at night. Many of these can 

 be potted, but some of the more robust sorts are 

 better grown in boxes or benches. The astilbes 

 and spireas will thrive in a higher temperature 

 than other varieties named. 



Alyssum saxatile var. com- 

 Aquilegia caerulea. [pactum. 

 Aquilegia chrysantha. 

 Arabis alpina. 

 Aster alpinus. 

 Aster subcseruleus. 

 Astilbe Arendsii. 

 Astilbe Davidii. 

 Astilbe grandis. 

 Aubrietia, all varieties. 

 Campanula carpatica. 

 Campanula Medium. 

 Campanula pyramidalis. 

 Cheiranthus Allionii. 

 Cheiranthus alpinus. 

 Coreopsis grandiflora. 

 Cypripedium acaule. 

 Cypripedium pubescens. 

 Cypripedium spectabile. 

 Delphinium grandiflorum. 

 Delphinium hybridum. 

 Dianthus csesius. 

 Dianthus deltoides. 

 Dianthus, Napoleon III. 

 Dianthus neglectus. 

 Dicentra spectabilis. 

 Digitalis purpurea. 

 Digitalis purpurea var. glox- 



iniaeflora. 



Dodecatheon Meadia. 

 Francoa ramosus. 

 Gerbera Jamesonii. 



Geum coccineum, Mrs. Brad- 



shaw. 



Helleborus niger var. major. 

 Hepatica angulosa. 

 Hepatica triloba. 

 Hesperis matronalis. 

 Heuchera sanguinea. 

 Hosta lancifolia var. albo- 



marginata. 

 Iberis sempervirens. 

 Incaryillea Delavayi. 

 Iris cristata. 

 Iris pumila. 

 Myosptis, all kinds. 

 Pseonia, all varieties. 

 Papaver nudicaule. 

 Phlox amcena. 

 Phlox Arendsii. 

 Phlox divaricata. 

 Phlox subulata. 

 Phlox suffruticosa, Miss Lin- 



gard. 



Polygonatum multiflorum. 

 Primula, all species. 

 Pyrethrum hybridum. 

 Saxif raga, all species. 

 Sisyrinchium angustifolium. 

 Spiraea, many species. 

 Trillium, all species. 

 Trollius, all species. 

 Vicia oroboides (Orobus). 

 Viola, all kinds. 



8. NEW AND VERY DESIRABLE SPECIES. The follow- 

 ing list comprises some of the best introductions of 

 recent years, up to and including 1914. 



Achillea Ptarmica, Perry 

 White. 



Aconitum Fischeri var. Wil- 

 sonii. 



Aconitum Hemsleyanum. 



Anchusa italica, Dropmore. 



Anchusa italica, Opal. 



Anchusa italica, Perry va- 

 riety. 



Anchusa mypsotidiflora. 



Anemone vitifplia. 



Arabis aubrietioides. 



Artemisia lactiflora. 



Aster Amellus, Beauty of 

 Rowdorf. 



Aster, Beauty of Colwell. 



Aster, Feltham Blue. 



Aster novse-angliae, L. Fardel. 



Aster novi-belgii, St. Egwin. 



Aster, Peter White. 



Astilbe Arendsii, Ceres. 



Astilbe Arendsii, Pink Pearl. 



Astilbe Arendsii, Queen 

 Alexandra. 



Astilbe Arendsii, Salmon 

 Queen. 



Astilbe Arendsii, Vesta. 



Campanula carpatica, Kiln- 

 field White. 



Campanula, Warley. 



8. NEW AND VERY DESIRABLE 



Chrysanthemum, Autumn 

 Glory. 



Chrysanthemum maximum, 

 Etoile de Nouvelles. 



Chrysanthemum maximum, 

 King Edward VII. 



Chrysanthemum maximum, 

 Mrs. Tersteeg. 



Chrysanthemum, Rosy Gem. 



Clematis recta flore-pleno. 



Delphinium Belladonna 

 semi-plena. 



Delphinium, J. S. Brunton. 



Delphinium, Rev. E. Lar- 

 celles. 



Delphinium Moerheimei. 



Delphinium, Persimmon. 



Geum coccineum, Mrs. 

 Bradshaw. 



Gypsophila paniculata flore- 

 pleno. 



Helenium autumnale, River- 

 ton Beauty. 



Helenium autumnale, River- 

 ton Gem. 



Heuchera gracillima, 

 Perry var. 



Heuchera, Nancy Perry. 



Heuchera, Scarlet Spray. 



Heuchera, Shirley. 



Kniphofia, John Benary. 



