Pink Flowers 263 
AUGUST 
PINK PERENNIALS 
BouncinG BET, Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis). 2 ft. A plant 
once cultivated but now largely run wild in New England. When wild 
the bloom is rather a dirty white, but under cultivation it bears clusters 
of large pale rose-pink double flowers, Its deep red fleshy rootstocks 
tun badly and it should not be planted where it can interfere with other 
plants. Give any good soil and.a sunny location. It repays well for 
good care, and is very effective planted with lilac Peony Poppies. 
Canna. A later variety, Paul Marquant, blooms in August; salmon 
color. For culture, see Canna, White Per., July. 
CraPE Myrtie (Lagerstremia Indica). 2-4 ft. A shrub with 
smooth shining leaves, deep red stems and panicles of showy rose-pink 
or flesh-colored flowers, remarkable for the crisped petals and silky 
tufted stamens. Hardy only as far north as Washington. I brought 
mine from Florida and keep it in a large tub, wintering it in the cellar, 
and it thrives well. Turns a brilliant red in autumn. 
CycLAMEN. Autumn-flowering, Sowbread (C. Europeum). A hardy 
form of Cyclamen with a tuberous root, thick heart-shaped leaves 
marked with crimson and violet beneath, and bright rose-colored very 
fragrant flowers. It requires an open airy situation and a rich soil of 
mixed loam, manure, sand and leaf mold. Bears seeds freely and can 
be thus propagated. 
Danuta (D. variabilis, var. Nymphea and A. D. Livoni). 5 ft. Both 
pure pink varieties of great beauty. While not hardy perennials the 
roots may be stored with other tuberous rooted plants, and be planted 
out in May. For culture, see D. White Per., September. 
EupatoriumM, Jor-Pye WEED (E. purpureum). 3-8 ft. Downy 
leaves large and borne in a whorl. Large purplish-rose flowers in 
corymbs from s-9 flowered. A native to low wet grounds and salt 
marshes. Should be given a moist rich soil and sun. 
Gtaptotus (G. var. Childsii and Lemoine). In beautiful tones of 
pale and deeper pink with lavender stamens. See G. White Per., Au- 
gust. 
Hipiscus. Rost Matiow (H. moscheutos, var. roseus). 3-4 ft. A 
handsome pink variety with large pink flowers from 4-6 in. broad with 
or without a dark center. For culture, see Hibiscus, White Per., August. 
