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A LITTLE BOOK OF PERENNIALS 



Propagation. These plants often self-sow. They are all readily 

 propagated from seeds sown in rieh soil in April or May, although good 

 sized plants may be grown from seed sown in Midsummer. The double 

 sorts must be propagated from cuttings if they are to come true. Layer- 

 ing has proven the easiest and surest way of propagating the Garden 

 Pinks (D. plumarius). 



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Dicentra and Dielytra — Includes Bleeding Heart, 



Squirrel's Corn, Dutchman's Breeches 



The grace of the Dicentras charms us whether in the woods or the 

 garden. 



The Bleeding Heart, Dicentra {Dielytra) spedahilis is one of our 

 most showy old-fashioned flowers which everyone loves. It grows 

 from 2 feet to 4 feet tall and spreads out almost the same distance. 

 The leaves, which are alight, transparent green, are very neat, ex- 

 ceedingly graceful and very fern-like. The flowers are heart-shaped, 

 varying from a light pink to a rosy-crimson in color, and are produced 

 in sprays along the stems. Have you ever taken one of these flowers 

 apart to discover many interesting things— the two rabbits, a harp, 



Right, Bleeding Heart or Dicentra, an old-fashioned flower of quaint charm; left, 

 Gas Plant or Fraxinella, interesting not only for its flowers, but also for its seed 



capsules. 



