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effects. For planting about ponds or upon deep moist soil, there are 

 the iris, forget-me-not, lily-of-the-valley, bee balm, trillium, cardinal 

 flower and the ornamental grasses, while for late summer and fall 

 effects there are the hardy chrysanthemums, golden glow, asters and 

 anemone or wind flower. So from early spring until fall when the ground 

 is finally covered with a blanket of snow, the hardy perennials are lending 

 their color tints to brighten their surroundings. 



PERENNIALS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES 



a. Standard Types for General Planting. 



Iris germanica 



German Iris 

 Phlox paniculata 



Garden Phlox 

 Paeonia 



Peony 

 Delphinium 



Larkspur 

 Aster 



Aster 



Rudbeckia laciniata 



Golden Glow 

 Coreopsis lanceolata 



Lance-leaved Tickseed 

 Dianthus barbatus 



Sweet William 

 Aquilegia 



Columbine 

 Chrysanthemum 



Chrysanthemum 

 Altha?a rosea 



Hollyhock 



Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum Salicaria roseum), a late summer flowering perennial 

 that delights in a moist soil, planted amid shrubbery, 



