HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. 221 



STACHYS LANATA (Hedge Nettle) This plant is a valuable one for 

 hot, dry situations and for planting under trees. The flowers may be cut 

 off as they make their appearance, as it is the foliage which is the most 

 ornamental. The leaves are covered with a wood-like substance, im- 

 parting a whitish appearance to the plant. Increased by division at 

 almost any time in Spring. 



STATICE (Sea Lavender) Several species do well here as border 

 plants. They need sandy soil with a little peat or leaf soil added. S. 

 elata, S. eximia, S. tatarica augustifolia and S. latifolia are all good 

 kinds. They are raised from seeds. 



TANACETUM VULQARE (Tansy) There is little in this subject to 

 recommend it, beyond its habit of keeping green and fresh-looking during 

 the Summer. It is a favorite cottage garden plant. The flowers and 

 foliage are very fragrant. The variety with curled leaves is rather orna- 

 mental. Increased by division.- 



THYMUS (Thyme) T. Chamaedrys lanuginosus and T. serpyllum are 

 well suited for growing in dry and exposed parts of the rockery. They 

 are low-growing and wide-spreading plants, with small leaves and 

 flowers. T. s. vulgaris is the Lemon Thyme, a highly fragrant and 

 ornamental plant, growing from 8 inches to 1 foot high. Well colored 

 pieces of this should be rooted in Autumn; the other kinds are raised 

 from seed. 



TIARELLA CORDI FOLIA (False flitrewort) A native species, well 

 suited for shady spots in the front part of the herbaceous border, or on 

 the rockery. It blooms early, and throws out numerous runners after 

 flowering, providing a ready means of propagation. 



TRICYRTIS HIRTA (Japanese Toad=Lily) This curious but beautiful 

 plant is the latest of the hardy herbaceous plants to come in flower. 

 It usually blooms in October and November. During Summer the 

 foliage is quite ornamental. The individual flowers, of which there are 

 many on a s'alk, are shaped like those of alilv, only much smaller. The 

 flowers are pinkish-white, spotted with purple. This subject should be 

 planted in moist soil, or where a mulch can be given, in order to pre- 

 serve the foliage till the blooming period. The plant divides easily, or 

 cuttinirs may be made from the flowering stems and put in a cold 

 frame late in the season. 



VALLORADIA (Plumbago) PLUHBAGINOIDES A hardy species, with 

 deep blue flowers, growing to a height of one foot. It blooms from July 

 till freezing weather. Propagation is effected by division. The plants 

 should he lifted during the first half of September, the shoots shortened 

 back, and several pieces put together in 4-inch pots, saving as many of 

 the creeping underground stems as possible. Keep plunged in a cold 

 frame for the Winter. If a large number of plants is wanted those in 

 pots may be divided again during the end of April, and each piece put 

 into a 3 inch pot. They will flower at the proper season if planted out 

 by the end of May. 



