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mer ; seed or division. ^ — Banks, open spots in copses or 

 fringes of low shrubberies, in any soil. 



Lion's Foot Everlasting. Gnaphalium Leontopodium. 

 Switzerland. Herbaceous perennial; ^ foot; white,; 

 summer ; seed or division. — Bare rocky places, in moist 

 sandy soil, amidst vegetation not over 6 inches high. 

 A most interesting plant for naturalization, in upland 

 districts, especially where the rock crops out. 



Yellow Everlasting. Helichrysum arenarium. 

 Europe. Herbaceous perennial ; 6 to 1 2 inches ; yellow ; 

 summer; seed or division. — Bare rocky places or 

 banks, on a sandy warm soil, always in positions where 

 it may not be overrun by other plants. Perishes on cold 

 clay soils. 



Sliowy Stenactis. Stenactis speciosa. California. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; 2 feet ; purpUsh ; summer ; seed 

 or division. — Among medium-sized, choice herbaceous 

 plants, on the fringes of shrubberies, banks, or in rocky 

 places, in ordinary soil. 



Alpine Starwort. Aster alpinus. Europe. Herba- 

 ceous perennial; 6 to 12 inches; purplish; summer; 

 seed or division. — An interesting plant for naturalization 

 in upland meadows, or in the rougher grassy parts of plea- 

 sure grounds, as it grows abundantly in many sub-alpine 

 pastures, always much smaller than when grown in rich 

 garden soil ; will also suit rocky places, banks, or borders, 

 among plants not more than a foot high. 



Italian Starwort. Aster Amellus. Southern Italy. 



Herbaceous perennial; z feet; purple; summer; seed 



or division.— Banks, fringes of shrubberies, or rough rocky 



places, in almost any soil. 



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