FLOWERS FOR CUTTING 163 
Plant not only the light and dark blue tall lark- 
spur but the lower and much more graceful Del- 
phinium chinensis. The latter has both of the blue 
shades and white as well. It is highly desirable 
for cutting, but unfortunately does not last long 
in the house. Phlox of the tall late kinds has the 
same fault of soon beginning to shed petals on 
the table or floor. Of the P. suffruticosa type 
choose Miss Lingard and of the later P. decussata 
any of the well-defined shades—Mrs, Jenkins, Sie- 
bold and Madame Paul Dutrie are all good va- 
rieties. 
The old double clove-scented grass pinks and 
the newer Marguarite carnations; the double Lych- 
nis viscaria, the salmon and mulberry shades of 
oriental poppy, Pentstemon barbatus Torreyi, white 
or clearly defined colored herbaceous peonies, 
Funkia subcordata, feverfew, Aconitum autumnale, 
sea holly, Anemone japonica, all the hardy asters, 
boltonia, fraxinella (dictamnus), doronicum, Core- 
opsis lanceolata, Centaurea montana, pompon chrys- 
anthemums, pyrethrum, Baptisia australis, Cam- 
panula persicifolia, Campanula trachelium, antheri- 
cum, anthemis, amsonia, trollius,, helenium, Val- 
eriana officinalis, Statice latifolia, Gypsophila pan- 
iculata, bleeding heart, Scabiosa caucasica, Ranun- 
culus aconitifolius fl. pl., Primula veris superba, 
Primula cortusoides Sieboldii, the California violet, 
Phlox divaricata, Monarda didyma, Lychnis 
Haageana, lupine and Helleborus niger are among 
the other perennials that are desirable. 
