HERBACEOUS PLANTS 



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RUDBECKIA. 



— laciniata fl. pi. Golden Glow. 5 feet. Very 



showy, well-known and popular; late Sum- 

 mer. 



— purpurea. 2 to 3 feet. July to October. Large, 



handsome, crimson-purple flowers, with dark 

 central disk. 



SALVIA. 



— azurea. Meadow Sage. 2 feet. Blue flowers 



in July and August. 



SEDUM. 



— acre. Wall Pepper. 3 inches. Handsome ever- 



green foliage and bright yellow flowers. A 

 good carpet plant. 



— Kamtschaticum. 4 to 9 inches. July, August. 



Bright pulpy evergreen foliage, with golden 

 flowers in flat clusters. 



— • spectabile. (Stone Crop.) Showy Sedum. 2 feet. 

 Rosy-purple flowers in flat cymes in late Sum- 

 mer. 



SOLIDAGO. 



— Canadensis. Golden Rod. 4 feet. Yellow. 



September and October. 



— lanceolata. 3 feet. Yellow; August and 



September. 



SPIRJEA. 



— Japonica. See Astilbe Japonica. 



— filipendula. 2 feet. June, July. Large, showy 



heads of white flowers, tinged with rose; foliage 

 Fern-like. 



flore pleno. 12 to 18 inches. June and July. 



One of the best perennials, with double white 

 flowers and Fern-like foliage. 



— palmata elegans. 3 feet. A choice sort, bear- 



ing large corymbs of white flowers with red 

 anthers. June and July. 



STOKESIA. 



— cyanea. Cornflower Aster. 1 foot. Lavender 



blue. A free-flowering, handsome plant suit- 

 able for the border or rockery. July to 

 October. 



THALICTRUM. 



— aquilegifolium. 1 to 3 feet. May to July. 



A graceful border plant, with heads of feathery 

 cream-colored flowers; foliage finely cut. Good 

 for rock garden. 



TRADESCANTIA. 



— Virginica. Spider Wort. 1 foot. Blue flowers. 



June to September. 



TRADESCANTIA— Continued 



alba. 1 foot. Like the preceding, except 



that the flowers are white. 



TRITOMA. 



— TJvaria. 3 feet. Orange scarlet to salmon; 



an extremely profuse bloomer; good for bed- 

 ding. July to October. 



VERONICA. 



— amethystina. Speedwell. 1 foot. Blue flowers 



in May and June. 



— incana. 1 foot. July and August. A white 



woolly plant; flowers numerous, blue. Has good 

 appearance, both in and out of bloom. Useful 

 in rockery or border. 



— spicata. 1 foot. Silvery leaves; slender spikes 



of blue flowers. 



— longifolia subsessilis. 2 feet. Amethystine- 



blue flowers; very fine. August to September. 



VINCA. 



— minor. Periwinkle. 6 inches. Blue flowers in 

 May. 



The Periwinkles are valuable for covering bare 

 spots under trees and on banks. 



YUCCA. See Evergreen Shrubs. 



Veronica longifolia subsessilis 



