260 MANUAL OF GARDENING 
Canterbury bell (up to 3 ft.). 
Celosia, large kinds (up to 30 in.). 
Chrysanthemum, annual. 
Cosmos, smaller kinds. 
Euphorbia marginata. 
Four o’clock (up to 30 in.) 
Hop, Japanese. [to 30 in.). 
Kochia, or summer cypress (up 
Marigold, tall kinds. 
Nasturtium, tall, if allowed to 
spread on the ground. 
Nicotiana (up to 30 in.). 
Cnothera, tall kinds. 
Salvia coccinea  (splendens 
grandiflora), about 2 ft. 
Zinnia, tall kinds (u) to 3 ft). 
About 3 feet or more 
Caladium. 
Cosmos, tall kinds (2 to 3 ft.). 
Dahlia. 
Datura. 
250. A modern peony. Martynia. 
Ricinus or castor bean. 
Solanums. 
Sunflower, tall kinds. 
Wigandia. 
38. Harpy Hrrpacrous PERENNIALS 
There is a rapidly growing appreciation of perennial herbs, 
not only as flower-garden and lawn subjects, but as parts of 
native landscapes. Every locality yields its wild asters, golden- 
rods, columbines, iris, trilliums, lilies, anemones, pentstemons, 
mints, sunflowers, or other plants; and many of these also 
make good subjects for the home grounds. 
It is important to remember that some perennial herbs begin 
to fail after one to three seasons of full bloom. It is a good 
