FAVORITE PERENNIALS 



green abounds. Its remarkable brilliancy of color 

 carries all else before it, fairly illuminating the 

 landscape. 



A near relative, Lobelia syphilitica, shows blooms 

 in a pure and startling shade of blue. Like its relative, 

 it is also much cultivated in naturalistic places. Both 

 of these plants show the strong ruggedness of growth 

 that is noticeable with many of the midsummer wild 

 flowers. 



Those that follow the seashore know well that in 

 certain places the first days of August show the large 

 blossom of the rose mallow, Hibiscus Moscheutos, 

 opening in uncountable numbers over the brackish 

 marshes. It is a true lover of the sea, one designed 

 by nature to endure its roughest caress. Of late it 

 has been successfully hybridized with one of the very 

 brilliant hibiscuses of the southern states, such a one 

 as I have seen along the shores of the St. John's River, 

 shining like a light. The result has been a race of 

 so-called mallow marvels, which indeed bid fair to 

 live up to the extravagant promises of gorgeous beauty 

 and extreme hardiness made for them. In this new 

 race of plants is seen an American creation which no 

 doubt will become as popular in a short time as many 

 of the introductions from Japan. 



These mallow marvels are suitable for cultivation at 

 the back of shrubbery and in many places where high 

 growth is required. They stand about eight feet tall. 

 The blossoms occur in white, pink, and various shades 

 of red, and their enormous size is a surprise to those 

 who have not seen their southern relatives. 



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