264 MANUAL OF GARDENING 
Butterfly-weed, Asclepias tuberosa.* 
Wild asters, Aster* of many species, especially A. Nove-Anglic (best), 
A. levis, A. multiflorus, A. spectabilis. 
Golden-rods, Solidago* of various species, especially S. speciosa, S. 
nemoralis, S. juncea, S. gigantea. 
Loose-strife, Lythrum Salicaria. 
Flags, Iris of many species, some native. 
Japanese wind-flower, Anemone Japonica. 
Goat’s beard, Aruncus sylvester (Spirwa Aruncus).* 
Baptisia, Baptisia tinctoria.* 
Thermopsis, Thermopsis mollis.* 
Wild senna, Cassia Marilandica.* 
Wild trefoil, Desmodium Canadense* and others. 
Ribbon grass, Phalaris arundinacea* var. picta. 
Zebra grass, Hulalia (or Miscanthus) species, and varieties. 
Wild panic grass, Panicum virgatum.* 
Bambusas (and related things) of several sorts. 
Ravenna grass, Lrianthus Ravenne. 
Arundo, Arundo Donaz, and var. variegata. 
Reed, Phragmites communis.* 
This and the remaining plants of the list should be planted in the edges of 
water or in bogs (the list might be greatly extended). 
Wild rice, Zizania aquatica.* 
Cat-tail, Typha angustifolia * and T. latifolia.* 
Lizard’s-tail, Sawrurus cernwus.* 
Peltandra, Peltandra undulata.* 
Orontium, Orontium aquaticum.* 
Native calla, Calla palustris.* 
A brief seasonal flower-garden or border 
list of herbaceous perennials. 
To facilitate making a selection of perennial herbs for bloom, 
the plants in the following list are arranged according to their 
flowering season, beginning with the earliest. The name of the 
month indicates when they usually begin to bloom. It should 
be understood that the blooming season of plants is not a fixed 
