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best to put the cuttings in straight down, with the tops 
just level with the soil. 
In naming a limited number of kinds one has per- 
force to omit many having claims for inclusion in the 
list, but for all-round usefulness the following is my 
choice ol one hundred perennials for this locality. 
While placed in their approximate order of flowering, 
there will of course be cases of overlapping through 
the season. 
APRIL— MAY. 
Name. Color. Height. 
Arabis albida White 6—8 inches 
Alyssum saxatile compactum . . Yellow 9—12 inches 
Phlox subulata frondosa Rose 6 inches 
Polemonium reptans Light blue 9 inches 
Veronica gentianoides Blue 1 foot 
MAY— JUNE. 
Phlox divaricata Lavender 1 foot 
Doronicum excelsum Yellow 1 > :,— 2 feet 
Aquilegia glandulosa Blue and white 1 foot 
A. canadensis Scarlet and yellow 1 y 2 feet 
A. chrysantha Yellow 2—3 feet 
Dieentra spectabilis Rose 2 feet 
Linum perenne Blue 1 j .. feet 
Trollius "Orange Globe" Orange ly 2 feet 
Iris germanica vars Various 2 — 2y 2 feet 
Geranium sanguineum Crimson iy 2 feet 
Saponaria ocymoides Pink 9 inches 
Dianthus deltoides Deep pink 9 inches 
Pyrenthrum hybridum Various 1 ' : . —2 feet 
Lychnis viscaria splendens Ito.-c 9 inches 
Aster alpinus Purple 9 inches 
JUNE— JULY. 
Papaver orientale * Scarlet 2—3 feet 
Paeonia "hybrids" Various 3 feet 
Cerastium tonientosum White 6 inches 
Dianthus "Her Majesty" White 1 foot 
Lupinus polyphyllus Moerheimi Pink 3 feet 
Hemerocallis flava Yellow 3 feet 
Polemonium Richardsonii Blue 1 foot 
Helenium Hoopesii Yellow 3 feet 
Delphinium hybridum Blue 4—5 feet 
D. belladonna Pale blue 4—5 feet 
Hemerocallis Dumortieri Yellow ly 2 feet 
Baptisia australis Dark blue 3 feet 
Pentstemon laevigatus digitalis Purplish white 2 1 /, — 3 feet 
Dictamrus albus White 2—3 feet 
Aconitum Napellus Beep blue 2 1 /, feet 
Anthemis tinctoria Kelwayi... Yellow 3 feet 
Anchusa italica Dropmorei .... Blue 4 — 5 feet 
Campanula persicifolia alba... White 2 — 3 feet 
Coreopsis grandiflora Yellow 2% feet 
Stachys betonica rosea Rose ly 2 feet 
Lychnis chalcedonica Scarlet 3 feet 
L. Haageana hybrids Various 1 foot 
L. coronaria atrosanguinea. . . . Crimson 2y ? feet 
Campanula carpatica Blue 9 inches 
Oenothera missouriensis Yellow 1 foot 
0. fruticosa Deep yellow 2—3 feet 
Heuehera sanguinea Red 1 foot 
Veronica incana Blue 1% feet 
Iris laevigata Various 2 — 3 feet 
JULY— AUGUST. 
Hemerocallis aurantiaca major. Orange 3 feet 
Delphinium grandiflorum Blue 2'/ 2 feet 
Armeria maritima splendens... Rose 1 foot 
Campanula latifolia macrantha. Purple 3 feet 
C. glomerata dahurica Purple 2 feet 
Gypsophila paniculata White 2y z feet 
Aster amellus bessarabicus. . . . Blue 2 feet 
Heliopsis Pitcheriana Yellow 3 feet 
Lilium tigrinum splendens Orange 4 feet 
Lysimachia clethroides White 2y 2 feet 
Pentstemon barbatus Torreyi.. Orange scarlet 4 feet 
Geum "Mrs. Bradshaw" Crimson l'/ 2 feet 
Gaillardia aristata grandiflora. Yellow and red 2 feet 
Monarda didyma Bright red 3 feet 
Physostegia virginiana Rose purple 3 — 4 feet 
Platycodon grandiflorum Mari- 
esii Blue 1% feet 
Potentilla "Miss Willmott" Cerise 
Aselepias tuberosa Orange 
Staehys lanata Purple 
Stokesia eyanea Blue 
Centaurea montana Purple 
AUG UST— SEPTEMBER. 
