CHAPTEE VIII 



SOME OP THE POPULAR PERENNIALS 



It is doubtful whether a really comprehensive 

 list of the most popular species of perennials 

 could be prepared without doing some member 

 of the large plant family an injustice. How- 

 ever, a consensus of opinion seems to indicate 

 that the following sorts belong in such a list: 

 iris, peony, larkspur, hollyhock, phlox, anem- 

 one, columbine, hemerocallis, funkia, and rud- 

 beckia. To these also might be added bleeding 

 heart, lily-of-the-valley, helianthus, chrysan- 

 themum, coreopsis, dianthus, campanula and 

 poppy, and still the list would be by no means 

 complete. Much, of course, depends on the 

 tastes and desires of the individual and also 

 upon the purpose for which the plants are to 

 be employed. 



This brings us once more to the fact that per- 

 ennials afford material for almost every re- 

 quirement. We have them for sunny and for 

 shady situations; for rich soil, clay soil and 

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