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it is killed to the ground by frost, it makes a vigorous new growth each . 
year if the roots are mulched in winter. Give a rich light soil, and plenty 
of water during the blooming season. It is effective to train over a 
lattice or by the side of a piazza. Propagate by cuttings of young wood 
or by seeds. For culture see Clematis, White Per., July. 
Crematis (C. heracleajolia, var. Davidiana; closely allied to C. 
tubulosa). 3-4 ft. An herbaceous plant with erect stem almost woody, 
bearing pale-blue nodding flowers resembling hyacinths, with orange- 
blossom fragrance, large leaves; needs a support. Culture the same as 
for other varieties. 
Ciematis (C. integrifolic). 2 ft. An earlier herbaceous species 
forming an erect bush; large single drooping blue flowers are borne at 
the ends of leafy stalks. Give rich, deep soil and sun. Propagate by 
seed and cuttings. 
DRACOCEPHALUM, Dracon’s HEAD (D. Ruyschianum). 2 ft. Bears 
dark violet-lipped flowers, 1 in. long, in whorls on erect stems. Re- 
quires a cool situation, moist and partly shaded; propagated by division 
of root and seeds, or by cuttings taken in May. 
EUPATORIUM COELESTINUM. 1-2 ft. A blue variety, bearing small 
flat heads of light-blue flowers. For culture see Eupatorium, White 
Per., July. 
FatsE Inp1co, see Baptisia australis; also Amorpha fruticosa, Blue 
Shrubs, July. 
GENTIAN. Closed (Gentiana Andrewsii). 2 ft. A plant bearing 
large closed dark purplish-blue flowers. The reticence of this flower 
offends me, much as a too silent person embarrasses one. Grows 
natively in moist, shaded places. 
GENTIAN. Fringed (Gentiana crinata). 2it. A plant bearing erect 
bell-shaped fringed flowers of a wonderful blue color. It is a biennial, 
requiring moist, sandy soil, most difficult to raise from seed, and given 
to strange disappearances even in its native haunts. I am still trying 
to raise it after futile efforts for several years. It is recommended to 
sow seed in large pots in which smaller pots, corked at the bottom and 
filled with water, are placed. This insures an even moisture without 
direct spraying. Where it is native the young seedlings may be trans- 
planted for the second year of bloom. The seed is said to come up in 
about a week under favorable conditions, and when the plant has 
reached the third pair of leaves it is ready to be transplanted in a cool, 
shady location. 
