2o8 Classified Lists 



SWEET-FERN (Artemesia annua). 2-4 ft. A tall bushy plant with 

 finely-divided fragrant leaves and flowers; the latter are like tiny balls 

 of greenish color. Very pleasant as a dried herb to place among clothes. 

 Self-sowing. 



VERBENA (V. teucroides, var. candissima) . i ft. A low, trailing plant 

 that can be pegged down and made to cover quite an area with its 

 fragrant flat heads of white flowers. If pruned it makes a thicker 

 growth. It transplants easily and the whole species is excellent for 

 house plants. Further south it is hardy with a little covering. It is 

 easily propagated by cuttings, but blooms best from seed. Many other 

 colors, see other An., lists for August. August to October. 



ZINNIA (Z. elegans, var. cristata). Curled and crested varieties. 3 ft. 

 A useful plant in the late autumn when other flowers are gone. Thrives 

 in any good soil and sunny location. In choice varieties the Zinnia is 

 effective, and it is only because of its solferino and magenta tones that 

 it has fallen into disfavor in choice gardens. With selected colors it 

 makes a fine display when the garden most needs it. August to October. 

 See An. lists for August. 



SEPTEMBER 



WHITE ANNUALS 



COSMOS (C. bipinnatus, var. Mammoth}. 4-6 ft. A tall variety with 

 an almost shrubby growth of feathery green foliage, but because of its 

 late blooming in the north, it is seldom seen in perfection of bloom be- 

 fore it is killed by frosts. For its foliage alone, as a background to other 

 plants, it is worth growing. The flowers resemble huge Japanese 

 Anemones, and are borne in great profusion. I have known this plant 

 when six feet high to be lifted carefully before the frosts, and placed in 

 tubs and taken indoors, where it bloomed until Christmas. Give a rich, 

 moist soil, a warm, sheltered position and moisture. For pink variety 

 see Pink An., September. 



STEVIA (S. serrata). 2 ft. This rather tender perennial is sometimes 

 grown in the open as an annual, blooming in September until late frosts. 

 It bears heads of small fragrant white flowers. Give a rich, sandy loam, 

 propagate by seed and careful division of the root. 



VINCA, PERIWINKLE (V. rosea, var. alba), i ft. A low border plant 

 with handsome, almost evergreen, foliage and salver-shaped tubular 



