SELECTIONS OF HARDY PLANTS. 



other suitable place, and masses of the various plants required may be grown 

 together. Where spikes or flowers of exceptional size are required, the stems or flowers 

 must be well thinned, and high culture should be practised. Flowers are best cut either 

 early in the morning or late in the evening, but, if gathered during sunshine, they 

 should be placed in water as they are severed from the plants. They should not be 

 packed when the petals are wet, and a large number last much longer in beauty if cut 

 before quite opened. 



SELECTIONS. 



In addition to the undernamed biennials and perennials, annuals will afford an almost inexhaustible supply 

 in the summer and autumn months. 



Achillea millefolium rubra, red. 



ptarmica fi. pi., white. 

 Agapanthus minor Mooreanus, blue. 



Alstromeria in variety. 



Anemone coronaria in variety ; 

 hortensis, h. fulgens, japonica 

 in variety ; narcissinora, white ; 

 rivularis, sylvestris, white. 



Anthemis tinctoria Kelwayi, yellow ; 

 t. pallida, white. 



Antirrhinum majus in variety. 



Aquilegia. All the species and 

 varieties. 



Arabis albida, white. 



Armeria plantaginea, pink. 



Asperula hexaphylla, white. 



Asphodelus albus, fistulosus. 



Aster in variety. Especially use- 

 ful in autumn. 



Astilbe rivularis, white. Thun- 

 bergi, white. 



Astrantia in variety, pinkish. 



Barbarea vulgaris fl. pi., yellow. 



Bellis perennis (Daisies) in variety. 



Bocconia cordata, cream. 



Boltonia asteroides, pink. 



Bulbinella Hookeri (Anthericum), 

 yellow. 



Bupthalmum salicifolium, yellow. 

 Campanula in variety. 

 Cardamine pratensis 11. pi., rotundi- 

 folia. 



Carduus acanthoides. 



Centaurea in variety. Varieties of 



montana especially. 

 Centranthus ruber, red. 

 Cephalaria tatarica, pale yellow. 



Cheiranthus in variety. 

 Chrysanthemum in variety. 

 Cimicifuga racemosa, white. 

 Clematis in variety. 

 Cnicus in variety. 

 Convallaria majalis, white. * 

 Coreopsis in variety, yellow. 

 Cypripedium. Hardy varieties. 

 Dahlia in variety. 

 Delphinium in variety. 

 Dianthus in variety, including 



Carnations and Pinks. 

 Dictamnus in variety. 

 Dipsacus fullonum. 

 Dodecatheon in variety. 

 Doronicum in variety. 

 Dracocephalum in variety. 

 Echinacea purpurea, purple. 

 Echinops in variety. 

 Erigeron in variety ; speciosus 



superbus. 

 Eryngium in variety. 

 Francoa appendiculata, sonchifolia. 

 Funkia in variety. 

 Gaillardia in variety. 

 Galega officinalis, blue ; o. alba, 



white. 



Gaura Lindheimeri, jiinkish. 

 Gentiana asclepiadea, blue. 

 Geranium in variety. 

 Geum in variety. 

 Gillenia trifoliata. 

 Gypsophila paniculata, white. 

 Helenium in variety, yellow. 

 Helianthus in variety. These fade 



quickly . 

 Helleborus in variety. 



Hemerocallis in variety. 

 Hesperis matronalis. 

 Heuchera sanguinea, crimson. 

 Iberis in variety. I. sempervirens 

 fl. pi. 



Iris in variety. Cut in bud. 

 Isopyrum thalictroides. 

 Kniphofia in variety. 

 Lathyrus in variety. 

 Liatris pyenostachya and others. 

 Linaria dalmatica ; vulgaris var. 

 peloria. 



Lily of the Valley (Convallaria). 



Lobelia cardinalis and varieties. 



Lychnis alba (Vespertina) fl. pi., 

 white. Chalcedonica fl. pi., 

 scarlet ; coronaria various. Vis- 

 caria splendens plena, crimson. 



Monarda didyma, scarlet. 



Oenothera, fruticosa Fraseri, or 

 Youngei. 



Orchis. Hardy varieties. 



Pseonia in variety. 



Papaver in variety. Cut before 

 opening. 



Petasites fragrans, pink, early. 



Phlox in variety. 



Physalis Alkekengi. Franchetti. 



Physostegia virginiana ; v. alba. 



Platycodon in variety. 



Polygonum in variety. 



Potentilla in variety. 



Primula in variety, including prim- 

 roses and polyanthuses. 



Prunella grandiflora rubra. 



Kanun cuius aconitifolius fl. pi. and 

 others. 