Kniphofia, Twilight. 



Kniphofia, Unique. 



VARIETIES, continued. 

 Iris germanica, Kashmir 



White. 



Iris germanica, King of Iris. 

 Iris germanica, Lady Foster. 

 Iris germanica, Lohengrin. 

 Iris germanica, Miss Will- 



mptt. 



Iris interregna, varieties. 

 Lupinus polyphyllus var. 



Mosrheimei. 



Phlox Arendsii, all varieties. 

 Phlox paniculata, Frau A. 



Buchner. 

 Phlox paniculata, Eliz. 



Campbell. 

 Phlox paniculata, Rhein- 



lander. 



Phlox paniculata, Rynstrom. 

 Phlox paniculata, G. A. 



Strohlein. 

 Primula Beesiana. 

 Primula Bulleyana. 

 Primula Forrestii. 

 Primula pulverulenta. 

 Primula sikkimensis. 

 Primula Veitchii. 

 Salvia virgata var. nemprosa. 

 Sedum spectabile, Brilliant. 

 Senecio clivorum. 

 Senecio tanguticus. 

 Thalictrum dipterocarpum. 

 Viola cornuta var. purpurea. 



W. N. CRAIG. 



Herbs in Canada. 



Many species and varieties of herbs succeed admi- 

 rably in Canada, the covering of snow which they have 

 in winter, in most places, affording them excellent pro- 

 tection from extreme cold and sudden changes of tem- 

 perature. The conditions are thus, in many places, more 

 favorable than farther south, where they are exposed, 

 for long periods, to cold and changeable weather. 



Following are lists of best herbaceous perennials. 



One hundred best hardy herbaceous perennials for the 



Dominion of Canada, except prairie provinces. 



*=Best twenty-four. 



Delphinium cashmerianum. 

 *Delphinium grandiflorum 



(D. chinense). 

 *Delphinium hybridum and 



varieties. 

 *Dianthus plumarius, Mrs. 



Sinkins. 



*Dicentra spectabilis. 

 Dictamnus albus. 

 Doronicum plantagineum 



var. excelsum. 

 Echinacea purpurea. 

 *Epimedium alpinum var. 



rubrum. 

 Erigeron speciosus var. 



superbus. 

 Filipendula hexapetala var. 



flore-pleno. 

 Filipendula rubra. 

 Gaillardia aristata. 

 Gypsophila paniculata. 

 Helenium autumnale vnr 



pumilum magnificum. 

 Helenium autumnale var. 



striatum. 



Helenium Hoopesii. 

 Helianthus multiflorus, 



Meteor, or Soleil d'Or. 

 Helianthus multiflorus, Mrs. 



Moon. 

 Helianthus rigidus, Miss 



Mellish. 



*Hemerocallis aurantiaca var. 

 *Hemerocallis flava. [major. 

 Hemerocallis Thunbergii. 

 Heuchera brizoides var. gra- 

 cillima. 

 Heuchera sanguinea var. 



splendens. 

 Hibiscus Moscheutos and 



varieties. 



Hosta plantaginea. 

 Iberis sempervirens var. 



Garrexiana. 

 Iberis sempervirens var. 



superba, Snowflake. 



Achillea Ptarmica fl.-pl., 



The Pearl. 

 Aconitum Fischeri. 

 Aconitum Napellus var. bi- 



colpr. 



Adonis vernalis. 

 .flSthionema grandiflorum. 

 Althaea rosea (Hollyhock). 

 *Anemone japonica varieties. 

 Anemone patens var. Nut- 



talliana. 



Anemone sylvestris. 

 Aquilegia chrysantha. 

 *Aquilegia cserulea and hy- 

 brids. 

 Aquilegia flabellata var. nana 



alba. 



Aquilegia glandulosa. 

 Aquilegia pxysepala. 

 *Arabis albida var. flore- 

 pleno. 

 Aruncus Sylvester var. 



Kneiffi. 



Aster alpinus var. superbus. 

 Aster Amellus var. amel- 



loides. 

 Aster Amellus var. bessa- 



rabicus 

 Aster novae-angliae, Mrs. J. 



F. Rayner. 

 Campanula carpatica and 



varieties. 



Campanula lactiflora. 

 Campanula latifolia var. 



macrantha. 

 *Campanula persicifolia and 



varieties. 



Campanula pyramidalis. 

 *Chrysanthemum maximum, 



varieties. 



Cimicifuga americana. 

 *Clematis recta. 

 Convallaria majalis. 

 *Coreopsis grandiflora. 

 Delphinium Belladonna (a 



name for garden forms). 



