SALVIA, SAMBUGUS, SANTOLINA 



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* For masses, large beds and 

 wherever it is a matter of ob- 

 taining the biggest show during 

 Fall when almost everything 

 else in the garden is through. 

 Salvia splendens is still the most 

 showy of all. It doesn't flower 

 much during the Summer, but 

 when it does it makes up and 

 becomes, indeed, a sheet of fiery 

 scarlet not equalled by any 

 other plant. In sheltered places 

 this Salvia is still good even 

 after the frost has finished all 

 else. S. Zurich is another good 

 dwarf sort. Ball of Fire and 

 Bonfire, two taller growing ones, 

 both come into flower long be- 

 fore iS. splendens. 



SAMBUGUS (ELDER) 

 In Sambucus we have the 

 Golden-leaved Elder {S. aurea) 

 and the cut-leaf variety (S. 

 acutiloba) which, with its finely 

 cut, lace-like foliage and its 



Fig. 265. — ScABiosA Azure Fairy. This 

 is the latest of the many beautiful Scabi- 

 osas, a light lavender color with a deeper 

 center. Scabiosas are among the best 

 Summer cut flowers and you can get them 

 in separate colors in almost any shade 



mass of flowers during early July, is a very desirable shrub. 



Elders like a moist situation, especially the Golden-leaved 

 one. In a dry place it makes a poor looking shrub in late Summer. 

 The cut-leaf one does better if placed in a dry position. 



There is nothing outside of a Willow cutting easier to root than 

 an Elder. Take three- or four-eyed hardwood cuttings in early 

 Spring, plant them closely in a sandy bed, and keep weU watered. 



SANTOLINA INGANA 



The florist interested in carpet bedding or border plants of a 

 dwarf, compact habit, will find Santolina a most useful fittle sub- 

 ject. Its silver-gray dense foliage can be sheared the same as that 

 of Alternantheras and we see it often used in connection with the 

 latter, the two forming an ideal combination. 



There are times when you want a border plant which without 

 trouble can be confined to a certain space. That is when the San- 

 tolinas come in handy, for you cannot always get the desired result 

 with a Salleroi Geranium or a Dusty Miller. The easiest and quick- 



