THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS — PERENNIALS 271 
Perennial Phlox, Phlor paniculata* and hybrids with P. maculata.* 
2-3 ft. June. A great variety of colors in selfs and variegated 
forms. Flowers borne in large, flat panicles. (Figs. 246, 248.) 
Rudbeckia mazima.* 5-6 ft. August. Large flowers; cone-like cen- 
ter and long, drooping, yellow petals. 
Dropwort, Ulmaria Filipendula. 3ft. June-July. White flowers in 
compact clusters. Tufted foliage, dark green and handsomely cut. 
Erect stems. (Often referred to Spirea.) 
Adam’s Needle, Yucca filamentosa.* 4-5ft. June-July. Waxen white, 
pendulous, liliaceous flowers in a great thyrsus. Leaves long, nar- 
row, dark green, with marginal filaments. For the lawn, and for 
massing in large grounds. 
JULY 
Hollyhock, Althea rosea. 5-8 ft. Summer and fall. Flowers white, 
crimson, and yellow, lavender and purple. Stately plants of spire- 
like habit; useful for the back of the border, or beds and groups. 
The newer double varieties have flowers as fine as a camellia. The 
plant is nearly biennial, but in rich, well-drained soil and with winter 
protection it becomes perennial. Easily grown from seed, bloom- 
ing the second year. Seeds may be sown in August in frames and 
carried over winter in the same place. The first year’s bloom is 
usually the best. (See page 376.) 
Yellow Chamomile, Anthemis tinctoria. 12-38 in. July-November. 
Flowers bright yellow, 1-2 in. in diameter. Useful for cutting. 
Dense, bushy habit. 
Delphinium Chinense. 3 ft. July-September. Variable colors; from 
deep blue to lavender and white. Fine for the border. 
D. formosum. 4 ft. July-September. Fine spikes of rich blue 
flowers. One of the finest blue flowers cultivated. 
Funkia lancifolia. (See under August.) 
Helianthus multiflorus,* var. fl. pl. 4 ft. July-September. Large 
double flowers, of a fine golden color. Erect habit. An excellent 
flower. 
Lychnis Viscaria var. flore pleno. 12-15 in. July-August. Double, 
deep rose-red flowers in spikes. For groups and masses. 
Monarda didyma.* 2 ft. July-October. Showy scarlet flowers in 
terminal heads. 
