46 Making a Garden of Perennials 



vels, moderately late, upright-growing 

 and hardy. The colors run from pure 

 white to pinks and reds. 



Inula ensifolia 



A low-growing very hardy plant bear- 

 ing freely yellow daisy-like flowers, always 

 presenting a neat appearance. 



Hollyhocks 



On account of the prevailing hollyhock 

 disease a disease of the foliage hard to 

 combat it is best to grow one-year-old 

 plants, as they are less affected than the 

 older ones. The singles are the most 

 charming. 



Iris Fleur-de-lis 



This is a large group, from the bulbous 

 Spanish and English iris, which bloom in 

 June and then die down to reappear next 

 season, and may therefore be planted in 

 open spaces between other plants, to the 



