THE WILD GARDEN 



varieties of Fern, if the location is shaded some- 

 what, as it should be to suit the flowering plants 

 I have named. 



Among the summer-flowering sorts we have 

 Aquilegia, Daisy, Coreopsis, Cranesbill, Eupa- 

 torium. Meadow Sweet, Lily, Helianthus, 

 Enothera, Rudbeekia, Vervain, Veronia, Lobelia 

 and many others that grow here and there, but 

 are not found in all parts of the country, as those 

 I have named are, for the most part. 



Among the shrubs are Elder, Spirea, Clethra, 

 Sumach, Dogwood, and others equally as desir- 

 able. 



Among the late bloomers are the Solidagos 

 (Golden Rod), Asters, Helenium, Ironweed, 

 and others which continue to bloom until cold 

 weather is at hand. 



Among the desirable vines are the Ampelopsis, 

 which vies with the Sumach in richness of color 

 in fall, the Bittersweet, with its profusion of 

 fruitage as brilliant as flowers, and the Clematis, 

 beautiful in bloom, and quite as attractive later, 

 when its seeds take on their peculiar feathery 

 appendages that make the plant look as if a gray 

 plume had been torn apart and scattered over 

 the plant, portions of it adhering to every branch 

 in the most airy, graceful manner imaginable. 



Though I have named only our most familiar 

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