84 Hardy Plants for Cottage Gardens 



cosa, var. splendens)-, yellow annuals there are for July: 

 dwarf nasturtium, Abronia areneria, Oxyura chrysanthe- 

 moides, pansy, portulaca, and dwarf snapdragon. For Au- 

 gust; Erysimum Perofskianum, Lasthenia Californica, Lim- 

 nanthes Douglasii. 



Of white border perennials are snowdrops and crocus for 

 April; forget-me-not, lily of the valley, Phlox sublata, var. alba, 

 Arabis albida, evergreen candytuft, white Iceland poppy and 

 English daisy for May; Anemone sylvestris, Spirea filipen- 

 dula, var. pi. fl. (which grows with me but a foot high), 

 Tiarella cordifolia, Japanese and plumarius pinks, Galium 

 boreale, thrift or sea-pink, sweet-william, goutweed (Mgopo- 

 dium varigata), Helianthemum mutabilis for June; and for 

 July: dwarf white snapdragon. Of white June annuals suit- 

 able for edging are alyssum, candytuft, cynoglossum, nas- 

 turtium, Nemophila; for July: Abronia, Ageratum, Silene 

 armeria, Collinsia bicolor, Eritrichium, Eucharidium, Mesem- 

 bryanthemum, Nigella, Nycterinia, pansy, pinks, portulaca, 

 Saponaria calibrica, var. alba, snapdragon (as an annual), 

 Whitlavia. For August are Callindrinia speciosa alba, Lep- 

 tosiphon, Gilia androseca and verbena. 



The showiest flowers, and in many cases the longest 

 bloomers, may be classified according to their color and time 

 of beginning to bloom. The following lists are not exhaus- 

 tive, merely a suggestion. 



BLUE PERENNIALS 



APRIL. Hyacinth, lungwort (Merlensia Virginica), scilla. 



MAY. Lilac, columbine, German iris, wistaria. 



JUNE. Canterbury bells, Spanish and English iris, Lupinus poly- 

 phyllus, paeony. 



JULY. Campanula, Clematis Jackmanni, Japanese iris, larkspur, 

 Physostegia Virginiana, monkshood, Stokesia cyanea. Veronica spicata, 

 Platycodon. 



