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vide often, give sheltered position. For culture, see I. Spanish, White 

 Per., June. 



LEOPARD'S BANE (Doronicum Caucasicum). i ft. A showy plant 

 with dark yellow flowers 3 in. across; root leaves heart-shaped; thrives 

 in any common soil. Propagated by seed or division of the root. 



LILY. Flava, see Day Lily, Yellow. 



LINUM, see Flax. Golden. 



LUPINE (Lupinus polyphyllus aureus). 3 ft. A yellow variety of this 

 delightful plant; for culture, see Lupine, White Per., June. 



MULLEIN. Italian, see Verbascum pannosum. 



PEONY (Paonia offkinalis, var. Golden Harvest; also Candidissima). 

 For culture, see Peony, White Per., June. 



POTENTILLA (P. recta). 2 ft. Hybrid varieties both single and double 

 in yellow; for culture, see P. White Per., June. 



RANUNCULUS (R. Asiaticus, double hybrid, var. Merveilleuse). Erect 

 plant with stems branching at the base; bears large double flowers on 

 long stems. It should have moist rich loam and shade during the heat 

 of the day. Plant 2 in. deep in November, and give protection. When 

 the plant flowers, the leaves wither and the roots should be taken up, 

 dried in the shade and kept in a dry place until wanted for replanting. 

 They grow easily from seed, also by offsets. Full sun makes a defi- 

 ciency both in size and color. If left in the ground mulch through the 

 summer. The Turban variety is coarser but hardier than the Persian. 



ROCKET. Yellow, or Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris). 2 ft. I am 

 not sure of this identification of a plant, found in Maryland and trans- 

 planted to my garden, where it flourished amazingly and bloomed for 

 a month or more. Long glaucus leaves resemble the poppy, surmounted 

 by a leafy stalk which bears a large branching terminal cluster of 

 bright golden yellow flowers, almost an inch across, followed by slender 

 upright pods enclosing little oval seeds. The flowers are showy enough 

 to merit a place among shrubbery. 



SUN ROSE (Helianthemum alpestre). 6 in. A yellow variety of this 

 hardy evergreen plant which bears numerous racemes of flowers open- 

 ing only in the sun. It makes a bushy growth, but seedlings are slow 

 to get established. Give a rich moist soil and sun. Propagated by 

 seed. Needs a little protection in the winter. 



THERMOPSIS (T. Caroliniana). 3-6 ft. An erect herb with hand- 

 some smooth yellow-green foliage and many terminal spikes of bright 

 yellow pea-shaped flowers. Give a rich deep well-drained soil. It is 



