THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS — PERENNIALS 



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Perennial Phlox, F/i/ox pa/uci^/a/a * and hybrids with P. macidata.'^ 

 2-3 ft. June. A great variety of colors in selfs and variegated 

 forms. Flowers borne in large, flat panicles. (Figs. 246, 248.) 



Rudheckia maxima.'^ 5-6 ft. August. Large flowers ; cone-like cen- 

 ter and long, drooping, yellow petals. 



Dropwort, Ulmaria Filipendula. 3 ft. June-July. White flowers in 

 compact clusters. Tufted foliage, dark green and handsomely cut. 

 Erect stems. (Often referred to Spiraea.) 



Adam's Needle, Fwccayi/ameMi(osa.* 4-5 ft. June- July. Waxen white, 

 pendulous, liliaceous flowers in a great thyrsus. Leaves long, nar- 

 row, dark green, with marginal filaments. For the lawn, and for 

 massing in large grounds. 



July 



Hollyhock, ^/^/icea r^sea. 5-8 ft. Summer and fall. Flowers white, 

 crimson, and yellow, lavender and purple. Stately plants of spire- 

 like habit; useful for the back of the border, or beds and groups. 

 The newer double varieties have flowers as fine as a camellia. The 

 plant is nearly biennial, but in rich, well-drained soil and with winter 

 protection it becomes perennial. Easily grown from seed, bloom- 

 ing the second year. Seeds may be sown in August in frames and 

 carried over winter in the same place. The first year's bloom is 

 usually the best. (See page 376.) 



Yellow Chamomile, Anthemis tinctoria. 12-38 in. July-November. 

 Flowers bright yellow, 1-2 in. in diameter. Useful for cutting. 

 Dense, bushy habit. 



Delphinium Chinense. 3 ft. July-September. Variable colors ; from 

 deep blue to lavender and white. Fine for the border. 



D. formosum. 4 ft. July-September. Fine spikes of rich blue 

 flowers. One of the finest blue flowers cultivated. 



Funkia lancifolia. (See under August.) 



Helianthus multijiorus,'^ var. ft. pi. 4 ft. July-September. Large 

 double flowers, of a fine golden color. Erect habit. An excellent 

 flower. 



Lychnis Viscaria var. Jlore pleno. 12-15 in. July-August. Double, 

 deep rose-red flowers in spikes. For groups and masses. 



Monarda didyma.'^ 2 ft. July-October. Showy scarlet flowers in 

 terminal heads. 



