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five weeks. One of the best variegated flowers. Best crop always 

 second year from seed. Self-sows; transplant seedlings in late 

 summer. (See p. 64.) 



TANSY. See NATIVE PLANTS, p. 95. 



*TiCKSEED (Coreopsis lanceolata). Yellow. August till frost; I to 2 feet. 

 Daisy-like flower, 2 inches across; brown centre. One of the very 

 best of its colour, and easily grown. For border and for cutting. 

 Perfectly hardy. Best to stake the plants, and when setting out 

 from seed bed allow one foot distance. All soils, but repays good 

 waterings in summer. Rich, damp soil in open places and near 

 streams. Best long season yellow flower. 



VERONICA (Veronica longi folia, var. subsessilis). Purple. August, 

 September. Longest spikes of any autumn flower; long season of 

 bloom. Spikes about a foot long. Responds to deep, rich soil and 

 sunny position. Very striking for distant mass effects. 



*ViRGiNiA COWSLIP (Mertensia Virginica, or M. pulmonarioides). Blue. 

 April to June; i J to 2 feet. The bell-like blossoms turn reddish with 

 age. Sheltered position, but full sun and rich loam. Resents dis- 

 turbance at the roots. Leaves die down after the flowering time. 

 Best increased by seeds. 



WALLFLOWER (Cheiranthus Cheiri). Red-brown to deep yellow and 

 purplish brown. Quite distinct. May; I to 2j feet. Very fra- 

 grant. Easily grown in cool, rich soil, with partial shade. Best 

 sown in August for wintering in frames; biennial. Not quite hardy. 

 Some early flowering forms like C. annuus are grown as annuals. 



WINDFLOWER, SNOWDROP (Anemone sylvestris). Cream white, tinged 

 with pink. April to July; i to ij feet. The spring counterpart of 

 the Japanese anemone, and the largest flower of its kind in spring. 

 The bright yellow centre is very striking. Grow in masses against 

 shrubbery. Well-drained soil. There is a double variety. 



WINTER CHERRY, STRAWBERRY TOMATO (Physahs Alkekengi). Showy 

 red, bladdery calyx, I inch across, enclosing an edible fruit. Creeps 

 under ground, and becomes troublesome. The modern P. Fran- 

 cheti is twice as big and brighter. The cut stalks furnish a welcome 

 red for Christmas decorations. 



NOTE. Many of the statements in the above list are taken in part from the writings 

 of Wilhelm Miller in Country Life in America^ and from consultations with J. T. Withers 

 and R. Cameron. 



