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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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June — A number of larger herbaceous plants appear 



July — The maximum of growth is reached and great masses of color show in phlox 



pie cone flower {Echinacea purpurea); 

 bearded pentstemon (Pentstemon barbatus, 

 var. Torreyi) ; sea lavender (Statice lalifolia) ; 

 bee larkspur (Delphinium datum) ; and 

 hybrid larkspur; globe thistle (Echinops 

 ritre); butterfly weed (Asclepias tuber osa) 

 heliopsis (Heliopsis Icevis, var. Pitcheriana) ; 

 gay feather (Liatris spicala). 



August brings in many fall flowers and 

 many of them are of a yellow color: False 

 chamomile (Boltonia asteroides); giant daisy 

 (Chrysanthemum uliginosum) ; large-flowered 

 plantain lily (Funkia subcordata, var. grandi- 

 flora) ; showy stone crop (Sedum spectabile) ; 

 Culver's root ( Veronica Virginica) ; yellow 

 wolfsbane (Aconitum Lycoctonum) ; showy 

 knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala) ; sneeze 

 weed (Helenium antumnale) ; cone flower 

 (Rudbeckia triloba) ; turtle head (Chelone 



Lyoni); lilies (Lilium bulbiferum, Browni, 

 Henryi and superbum); cardinal flower 

 (Lobelia cardinalis) ; subsessil speedwell 

 (Veronica longifolia, var. subsessilis); willow 

 gentian (Gentiana asclepidcea) ; Stokes' 

 aster (Stokesia cyanea) ; asters in variety 

 (Aster ptarmicoides, Novae- Anglice, Icevis). 

 September has this display: Anemone 

 (Anemone Japonica and varieties) ; white 

 snake root (Eupatorium ageratoides) ; sweet 

 cone flower (Rudbeckia subtomentosa) ; 

 Chinese lantern plant (Physalis Fran- 

 chetti); 'Lilium speciosum and auratum; 

 Siebold's stone crop (Sedum Sieboldi) ; 

 prairie aster (Aster tubinellus) ; meadow 

 saffron (Colchicum autumnale and specio- 

 sum) ; autumn crocus (Crocus speciosus) ; 

 bush clover (Lespedeza bicolor and Sie- 

 boldii) ; blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya) ; 



blue-flowered leadwort (Ceratostigma plum- 

 baginoides) ; heracleum leaved clematis 

 (Clematis heraclaefolia with vars. Stans and 

 Davidiana) ; mist flower (Conoclinium ccelesti- 

 num) ; Pitcher's sage (Salvia azurea, var. gran- 

 diflora) ; hardy chrysanthemums. Annuals 

 such as marigolds, cosmos, Salvia splendens, 

 zinnias make a fine showing; they were 

 planted in June and July where the bulbs 

 left vacant spaces. 



October has many composite flowers and 

 if the frost stays away, all the September 

 flowers will continue blossoming in October. 

 Aster Shorti and Aster Tataricus and Tricyrtis 

 hirta are the last of the perennials to bloom 

 in the border. You can see that the October 

 photograph of the border is as showy as 

 any. The zinnias in the foreground are 

 very bright at this time. 



August — The yellows are dominant, chiefly com- 

 posites 



September — The transition is slow, yellows hang 

 over 



- Until frost comes asters and 7nrmia c 

 bloom constantly 



