HERBS 



HERBS 



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Hill Nursery Co. These reports agree as to the most 

 popular hardy herbaceous perennials. These are anem- 

 one, hollyhock, larkspur, iris, pcuny, phlox. The next 

 4 favorites are columbine, poppy, riulbeckia and sun- 

 flower. These are probably the 10 most popular plants 

 of their class in America. To fill out the list to a dozen, 

 one might choose 2 o£ the following 10: Camparuila, 

 chrysanthemum, coreopsis, 

 dianthus, dicentra, eulalia, 

 t'unkia, giiillardia, hemerocal- 

 lis, pyrethrum. The following 

 list of 12 is selected on a dif- 

 ferent principle by W. (.'. 

 ICgan, who writes that a bed 

 composed of the following 

 will produce flowers from 

 early spring to late fall in 

 the following order: Phh>x 

 sabuhtta, lily-of-the-valley, 

 bleeding heart, iris (German 

 and Japanese), peony, lark- 

 spur, platycod on, phlox (tall), 

 rudbeckia Oohlen Olow, gail- 

 hirdia, Boltottia lafisij Katun , 

 sunflower. In the South 

 the 12 most popular 

 kinds would make a 

 very ditTerent list. P. 

 .1. Berckmans writes 

 that the following are 

 hardy at Augusta, Ua,, 

 and are probably most 

 popular in the South: 

 Canna, carnation, chry- 

 santhemum, dahlia, violet, verbena, (lernian iris, Jap- 

 anese iris, funkia, helianthus, phlox, hollyhock. 



An analysis of 4 northern lists gives the following 

 ^3 as favorites of the second rank. The agreement 

 would have been much closer if bulbs, grasses and 

 sutishrubs had been excluded; 



Oaillardia, 



tTerjiniuin. 



(xypsopliibi, 



Heleiiiiim. 



Helloborus, 



Heuchera. 



Hihisous, 



Iberis, 



KnipUoti.-i, 



Lobelia, 



Lyclmis, 



The following are desiralde for dry situations, but are 

 not as hardy in this respect as the preceding: 



1052. A good subject- 

 Yucca filamentosa. 



Achillea. 



Aconitum, 



AlyssiuH, 



Asclepias, 



Aster, 



Astilbe, 



Boltonia, 



(Campanula, 



Dicentra. 



Dietamnus, 



Digitalis. 



Mmianla, 



lEiiothera. 



Platycodon. 



Ranunculus, 



8ediam, 



Silene, 



SpirFp;i, 



Statif^e, 



TroUius, 



Veronica, 



Vinca. 



W. M. 



Selections for Special Pukposes. — The following 

 lists ore intended to be suggestive, not complete (not 

 all nf them in Amer. trade) : 



1. For shathj pi ace. <i.— Only those which really need 

 shade are here mentioned. Other important kinds suc- 

 ceed in full sunlight and also in partial shade. 

 A. J^equifhig deep shade. 

 AueiTione alpina, Oortnsa Matthioli, 



dichotoma, Hepatir.-i, 



nemorosa, Horraiuum PjTenaicum, 



sjdvestris, Ourisin coccinea (stiff soil). 



f .<^hade. 



AA. Requiriuij parii 



Ac tea. 

 Adonis, 



Anemone Apennina, 

 " Caroliniana. 

 rauuuculoides, 

 ArisiT^raa. 

 Arneliia eehioides, 

 Arum Italieum, 



" raaculatum. 

 Calypso (moist), 

 Goodyera, 

 Halienaria, 

 Helieboms, 



Liparis, 

 Lychnis fulgens, 



Haageana, 

 Omphalodes Lucilia?, 



" vr-rna, 



Orchis si)eetabilis, 

 Phlox divaricata, 

 Ramon-lia, 



Ranunculus aconitifolius 

 Saxifraga, 

 Tiarella, 

 Trilliiini. 



2. For dry ^Zaces.-The following will endure ex- 

 tremely dry locaHons, and are therefore desirable for 

 naturalization. They can endure neglect and drought: 



Alyssum, Lralia. 



