WHITE TO GREENISH 
MAY 
Color 
“White” 
“Cream 
white” 
“White” 
“Cream 
white” 
often 37 
“Green- 
ish” 
turns to 
37 
“White ” 
“White” 
“White” 
“White” 
“White” 
Height 
and. 
Situation 
i Botanical 
eon enn sai Description 
CAUCASIAN |*Siléne Flowers usually solitary, rising from 
CATCHFLY |Cauc4sica tufts of leaves. Good border or rock- 
garden plant. Thrives in sandy loamy 
soil. Caucasus. 
FALSE *Smilacina Profusion of flowers in irregular 
SOLOMON’S [racemésa feathery panicles. Handsome foliage. 
SEAL Very ornamental in July and Aug. 
when in fruit. Wild garden or border. 
Prefers rich moist but well-drained 
soil. U.S.A. 
EASTER *Stellaria A useful and pretty plant. Flowers 
BELL, Holostéa numerous. Leaves insignificant. Good 
GREATER = | Alsine for border and for covering dry banks, 
STITCH- Holostéa where grass will not grow. Europe; 
WORT OR N. Asia. See Plate, page gr. 
STARWORT, 
ADDER’S 
MEAT 
COMMON S¥mphytum Branching plant of somewhat coarse 
COMFREY (officinale habit. Drooping flowers which vary 
to pink or pale purplish, in clusters. 
Wild garden. Any good soil. Europe; 
Asia. 
FALSE Tellima Tufted plant bearing one-sided 
ALUM grandiflora spikes of bell-shaped flowers which 
ROOT turn red or pink. Pretty veined foli- 
age. Wild spots or rock-garden. 
Prop. by division. Any good garden 
soil. estern N. Amer. 
FEATH- *Thalictrum Fine erect plant. Large clusters of 
ERED aquilegi- feathery flowers, purplish in centres. 
COLUM- folium Handsome dark foliage resembling the 
BINE Columbine. Border, rock-garden or 
naturalization. Prop. by seed or di- 
vision. Well-drained loam. Europe; 
N. Asia. 
PURPLISH /Thalictrum Large lax leafy panicles of greenish 
MEADOW _s[purpurdscens | flowers. Border or wild garden. sal 
RUE T. purpu- in spring by seed and division. Well- 
reum (Hort.) | drained loam. N. Amer. 
MOUNTAIN /|Thlaspi Tufted plant with leafy clusters of 
BROOM- alpéstre flowers rising from rosettes of foliage. 
WORT Neat for rockwork. Cool moist situa- 
tion. Rocky Mts. 
FOAM Tiarélla Pretty starry flowers, borne in pro- 
FLOWER cordifolia fusion in erect racemes. Buds faintly 
tinged with pink. Young leaves green; 
root leaves bronze. Divide every 2 
years. Pretty in masses, Prop. by 
division. Prefers rich moist soil. 
Eastern N. Amer. 
EASTER Townséndia See page 20. 
DAISY sericea’ 
of Colorado, 
or shade 
6-18 in. 
Sun 
or shade 
2-3 ft. 
Sun or 
half 
shade 
14-24 ft. 
Shade 
1-3 ft. 
‘Sun or 
half 
shade 
4-7 ft. 
Half 
shade 
2-4 in. 
Shade 
6-12 in. 
Half 
shade 
or shade 
Apr., 
May 
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