CHAPTER XII 
BIENNIAL AND PERENNIAL FLOWERING PLANTS! 
THE BLeepinc HEART 
The bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis) is a favorite 
in old-fashioned gardens. It bears its heart-shaped, rose- 
colored flowers on long, drooping stems through May and 
June. It will endure the coldest winters. The deeply 
cut foliage will die down to the ground in autumn. 
It is a good plant to set here and there in a border, 
or it may be allowed to form a clump in the yard or 
garden. In good rich loam it will make a bush two or 
more feet in height. 
The bleeding heart is especially valued for shady 
places. It is propagated by means of roots, which may 
be planted in early spring. 
THE CANNA 
Cannas may be grown in beds, in clumps, or as screens. 
If more than one kind is used, care must be taken to plant 
the taller-growing kinds in the center and the dwarf along 
the edge. Fig. 52 illustrates the method of planting a 
1 A biennial plant is one that grows the first season without blossoming, 
lives through the winter, flowers the second season, and dies, root and all, 
when it has ripened its seed. A perennial plant is one that lives and blossoms 
year after year. 
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