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exceeding two feet high), medium (two to three feet high), and tall 

 (upwards of three feet high) the planter will have a useful guide 

 to arrangement ; but it may be well to point out that height varies 

 with soil, situation, and culture. Nearly all of those selected may 

 be propagated by division in spring, and many by seeds. 



DWARF HERBACEOUS PLANTS 



(Some of the quite low-growing plants in this section are re- 

 served for consideration under Rock Plants.) 



Achillea. About the best plant in this 

 genus is the variety of Ptarmica called 

 The Pearl, which has double white 

 flowers. It is very useful. 



Anchusa italica (Borageworf). Free flower- 

 ing, and of a rich, dark blue. 



Anthericum Liliastrum (St. Bruno's Lily]. 

 A graceful plant with white flowers. 



Armeria cephalotes. A bright and free- 

 blooming plant with pink flowers. 



Cheiranthus Marshallii. A species of Wall- 

 flower, with brilliant orange flowers. 



Centaurea montana. One of the Corn- 

 flowers, with blue flowers. The common 

 Cornflower, an annual, is Centaurea 

 Cyanus. 



Corydalis lutea. A beautiful yellow-flowered 

 plant. 



Delphinium nudicaule. This differs greatly 

 from the florists' Delphiniums, which 

 have already been treated on. It grows 

 about two feet high, and has red flowers. 



Dicentra (Dielytra) spectabilis. The Lyre 

 Flower or Bleeding Heart. A graceful 

 plant with pink flowers, procurable 

 in the form of dry roots from bulb- 

 dealers in the autumn. 



Dodecatheon Meadia (American Cowslip}. 

 A pretty plant, of which the bulb- 

 dealers will furnish a supply 

 autumn. Colours various. 



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Erigerons (Fleabanes\ Good plants. Au- 

 rantiacus, orange ; Manescavi (Heron's 

 Bill), pink ; and speciosus, violet, are 

 all worth including. 



Funkias (Plantain Lilies]. Graceful plants. 

 Grandiflora, white, is about the best. 



Gentians. The taller species, such as 

 Andrewsii, may be grown in the 

 border; the dwarfer ones are best 

 kept for the rockery. 



Geraniums (Crane's Bills). These are, of 

 course, very different from the Zonal 

 " Geraniums," which are tender plants. 

 Of the hardy species sanguineum, 

 red, and Endressi, pink, are two of 

 the best. They are strong growing 

 and very free-flowering plants, which 

 will be found extremely useful. 



Geums (Avens). Bright and free-flower- 

 ing. Coccineum, scarlet, is the best 

 known. 



Gillenia trifoliata. Pink. 



Helenium pumilum. A very free-flower- 

 ing plant, with yellow flowers. The 

 variety striatum is also good. 



Hemerocallis (Day Lilies]. Among the most 

 desirable of border plants, owing to 

 their bright flowers and very graceful 

 habit. Dumortieri, orange, is one of 

 the best species, but there are now 

 several beautiful hybrids on the market, 



