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Hungary. Herbaceous perennial ; 5 to 8 feet ; blue ; 

 summer ; seed or division. — Woods, copses, or by plea- 

 sure-ground walks ; and also for association with herba- 

 ceous plants of some vigour and character. 



Tall Globe Thistle. Echinops exaltatus. Austria. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; 6 to 8 feet ; white ; summer ; seed 

 or division. — Similar uses to the preceding, and suited for 

 association with even more vigorous vegetation. 



Russian Globe Thistle. Echinops ruthenicus. Russia. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; 6 to 8 feet ; blue ; summer ; seed 

 or division. — A fine subject for planting in tufts in 

 open spots by wood walks, and for association with the 

 handsomest and most vigorous herbaceous flowering 

 plants. 



Slegant Liatris. Liatris elegans. North America. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; 3 to 4 feet ; purple ; autumn ; 

 seed or division. — Fringes of shrubberies, in open sunny 

 places on warm soils. 



Dotted Liatris. Liatris punctata. North America. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; 4 feet ; reddish-purple ; summer ; 

 seed or division. — Similar uses to the preceding. 



Long-spiked Liatris. Liatris spicata. North America* 

 Herbaceous perennial ; 4 feet ; late summer and early 

 autumn ; seed or division. — Similar uses to the preceding. 



Caucasian Leopard's Bane. Doronicum caucasicum. 

 Caucasus. Herbaceous perennial ; i to 2 feet ; yellow ; 

 spring and summer ; seed or division. — Rocky places, 

 banks, fringes of low shrubberies in any soil. Best in 

 sunny positions, as it flowers early in the year. 



Pearl Cudweed. Antennaria margaritacea. North 

 America. Herbaceous perennial ; i to 2 feet ; white ; sum- 



