PERENNIALS AND BIENNIALS 



one of the most widely distributed of American 

 flowers. In one species or another it is found 

 from Florida to Labrador, and from the Atlantic 

 to the Pacific, especially northward on the west 

 coast. In Maine the species ordinarily met with 

 are T. cernuum, bearing a small white flower ; T. 

 erectum, with an ill-scented purple flower; T. 

 erythrocarpum, or Painted Trillium, white with 

 purple stripes, and T. grandiflorumy the finest of 

 all, with a large pure white flower. The Trilliums 

 bloom in early spring, which on the island is in 

 June. The bulbs are easily transplanted, but 

 they should be moved in late summer or early 

 fall when dormant. They require partial shade 

 and a light loamy soil. 



Cornus Canadensis, the Bunchberry, or Dwarf 

 Cornel, is a species of dwarf Dogwood, growing 

 wild in northern Asia and America. Its true 

 flowers are small, but the large white bracts make 

 a beautiful effect in June, to be followed in the 

 fall with brilliant red berries in little bunches. 

 It grows in moist shady spots, being about five 

 or six inches high. It is easy to transplant, and 

 I have it growing on the edges of the rocks 

 amongst mosses and ferns. 



Three plants of special interest thrive on the 

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