Phlox paniculata vars Various 
Scabiosa caucasica Pale blue 
Sedum speetabile roseum Kose 
Chrysanthemum maximum King 
Edward VII White 
Rudbeckia speeiosa Orange yellow 
Funkia subeordata grandiflora. White 
Rudbeckia sub-tomentosa Yellow 
Statiee latifolia Light blue 
Veronica, longifolia sub-sessilis. Deep blue 
Helenium autumnale superbum. Yellow 
Helenium "Riverton Gem" Dark red 
Echinacea purpurea Reddish purple 
Liatris pyenostaehya Purple 
A ihillea ptarmica "Perry's 
White" White 
Aconitum autumnale Blue 
Artemisia laetiflora White 
Ilelianthus multillorus fl. pi.... Yellow 
Lobelia cardinalis Red 
SEPTEMBER— OCTOBER . 
Solidago rigida Yellow 
Salvia azurea grandiflora Pale blue 
Aconitum Fischeri Blue 
Aster Novae Angliae roseus... Rose 
Boltonia latisquama Pale pink 
Chrysanthemum uliginosum. . .. White 
Aster "Beauty of Colwall". . . . Blue 
Aster Novae Belgii "Perry's 
Pink" Deep pink 
Aster tataricus Purple 
Ilelianthus orgyalis Yellow 
If. Maximiliana Yellow 
Anemone japonica White 
ly 2 feet 
2y 2 feet 
1% feet 
1 foot 
iy 2 feet 
2—3 feet 
ly 2 feet 
1% feet 
ly 2 feet 
ly, feet 
ly 2 feet 
4 feet 
2 feet 
2% feet 
4—5 feet 
3 feet 
3 feet 
3—4 feet 
1% feet 
3 feet 
3 feet 
4 feet 
2y,— 3 feet 
3% feet 
3—4 feet 
2—3 feet 
5— 6 feet 
4 — 5 feet 
4 feet 
3—4 feet 
3—3% feet 
o—6 feet 
6 feet 
6 feet 
2—3 feet 
BUSH HONEYSUCKLES 
pOR northern gardens there are not more beautiful 
shrubs than some of the Bush Honeysuckles, with 
their myriads of yellow, white, rose color or red 
flowers which in summer or autumn are followed by lus- 
trous, usually scarlet fruits. Many of these shrubs are 
able to show their greatest beauty in this climate, but this 
can be obtained only by planting them in rich soil and 
with sufficient space for free growth in all directions. In 
poor soil and when crowded by other plants they are 
usually miserable objects. The large growing kinds like 
the different forms of L. tatarica, L. bella and its vari- 
eties with white and with rose-colored flowers and L. 
notha should be planted as isolated specimens at least 
twenty feet from any other plant. L. Morrowi, a plant 
of the Amoor region in eastern Siberia, requires even 
more space, for its lower branches which cling close to 
the ground naturally spread over a greeat area. This 
shrub has gray-green foliage, comparatively large white 
flowers and bright red fruits. It is one of the most use- 
ful of the early introductions of the Arboretum into the 
United States, and has been largely planted in the Boston 
parks. Like many other Bush Honeysuckles L. Morrowi 
hybridizes easily with other species, and most of the 
plants raised from seeds, now sold by American nursery- 
men as L. Morrowi, are hybrids of that species with 
L. tatarica and are;.erect growing plants of little value 
for those who want plants with the peculiar habit of L. 
Morrowi. Among less vigorous growing plants, atten- 
tion is called to two hybrids of L: Korolkowi in the col- 
lection L. amoena and L. Arnoldiana. These have 
small, gray-green foliage and small,, bright pink and 
very attractive flowers, and are hardly surpassed in 
■grace and beauty by any honeysuckles in the collection. 
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