VARIOUS JUNE 
: Botanical Height itime of 
Color Bee Bene ae Description ee Bloom 
Various j|LONG- *Acanthus One of the hardiest species. Flow-| 3-4 ft. June, 
often 21 |LEAVED longifolius ers white to purplish brown, in loose Sun July 
BEAR’S spikes. Ornamental chiefly for its 
BREECH large beautifully shaped bright green 
leaves which are longer than in A. 
mollis. Looks well in the border or 
rock-garden. Protect in winter. Prop. 
by seed or division in spring or fall. 
Light well-drained loam. S. Europe. 
Various |FAN- *Aquilégia Compact growing species with| 1-14 ft. |June 
SHAPED flabellata showy purple, bright lilac or white |Sun 
COLUMBINE flowers. Spurs short and incurved. 
Handsome foliage. Prop. by seed. It 
prefers a light well-drained but moist 
loam. Japan. See Plate, page 260. 
White to |DOUBLE- ___|*Aquilégia See page 156. Mid. 
48 duller |FLOWERED |vulgaris May to 
EUROPEAN var. July 
COLUMBINE /flore-pléno 
Usually |WILD Asarum Creeping plant with curious flow-| 3-9 in. |Late 
2lor2 |GINGER, Canadénse ers, chocolate brown, greenish purple, |Sux or June 
CANADA or yellow, borne close to the ground |shade to 
SNAKEROOT and hidden by cyclamen-like leaves. early 
Good under trees and easily culti- Aug. 
vated in rich moist soil. Woods, 
Eastern U.S. A. 
36, 39, |CANTER- **Campanula| An old favorite. Biennial plant of | 14-4 ft. jLate 
47, 48, |BURY Medium erect bushy habit bears spreading |Sun June, 
43,45 |BELLS racemes of large bell-shaped flowers, July 
etc. contracted at the mouth, in shades of 
blue, purple or white and single or 
double. Border. Protect in winter. 
Prop. by seed which can be sown in- 
doors. The plants set out in May will 
then flower the first year. Rich well- 
drained loam. S. Europe. See Plate, 
page 265. 
Var. calycanthema, commonly called 
Cup and Saucer or Hose and Hose. 
This form is the most frequently cul- 
tivated. The calyx is colored like the 
flower giving a cup-and-saucer effect. 
Blooms in July. ort. 
48, or j/NOBLE **Campanula| Nodding spotted flowers 3 in. long,| 2ft. |Mid. 
white BELL- nobilis reddish violet, cream-colored or white, |Sun June 
spotted [FLOWER are crowded near the ends of the to 
with 45 branchlets. Broad foliage. Very Aug. 
handsome in border with good back- 
ground. Prop. by seed and division. 
Rich well-drained loam. China. 
36, 31, |RED **Chrysan- Charming flowers like large Daisies, | 1-2 ft. |June, 
27, 32 |CHRYSAN- |themum which vary from carmine through |Sun July 
THEMUM _ |coccineum pink to white. Feathery foliage. A 
Pyréthrum profuse bloomer. The old flowers 
bybridum, should be cut off. Good for picking. 
P. yoseum Very attractive in clumps or masses 
in the border. Prop. by division. 
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