EVERT WOMAN HER OWN FLOWER GARDENER. 29 



to those flowers whose steins and leaves annually decay, the roots retain- 

 ing their vitality. I shall treat more fully of them under the chapter on 

 Paeonies and Herbaceous plants. 



I append a list of the most desirable grown from seed : 



Antirrhinum (or Snap-dragon), all colors, hardy. 



Aconitum napellus (Monkshood), blue and white, hardy. 



Agrostemma hybride flore pleno, hardy. 



Alyssum saxatile, golden yellow, hardy. 



Aquilegia (Columbine), hardy. 



Aralis alpine, hardy. 



Armeria splendens (Thrift), half hardy. 



Astragalus galegiformis, yellow, hardy. 



Aubletia deltoides, hardy, and beautiful for rock work. 



Bellis (Double Daisy), half hardy. 



Bryonia alba a trailer, white flowers, hardy. 



Calceolarias, half hardy, very beautiful. 



Campanula, white, blue, lilac and purple. 



Iberis sempervirens, Perennial Candytuft. 



Carnations, half hardy, very desirable. 



Catananche bicolor, hardy, white, with violet center. 



Chelone barbata, hardy perennial. 



Chrysanthemum japonicum, very rare. 



Commelyne (Spiderwort), half hardy. 



Cowslip, hardy. 



Datura, half hardy. 



Delphinium (Perennial Larkspur). 



Dianthus of all kinds, hardy and half hardy. 



Digitalis, hardy perennial. 



Dodecatheon Meadia, hardy. 



Forget-me-not, hardy. 



Fraxinella, hardy. 



Galega, lilac, white. 



Gentiana macrophylla, deep blue. 



Guem coccineum (Scarlet Avens), hardy. 



Perennial Lupins, hardy. 



Everlasting Pea, hardy. 



Lavender spica, hardy. 



Liatris squarrosa (Blazing Star), a prairie flower. 



