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The common spiderwort, Tradescantia virginiana (C. B. 5, 6; 
H. G.), grows easily, forming large masses. Aguilegia coerulea 
(C. B. 11), with its charming blue flowers, is valuable. e 
gentian-like speedwell, Veronica gentianoides (H. G.; C. B. 2, 
3,5, 6), bears its flowers in long slender racemes, Ais suc- 
cessively, thus giving it a long flowering period. Another speed- 
well is Veronica ee rys (H. G.). Phlox Pea (H. G.; 
C. B. 5) is an excellent plant, ath bright starry flowers, forming 
dense mats. Jacob’s-ladder, Polemonium coeruleum (H. G.), is 
of erect habit, its blue flowers borne in sini clusters; while 
its relative, P. reptans (H.G.), forms large m 
garden columbine, Agutlegia vulgaris, (H. Gi : C.; C. B. 3) is 
found in a variety of colors besides blue, including pink and white. 
Among the whites, for our shade garden, we have the lily-of- 
the-valley, Convallaria majalis (H. G.; C. B. 2). The false 
olomon’s-seal, Vagnera racemosa (H. G.), the white wake robin, 
prefer shaded situations, and come in well for the sha 
Among the irises are Iris florentina (W. B. N.), the flowers white 
flushed with lavender, J. Statelliae (C. B. 3, 5), with creamy 
flowers, and the white varieties of Iris pumila, all for the open 
border. Aquilegia nivea grandiflora (C. B. 9), Cerastium ede 
tosum (W. B. S.); Iberis sempervirens ( “ 
Anemone pennsylvanica (W. B.S.), and Phlox as alba ie 
2), are of use under ordinary garden conditions. 
The pink or red forms. An old time favorite is the bleeding 
heart, Bicuculla spectabilis (L. C.; W. B. N.), good for either sun 
shade-loving plant is Geranium maculatum (H. G.), 
of our own woodlands. For ordinary garden conditions the 
following do well: the common garden pink, eae f the forms 
with white flowers, Dianthus plumarius (C. B. 3, 5; W. B. N.; 
H. G.), its spicy fragrance adding to its oe Lychnis 
dioica (H. G.); Geum coccineum (C. B. 9), with scarlet flowers; 
hlox amoena (C. B. 5); Phlox Subulng (C. B. 3); Phlox divari- 
cata (C. B. 11), witli lavender flowers; sweet William, Dianthus 
barbatus (C. B. 2, 3, 5, 6). 
For yellows we may use: Ranunculus lanuginosus fl. pl., the 
