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Speedwell • Veronica 
Amethystina. A splendid hardy plant, 
flowers in June, amethyst-blue. 
Gentianoides. Pale blue, with azure; foliage 
glossy and broad. May and June. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Deep, rich blue, 
perfectly hardy; the best of the family. August 
to October. 
Rupestris. Of creeping habit; flowers showy 
blue; borne in dense racemes. 
Sunflower • Helianthus 
Double (H. multiflorus). Indispensable for 
large borders, woodland, walks, etc.; free-flow- 
ering perennial, and will succeed in almost any 
soil; deep yellow, large, double dahlia-like flow- 
ers on wiry stems. 
Tansy • Tanasetum 
Balsamita. Flower small, pale yellow, pro- 
duced in autumn; foliage prettily scented. 2 to 
3 feet. 
Vulgare. The familiar crisp-leaved Tansy. 
AU parts of the plant emit a strongly aromatic 
odor when slightly brui.sed. 
ANEMONE JAPONICA 
Thermopsis Caroliniana 
Showy, tall-growing plant; foliage resembling 
clover; flowers pea-shaped, bright yellow. Blooms 
in June and July. 
Tickseed • Coreopsis 
Yellow (C. auriculata). Fine for cut-flowers; 
flowers solitary on long stalks; yellow; blooms in 
June. 2 to 3 feet. 
Torch Lily • Tritoma Kniphofia 
Glaucescens. Large spikes of vermilion - 
scarlet flowers, shading to orange; exceedingly 
free blooming; invaluable late in the autumn. 
Commonly known. 
Valerian • Valeriana 
Officinalis. Has large trusses of light lavender 
flowers; fragrant and showy foliage; blooms in 
June. About 4 feet. 
Windflower • Anemone 
Japonica. Fine for the herbaceous border; 
grows up fresh from the roots each spring. The 
peculiar leaves are very attractive until fall, when 
spikes of beautiful blossoms appear and remain 
for weeks. Single blooms are about 2 inches in 
diameter. Single red and single white. 
Japanese Red (A. Japonica rubra). Leaves 
dark green; stems clustered, bearing a great 
wealth of large and beautiful flowers from late 
summer until frost. Bright purple-rose, with 
golden centers. 3 to 5 feet. 
Japanese White (A. Japonica alba). Large 
and showy white flowers, with golden center. 
Wood Lily • Trillium 
Erectum. Very efTective and showy; flowers 
early; color brownish purple; not pleasantly 
flavored. 
Grandiflorum. Has large white flowers and 
can be domesticated for garden culture. 
Wormwood • Artemisia 
Pontica. An interesting plant, with hand- 
some silvery foliage for which it is more valued 
than for its bloom. 
Vulgaris. The common Wormwood, or Mug- 
wort. Chiefly grown for its foliage. 
Yarrow, or Milfoil • Achillea 
The Pearl. Small, pure white, double flowers, 
produced in profusion during July. Invaluable 
for borders, i foot. 
