BIGGLE GARDEN BOOK 



callis flava. Grows about two feet high. Blooms in 

 June. 



Ferns : A few, here and there, help the general 

 effect. 



Flag (blue flag; iris) : Since the blue flag of 

 our grandmothers' time, the iris has been improved 

 and new kinds introduced until now there is a nice 

 list of beauties of different tints and colors — the 

 Japanese iris, the German iris, etc. And varieties 

 may be had which bloom at different times, prolong- 

 ing the season from May to July. Buy one or more 

 "clumps," of seedsmen, set them out in the fall, 

 mulch through the winter, and ''watch 'em grow and 

 spread." If they eventually crowd out of bounds, 

 cut off the outer parts of the clumps with a spade, 

 and set the detached slices of roots elsewhere. 



Forget-me-not : A low-growing plant. Blue 

 flowers. April-May. 



Foxglove : Various varieties and colors. June- 

 July. Plants about two and one-half feet high. 



Funkia (plantain lily) : Foliage and flowers 

 both attractive. Many varieties and colors. Blooms 

 July-August. Plants about a foot and a half high. 



Grasses : Clumps of the various ornamental 

 grasses might well be included in the back corners 

 of the border. Their leaves are almost as striking 

 as some flowers. 



Harebell (bluebells of Scotland) : A dwarf- 

 growing species of campanula ; only about a foot 

 high. 



Hibiscus (marshmallow) : Grows about five 

 feet high. Blooms August-September. Large, 

 showy, pink flowers. (Meehan's Alallow Marvel is 

 a recent introduction of distinct and superior merit. 

 The plants grow as high as a man and I never saw 



