270 MANUAL OF GARDENING 
Scotch Pink, Dianthus plumarius. 10 in. June-July. White and 
pink-ringed flowers on slender stems. Densely tufted habit. 
Fringed Pink, D. superbus. 18 in. July-August. Fringed flowers. 
Lilac tint. ; 
Gas Plant, Dictamnus Fraxinella. 3 ft. June. Flowers purple, 
showy, fragrant; in long spikes. 
Regularhabit. Var.alba. White. 
Gaillardia aristata.* 2 ft. June- 
October. Showy orange and 
maroon flowers on long stems. 
Good for cutting. Hybrid gail- 
lardias offer quite a variety of 
brilliant colors. 
Heuchera sanguinea.* 18 in. June- 
September. Flowers in open 
panicles, scarlet, on clustered 
stems from a tufted mass of 
pretty foliage. 
Japan Iris, Iris levigata (I. Kaemp- 
feri). 2-3ft. June-July. Large 
flowers of various colors, in 
variety. Green, sword-like leaves. 
Dense tufted habit. Prefers a 
moist situation. 
Blazing Star, Liatris spicata.* 2 ft. 
June-August. Spikes of fine, 
254. Campanula Carpatica. small purple flowers. Slender 
foliage. Unbranched, erect stems. Will grow in the poorest soil. 
Iceland Poppy, Papaver nudicaule.* 1 ft. June-October. Bright 
yellow flowers. A close, dense habit. Erect, naked stems. The 
varieties Album, white, and Miniatum, deep orange, are also de- 
sirable. 
Oriental Poppy, P. orientale. 2-4 ft. June. Flowers 6-8 in. across; 
deep scarlet, with a purple spot at the base of each petal. There are 
other varieties of pink, orange, and crimson shades. 
Pentstemon barbatus var. Torreyi.* 3-4 ft. June-September. Crim- 
son flowers in long spikes. Branching from the base. Erect habit. 
