84 Hardy Plants for Cottage Gardens 
cosa, var. splendens); yellow annuals there are for July: 
dwarf nasturtium, Abronia areneria, Oxyura chrysanthe- 
moides, pansy, portulaca, and dwarf snapdragon. For Au- 
gust; Erysimum Perofskianum, Lasthenia Californica, Lim- 
nanthes Douglasii. : 
Of white border perennials are snowdrops and crocus for 
April; forget-me-not, lily of the valley, Phlox sublata, var. alba, 
Arabis albida, evergreen candytuft, white Iceland poppy and 
English daisy for May; Anemone sylvestris, Spirea filipen- 
dula, var. pl. fl. (which grows with me but a foot high), 
Tiarella cordifolia, Japanese and plumarius pinks, Galium 
boreale, thrift or sea-pink, sweet-william, goutweed (Zgopo- 
dium varigata), Helianthemum mutabilis for June; and for 
July: dwarf white snapdragon. Of white June annuals suit- 
able for edging are alyssum, candytuft, cynoglossum, nas- 
turtium, Nemophila; for July: Abronia, Ageratum, Silene 
armeria, Collinsia bicolor, Eritrichium, Eucharidium, Mesem- 
bryanthemum, Nigella, Nycterinia, pansy, pinks, portulaca, 
Saponaria calibrica, var. alba, snapdragon (as an annual), 
Whitlavia. For August are Callindrinia speciosa alba, Lep- 
tosiphon, Gilia androseca and verbena. 
The showiest flowers, and in many cases the longest 
bloomers, may be classified according to their color and time 
of beginning to bloom. The following lists are not exhaus- 
tive, merely a suggestion. 
BLUE PERENNIALS 
Aprit. Hyacinth, lungwort (Mertensia Virginica), scilla. 
May. Lilac, columbine, German iris, wistaria. 
June. Canterbury bells, Spanish and English iris, Lupinus poly- 
phyllus, peony. 
Jury. Campanula, Clematis Jackmanni, Japanese iris, larkspur, 
Physostegia Virginiana, monkshood, Stokesia cyanea, Veronica spicata, 
Platycodon. 
