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stunted appearance if given soil that is dry or gravelly. Propagate by 
division of root in early spring. 
Rest HARRow (Ononis rotundifolia). 1-2 ft. A very handsome and 
desirable plant making a somewhat bushy growth, and bears three- 
flowered clusters of pink pea-shaped flowers. Give a mixed soil of rich 
loam and sand. Propagate by seed and division of root. 
SaBBaTIA. Centaury (Sabbatia chloroides, known also as S. campes- 
tris). 1 ft. A biennial resembling the annual Agrostemma celi-rosa. 
Stems branched and one-flowered; flowers bright pink, very handsome 
14-2 in. across; most of the Sabbatias grow naturally along sandy ponds 
and in low wet ground along the coast; this one prefers dry light soil. 
Sow seeds either in spring or autumn. I have never been able to raise 
this plant though I have tried for many seasons, and as it is only a 
biennial at best, I content myself with A. celi-rosa. 
AUGUST 
PINK SHRUBS 
STEEPLEBUSH, HARDHACK (Spirea tomentosa). 2-3 ft. A native va- 
riety with small serrate leaves, hoary beneath, and turning a beautiful 
orange and red in the autumn. The deep pink flowers are borne in a 
dense pointed panicle. Worthy of cultivation, for it comes when most 
shrubs are past their bloom and the flame-colored foliage is as lovely 
as a flower in late autumn. 
Tamarisk. Late Flowering (Tamarix Indica). 6-8 ft. This later 
variety of Tamarisk must have special treatment, as it blooms on the 
wood of the same season’s growth, so must be cut back closely in late 
autumn or early spring, when it will send forth long slender branches 
with soft fine foliage and a profusion of pink flowers through August 
and September. In foliage and blossom this variety and T. tetranda 
are alike, though each requires a different treatment. If 7. Indica is not 
cut back it makes another growth of 6-8 ft., leaving the long bare stems 
of the old wood at the end of which begins the new growth. Both 
varieties may be grown by the sea shore, and are not affected by 
wind or salt spray unless in excess. See T. tetranda. Pink Shrubs, 
June. 