Autennarla, Erinus alpmns 



Asclepias tuberosa, Genista sagittahs, 



Carlina Heliantbemum, 



A. Bloom 'niQ ill .sj)ying. 



j.Ethionenia, 

 Anemone C'uruliniana, 



aeiiHirosH, 



Pulsutiila, 

 t 'i-i'astiuni, 

 Daphne ( 'neoruni, 

 Erj'sinjum, 



Hrpatica, 



Ihi-ris. 



iris i)uinihi, 



Lotus i-orniculatus 



Saxifratxa, 



Pci.ny, 



Phlox (creeping). 



AA. Bloonihn/ In mimmer. 



Anthcmis, 



Aquilegia, 



Areiiaria, 



Aster anieUus, 



< 'anipaniila, 



(■oronilla Iberica, 



(_'ytisus, 



Dietamnus, 



Erynginiii. 



Euphorbia coroUata, 



tJultonia, 



(-iyijsopbihi, 



Hebopsis, 



Hicrai.-inni, 



Inula, 



Iris (iernianica, 



Ononis, 



PvrftbnimTchihnti'hewi, 



Statice, 



Yucca. 



AAA. Blooming in aafnmn. 



Aster, Erorii\ini, 



Calandrinia, Eulalia, 



< "allirhoe, Geranium Ibericuni, etc., 



Cassia. Helianthemum, 



Cenlauroa dealbata, Linum, 



( "oT-onilla varia, O'^lnothera. 



Corydalis, Phitycoiion. 



Dcsniodium, Sedum. 



3. For }iioi.sf and (O't phic. s. ~]m the following sul)- 

 groupw those marked with astarC ) (hunand the treatment 

 indicated; the otliers will also thrive witli a less degree 

 of nu:)isture : 



A. Near the ivaler^s edge. 

 Acorus, Monarda didyma, 



Anemone Apennina, Myosotis, 



ri^uilaris, Polygonum amphiluum, 



Virginiana, 

 *Butomus, 

 *Calla palustris, 

 ♦Oarf'X riparia. 

 Iris pseudacorus. 



SjiL-halinensi' 

 *Ranuni-ulus atiuaticus, 

 tluitans, 

 hederaceus, 

 Typha. 



Iffivigata, 



A A. Moist ground.'^ 

 Achillea Ptarmica tl. pi., Helenium. 



Aconitum, 



Anemone alpina, 

 palui.'Lta. 

 *Arenaria Balearica, 



Aris;em;i, 



Arnica, 



Arundo, 



Astilbe, 



Boltonia, 

 *{.'ardanune prateuse fl.pl., 



(;indon(i, 



<_'iinicifuga, 

 *<;'orydalis solida, 



Dodecatheon. 



Funkia, 



Lobelia, 



Lythrum, 



Mortensia, 



Phlox divaricata, 



Podophyllum Emodi, 



Polygon a tum. 



Polygonum. 



Primula. 



PyTethruin nliginosum, 

 ^Saxit'ra^a riviilaris, 

 uiiibrosa, 

 ^'irgiuieusis. 



Spii-a:.a, 



Trillium, 



TroUius. 



4. For earpefs and edgings. -The following are all 

 [lore or less low and dense: 



A. Blooming in spring 

 ^thionema, Heuehera (spring to fall) 



Ajuga. 



Alyssum, 



Arabis, 



Armeria (spring to fall). 



Asperula., 



Auhrietia, 



Daphne, 



Erysimum, 



Uteris. 



Lotus corniculatus, 



Phlox amcena, 



reptans, 



sul'ulata, 

 Polemonium, 

 Viola covnuta (spring to 

 fall). 



Saponaria. 



Sdene acaulis. 

 alpestris, 

 Ehsabethte. 



Cheiranthus alpinus, 

 Dianthus arenarius. 



Linaria, 

 Reseda glauca. 



AA. Blooming in summer. 

 Achillea Olavense, Hieracium, 



Arenaria., 

 Aster alpimis, 

 Campanula (dwarf), 

 Dianthus, 



AAA. Blooming in aufumn. 

 \i-hillea aurea, Ceratostigma Larpenta?, 



Armeria ' Silene .Shaftro, 



Erodium', Tunica Saxifraga, 



Helianthemum, Viola cornuta. 



Heuehera, 



