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MANUAL OF GARDENING 



Scotch Pink, Dianthus phimarius. 10 in. June-July. White and 

 pink-ringed flowers on slender stems. Densely tufted habit. 



Fringed Pink, D. superbus. 18 in. July- August. Fringed flowers. 

 Lilac tint. 



Gas Plant, Dictamnus Fraxinella. 3 ft. June. Flowers purple, 



showy, fragrant; in long spikes. 

 Regular habit. Y nr. alba. White. 

 Gaillardia aristata.^ 2 ft. June- 

 October. Showy orange and 

 maroon flowers on long stems. 

 Good for cutting. Hybrid gail- 

 lardias offer quite a variety of 

 brilliant colors. 

 Heuchera sanguinea.'^ 18 in. June- 

 September. Flowers in open 

 panicles, scarlet, on clustered 

 stems from a tufted mass of 

 pretty foliage. 

 Japan Iris, Iris laevigata {I. Koemp- 

 feri). 2-3 ft. June-July. Large 

 flowers of various colors, in 

 variety. Green, sword-like leaves. 

 Dense tufted habit. Prefers a 

 moist situation. 

 Blazing Star, Liatris spicata.^ 2 ft. 

 June-August. Spikes of fine, 

 small purple flowers. Slender 

 foliage. Unbranched, erect stems. Will grow in the poorest soil. 

 Iceland Poppy, Papaver nudicaule.^ 1 ft. June-October. Bright 

 yellow flowers. A close, dense habit. Erect, naked stems. The 

 varieties Album, white, and Miniatum, deep orange, are also de- 

 sirable. 



Oriental Poppy, P. orientale. 2-4 ft. June. Flowers 6-8 in. across ; 

 deep scarlet, with a purple spot at the base of each petal. There are 

 other varieties of pink, orange, and crimson shades. 



Pentstemon barbatus var. Torreyi.^ 3-4 ft. June-September. Crim- 

 son flowers in long spikes. Branching from the base. Erect habit. 



254. Campanula Carpatica. 



