2i 8 Classified Lists 



it is killed to the ground by frost, it makes a vigorous new growth each 

 year if the roots are mulched in winter. Give a rich light soil, and plenty 

 of water during the blooming season. It is effective to train over a 

 lattice or by the side of a piazza. Propagate by cuttings of young wood 

 or by seeds. For culture see Clematis, White Per., July. 



CLEMATIS (C. heracleafolia, var. Davidiana; closely allied to C. 

 tubulosa). 3-4 ft. An herbaceous plant with erect stem almost woody, 

 bearing pale-blue nodding flowers resembling hyacinths, with orange- 

 blossom fragrance, large leaves; needs a support. Culture the same as 

 for other varieties. 



CLEMATIS (C. integrifolia). 2 ft. An earlier herbaceous species 

 forming an erect bush; large single drooping blue flowers are borne at 

 the ends of leafy stalks. Give rich, deep soil and sun. Propagate by 

 seed and cuttings. 



DRACOCEPHALUM, DRAGON'S HEAD (D. Ruyschianum). 2 ft. Bears 

 dark violet-lipped flowers, i in. long, in whorls on erect stems. Re- 

 quires a cool situation, moist and partly shaded; propagated by division 

 of root and seeds, or by cuttings taken in May. 



EUPATORIUM COELESTINUM. i-2 ft. A blue variety, bearing small 

 flat heads of light-blue flowers. For culture see Eupatorium, White 

 Per., July. 



FALSE INDIGO, see Baptisia australis; also Amorpha fruticosa, Blue 

 Shrubs, July. 



GENTIAN. Closed (Gentiana Andrewsii). 2 ft. A plant bearing 

 large closed dark purplish-blue flowers. The reticence of this flower 

 offends me, much as a too silent person embarrasses one. Grows 

 natively in moist, shaded places. 



GENTIAN. Fringed (Gentiana crinata). 2 ft. A plant bearing erect 

 bell-shaped fringed flowers of a wonderful blue color. It is a biennial, 

 requiring moist, sandy soil, most difficult to raise from seed, and given 

 to strange disappearances even in its native haunts. I am still trying 

 to raise it after futile efforts for several years. It is recommended to 

 sow seed in large pots in which smaller pots, corked at the bottom and 

 filled with water, are placed. This insures an even moisture without 

 direct spraying. Where it is native the young seedlings may be trans- 

 planted for the second year of bloom. The seed is said to come up in 

 about a week under favorable conditions, and when the plant has 

 reached the third pair of leaves it is ready to be transplanted in a cool, 

 shady location. 



