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MANUAL OF GARDENING 



Pentstemon grandiflorus.^ 2 ft. July-August. Leafy spikes of 

 • showy purple flowers. 



P. IcBvigatus var. Digitalis.'^ 3 ft. Jul3^-August. Pure white flowers 

 in spikes, with purple throats. 



Platycodon grandiflorum {Campanula grandiflora) . 3 ft. July- 

 September. Deep blue, bell-shaped flowers. Dense, fine, erect 

 habit. 



P. Mariesi. 1 ft. July-September. Flowers larger; deep violet- 

 blue. Heavier foliage. 



August 



Day Lily, Funkia suhcordata. 18 in. August-October. Trumpet, 

 lily-like, pure-white flowers in clusters, borne upon a stalk from the 

 midst of a group of heart-shaped green leaves. 



F. lancifolia var. alho-marginata. July- August. Lavender flowers. 

 Lance-like leaves margined with white. 



Flame Flower, Kniphofia aloides {Tritoma Uvaria). 3 ft. August- 

 September. Bright orange-scarlet flowers, in close, dense spikes, 

 at the summit of several scape-like stems. Leaves slender, forming 

 a large tuft. For lawn and borders. Hardy only when covered with 

 litter or straw in winter. 



Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalis.'^ 2i-4 ft. August-September. 

 Flowers intense cardinal-red, of unrivaled brilliancy. Tall spikes. 

 Stems clustered; erect. 



Giant Daisy, Chrysanthemum (or Pyrethrum) uliginosum. 3-5 ft. 

 July-October. Flowers white, with golden centers. About 2 in. 

 across. A stout, upright, bushy plant. Useful for cutting. 



Golden Glow, Rudbeckia laciniata.'^ 6-7 ft. August-September. Large 

 double golden-yellow flowers in great profusion. Bushy habit. 

 Cut off when done flowering. Leaves appear at the base and a new 

 crop of flowers, on stems about 1 ft. high, appear in October. 



Goldenrod, Solidago rigida^- 3-5 ft. August-October. Flowers 

 large for this genus, in close, short racemes in a corymbose-paniculate 

 cluster. Fine, deep yellow. Erect habit. One of the best of the 

 goldenrods. 



