SUMMER BORDER FLOWERS. 



261 



feet. H. r. Miss Mellish, yellow ; 5 feet. H. r. 

 serni-plenus, yellow. Tie properly, as in Fig. 

 127, not in a bundle, as in Fig. 128. 

 Heliopsis l^evis (Smooth-leaved II.). — Effective 

 yellow composite; 4 to 5 feet. Division. Sun. 

 Good soil. 



Hemerocallis (Day Lily). — Beautiful plants with 

 iris-like leaves. H. aurantiaca major (greater 

 orange-flowered), 2 feet. H. flava, yellow ; 2 feet. 

 H. fulva-variegata, orange ; 3 feet. Good soil. 

 Division. Sun. 



Heuciiera.— See Eock Plants. 



Inula. — Effective yellow composite flowers. I. glan- 

 dulosa (glandular), yellow ; 2 feet. 



Irises. — Should be largely grown in beds and borders. 

 See Florists' Flowers. 



Kniphofia (Tritoma) (Torch Lily).— Handsome plants, 

 requiring covering with dry litter in cold localities. 

 Plant crowns below surface. K. aloides (aloe- 

 like), in variety, red or yellow ; 4 to S feet. 

 K. Macowanii, orange red ; H to 2 feet. K. 

 Eooperi, red ; 5 feet. Seed or division in spring. 

 Dry in winter. Good soil. Sun or partial 

 shade. For varieties, consult nurserymen's 

 lists. 



Fig. 128. Sunflower (Helianthus) badly tied. 



Lathyrds ( Everlasting Tea ). — See Climbing 

 Plants. 



Liatris. — Pretty plants with purplish flowers in long 



spikes. L. pyenostachya, 3 to 4 feet. Good soil. 

 Sun. Division. 



Lilium. — For the various beautiful lilies and their 

 cultivation, see separate list. 



Linaria (Toadflax). — Elegant flowers, some being 

 valuable for cutting. L. dalmatica (Dalmatian), 

 yellow ; 2 to 3 feet. L. purpurea (purple), 

 purple ; 2 feet. L. repens (creeping), alba, white; 

 l-i feet. L. vulgaris var. peloria, yellow; 1A 

 feet. Light soil. Sun. Seed or Division. 



Linum (Flax). — Graceful or neat plants. L. flavum, 

 (yellow), yellow ; 1 foot. L. perenne (perennial), 

 blue ; 1 }f feet. Seed. Dryish soil. Sun. 



Lobelia. — Handsome and effective plants. L. car- 

 dinalis, scarlet ; 2 feet. L. fulgens Queen 

 Victoria, and Fire-fly, scarlet ; 3 to 4 feet, are 

 very fine. L. Milleri, rich purple. L. syphilitica. 

 First four should be protected in winter. Good 

 soil. Division. Sun. 



Lupinus (Lupins). — Showy plants. L. polyphyllus, 

 blue ; albus, white ; bicolor, blue and white. 

 Good soil. Sun. Seed or division. Tree lupins 

 (L. arboreus) in variety, are very fine, but die 

 off. Eaise seedlings annually 



Lychnis. — Very handsome and showy border plants. 

 L. alba (vespertina), 11. pi. (double white L.), 

 2i to 3 feet. L. chalcedonica fl. pi. (double 

 scarlet), 3 feet. L. coronaria (rose campion), in 

 variety. L. viscaria (splendous double German 

 catchfly), double red. L. Floscuculi (ragged 

 robin), fl. pi., and alba fl. pi. ; rose and white; 



1 foot. L. Haageana, in variety; 1 foot. Double 

 varieties by division. Coronaria and Haageana, 

 from seed or cuttings. Dry soil. Sun. 



Lysimachia. — Pretty border plant with drooping 

 spikes of flowers. L. clethroides (clethra-like), 

 white ; 2 to 3 feet. Division. Moist soil. Sim 

 or shade. 



Lythrum. — Showy border plant with long-branched 

 spikes. L. salicaria roseum super bum (rosy 

 loosestrife), rose, 4 feet. Moist soil. Sun or 

 shade. Division. 



Malva (Mallow). — Pretty border plants. M. moschata 

 (musk-scented), rose ; and M. m. alba, white ; 



2 to 3 feet. Any soil. Sun. Seed or division. 

 Meconopsis (Himalayan Poppy). — Splendid plants, 



with blue or yellow poppy-like flowers. M. 

 nepalensis, sulphur ; 4 feet. M. Wallichi, blue ; 

 4 feet. Moist soil and partial shade. Seed. 

 Mixidlus. —Well-known flowers, the varieties of 

 Cardinalis being less known than the more tender 

 species. M. cardinalis and varieties, scarlet, &c. ; 

 1 to 2 feet. M. cupreus, reddish brown (varies) ; 



