FOLIAGE PLANTS 
English potenee! Rad Height |pime of 
Nein Sones ives Situation | Bloom 
ROMAN Artemisia An effective bushy foliage plant. tft. 
WORM- Pontica Panicles of small globe-shaped droop- |Sux 
WOOD ing flowers. Leaves finely divided 
and whitish beneath. Prop. by divi- 
sion. Thrives in poor soil. Europe. 
OLD Artemisia A very hoary shrubby plant.| 2 ft. 
WOMAN Stelleriana Small globe-shaped flowers in com- |Sun 
pact racemes. Attractive for its 
silvery effect. Prop. by division. 
Thrives in poor soil. Coast of Mass.; 
Asia. 
JAPANESE /Arundinaria Grass -like plant. Foliage large, | 6-10 ft. 
BAMBOO Japénica dark and glossy, whitish underneath. |Half 
Bambisa Grows well in cities. Needs plenty |shade 
Metdke of room, sheltered position and also 
some winter protection. Prop. pref- 
erably by division in spring. Rich 
loamy soil. Japan. 
SIMON’S Arundinaria Imposing plant which takes some | 10-20 ft. 
BAMBOO Simoni years to establish. Leaves 8-12 in. |Sun 
A. Narthira, | long and very narrow. Needs shel- 
Bambisa tered position, some winter protection 
Simoni, and pruning. Prop. preferably by 
B. viridi- spring division. Rich loamy soil. 
striata India; China, 
GIANT Artndo Grown for foliage. Erect stalks| ro ft. 
REED Donax with plumy racemes of small flowers, |Sun 
and graceful large pointed leaves. 
Effective in clumps. Prop. by seed 
and division. Any soil. S. Europe. 
Var. variegata, (A. D. var. versi- 
color), variegated foliage. Hort. 
LARGE- *Bocconia Plumy clusters of bronze-tinted| 9 ft. July 
LEAVED microcarpa | flowers at the summit of stems clad |Sun 
PLUME with large handsome leaves like those 
POPPY of B. cordata. Naturalize on edge of 
lawns or shrubbery, etc. Prop. by 
division, generally by suckers. Rich 
soil is essential. China. 
NIGRICANS /|Canna One of the most desirable of the! 4-6 ft. 
CANNA nigricans tall Cannas on account of its foliage, |Sun 
which is very dark. Plant in formal 
garden or shrubbery border. After 
frost, dig up the roots and store in dry 
cellar until spring: Prop. by division 
of rootstock. ight soil, rich, deep 
and moist. 
VARIE- Dactylis Dwarf grass in inconspicuous flower | 14-2 ft. |Aug. 
GATED glomerata clusters. Foliage marked with silver. |Sun 
ORCHARD var. Much used for edgings. Prop. by 
GRASS OR __jvariegata division. Any good soil. Hort. 
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