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stunted appearance if given soil that is dry or gravelly. Propagate by 

 division of root in early spring. 



REST HARROW (Ononis rotundijolia}. 1-2 ft. A very handsome and 

 desirable plant making a somewhat bushy growth, and bears three- 

 flowered clusters of pink pea-shaped flowers. Give a mixed soil of rich 

 loam and sand. Propagate by seed and division of root. 



SABBATIA. Centaury (Sabbatia chloroides, known also as S. campes- 

 tris). i ft. A biennial resembling the annual Agrostemma ccdi-rosa. 

 Stems branched and one-flowered; flowers bright pink, very handsome 

 i -2 in. across; most of the Sabbatias grow naturally along sandy ponds 

 and in low wet ground along the coast; this one prefers dry light soil. 

 Sow seeds either in spring or autumn. I have never been able to raise 

 this plant though I have tried for many seasons, and as it is only a 

 biennial at best, I content myself with A. ccdi-rosa. 



AUGUST 

 PINK SHRUBS 



STEEPLEBUSH, HARDBACK (Spirea tomentosd). 2-3 ft. A native va- 

 riety with small serrate leaves, hoary beneath, and turning a beautiful 

 orange and red in the autumn. The deep pink flowers are borne in a 

 dense pointed panicle. Worthy of cultivation, for it comes when most 

 shrubs are past their bloom and the flame-colored foliage is as lovely 

 as a flower in late autumn. 



TAMARISK. Late Flowering (Tamarix Indica). 6-8 ft. This later 

 variety of Tamarisk must have special treatment, as it blooms on the 

 wood of the same season's growth, so must be cut back closely in late 

 autumn or early spring, when it will send forth long slender branches 

 with soft fine foliage and a profusion of pink flowers through August 

 and September. In foliage and blossom this variety and T. tetranda 

 are alike, though each requires a different treatment. If T. Indica is not 

 cut back it makes another growth of 6-8 ft., leaving the long bare stems 

 of the old wood at the end of which begins the new growth. Both 

 varieties may be grown by the sea shore, and are not affected by 

 wind or salt spray unless in excess. See T. tetranda. Pink Shrubs, 

 June. 



