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Spring Meadow Saffron (Bulbocodiuiu vernunt) 165 



Poet's Narcissus (Narcissiis poeticus) 166 



Trumpet Major (JVarcissus major) . . ..... 166 



Daffodil (Narcissus pseudo-narcissus) . . . ... 167 



Fragrant Jonquil {Narcissus odorus) ... . . 167 



Crocus Vernus 168 



Winter Aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) 168 



Snowdrop (Galanihus nivalis) ........ 169 



Scarlet Turban Lily (i27!«/«/OT«/c«2«/?;) 169 



Crucianella Stylosa . ... 170 



Lily OF the Valley 171 



Maiden's Pink {Dianthus deltoides), and the Nierembergia Rivularis . 172 



Herbaceous Peony (P^xonia officinalis) . 173 



Slender-Leaved Peony (/"fisomo ^fKKz/o/M,y?.//.) 174 



Sea Lavender {Stalice latifolia) 174 



Kocvi TvsflCA (Tunica saxifraga) 175 



Achillea Ptarmica 176 



Yellow Asphodel (Asphodelus luteus) 176 



Yellow Chamomile (/4»/i4«Kw /zWfcWa) 177 



American Senna (Cassia Marylandiccf) 179 



GA^V'LX'm (Diciamnus fraxinella) 180 



Gaillardia Grandiflora . 181 



Geranium Sanguineum 182 



Bowman's Root (Gillenia irifoliata) 182 



Plantain Lily (Fun/da ovata) 1S3 



German Iris (Iris Germanica) 184 



Lilium Auratum ... 184 



LiLiUM Speciosum 185 



Turk's-Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) 185 



Button Snakeroot (Liairis spicatn) 186 



Double Scarlet Lychnis (Zyr;4«zV C4a/f,fa'o»8Vo,y?.//.) .... 186 



Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) 187 



Purple Flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus) 188 



Pentstemon Barbatus (var. Torreyi) 189 



'Lakg'E.'&ellv'LOWEK (Flaiycodon grandi/lorutu) 189 



Meadow Sweet (Spircea ulmaria) 19° 



Gentian-Leaved Speedwell ( Veronica gentianoides) 190 



Red-Hot Poker ( Tritoma uvaria) 192 



Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) i93 



Leadwort (Plumbago Larpenta) . I94 



Stone Crop (Sedum acre) I95 



Sedum Spectabile . '95 



CoMBASS Plant (Silphium laciniatum) 19^ 



Golden-Rod (Solidago Canadensis) ^^97 



New York Iron-Weed ( Vernonia Noveboracensis) I97 



Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger) 198 



Cobweb House-Leek (Sempervivum^ arachnoideuni) .... '9° 



