THE CULTURE OF HARDY PERENNIALS. 
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leaves; they are drooping, somewhat flask- 
shaped, flesh-colour, or light rosy lilac ; 
height, six to nine inches. Flowers in 
June. 
Dictamnus Fraxinella, (Common Fraxi- 
nella.) — An upright-growing plant, with coarse 
pinnated leaves, and rather numerous flowers 
in a raceme at the top of the stem, composed 
of long narrowish straggling petals ; colour, 
purple; height, three feet. Flowers in June. 
There is a variety with white flowers. 
* Digitalis purpurea, (Purple Foxglove.) 
— This has a tuft of large oblong leaves, from 
whence rises an erect tapering stem, one side 
of which, for some length, is covered with 
large, drooping, funnel or pouch-like flowers, 
which are purple, with numerous spots in the 
inside; height, three to five feet. Flowers in 
July. The colour of the flowers vai'ies from 
dark purple to cream and white. 
Digitalis ferruginea, (Iron-coloured 
flowered Foxglove.) — The habit is similar to 
the last ; the leaves oblong ; the flowers rusty- 
brown; height, three to five feet. Flowers in 
July. 
*Dodecatheon Meadia, (Mead's American 
Cowslip.) — The leaves tufted, oblong elliptic ; 
the flowers are light purple, with the segments 
reflexed from near the base, drooping, borne 
in an umbel ; height, one foot. Flowers in 
April and May. 
DODECATHEON INTEGRIFOLIA, (Entire- 
leaved American Cowslip.) — The leaves ob- 
long entire. A good deal like the last. 
Doronicum pardalianches, (Great Doro- 
nicum.) — The root leaves cordate, dentate; 
the flowers large yellow, composite ; height, 
one foot. Flowers in May and June. 
Doronicum plant agineum, (Plantain - 
leaved Doronicum.) — The root leaves of this 
are ovate ; the flowers are large, yellow, com- 
posite ; height, one foot. Flowers in May 
and June. 
Dracocephalum grandiflorum, (Large- 
flowered Dragon's head.) — The stems erect ; 
the leaves oblong, obtuse; the flowers tubular, 
labiate, blue, disposed in oblong spikes ; 
height, nine inches. Flowers in August. 
Dracocephalum speciosum, (Showy 
Dragon's Head.) — The stem erect; the leaves 
broadly heart shaped ; the flowers purple, in 
sub-secund whorls ; height, one foot and a half. 
Flowers in August. 
Echinops sph^erocephalus, (Great Globe 
Thistle.) — The leaves are large, pinnatifid, 
broad ; the stem branching, bearing at the 
ends of the branches globular hedgehog-like, 
light blue heads of flowers ; height, three to 
four feet. Flowers in July. 
Echinops spinosus, (Thorny-headed Globe 
Thistle.) — The leaves are pinnatifid, with a 
habit much like the last, bearing heads of 
white flowers with long spines ; height, three 
feet. Flowers in August. 
*Eciiinops paniculatus, (Panicled Globe 
Thistle.) — The leaves of this are large, pinna- 
tifid; the stem much branched, bearing 
globose heads of blue flowers ; height, five 
feet. Flowers in July. 
Epilobium rosmarinifolium, (Rosemary- 
leaved Willow Herb ) — This plant has linear 
or narrow leaves, on an erect branched stem; 
the flowers are round, of four petals, of a 
purple colour; height, two feet. Flowers at the 
point of a long, narrow, four-angled seed-pod, 
in July. A variety with white flowers is 
called album. 
*Epilobium Dodon^si, (Dodone's "Willow 
Herb.) — This has narrow leaves, and large 
purplish rose flowers, on an erect, scarcely 
branched stem ; height, one foot and a half. 
Flowers in July. 
Epilobium angustifolium, (Narrow- 
leaved Willow Herb.) — This has an erect 
branched stem ; the leaves linear-lanceolate ; 
the flowers in a terminal raceme, purple , 
height, four feet. Flowers in July. 
Epimedium alpinum, (Alpine Barren 
Wort.) — The stems of these plants are ternate, 
or three-forked, with heart-shaped, pointed 
leaves, and little clusters of yellow and red, 
four-petalled, pointed flowers ; height, nine 
inches. Flowers in May. 
* Epimedium grandiflorum, (Large- 
flowered Barren Wort.) — 'ihe leaves are tri- 
ternate; the flowers are large, light purple, 
and showy; height, one foot. Flowers in 
April. 
*Epimedium violaceum, (Violet-coloured 
Barren Wort.) — The leaves are tri-ternate ; 
the flowers of this species are white and 
violet-coloured; height, one foot. Flowers in 
April. This and the last are both handsome 
plants. 
Eranthis hyemalis, (Winter Aconite.) — 
A little tuberous-rooted plant, flowering so 
early as to be often seen peeping out from 
amongst the snow. It comes up with a single 
round leaf, deeply notched or lobed, on the 
top of which, in the centre, is the little j'ellow 
cup-like flower; height, three inches. Flowers 
in February. Flowers well in pots, through 
the winter. 
Erigeron glabellum, (Glabrous-leaved 
Erigeron. )^-The stem erect; the lower leaves 
ovate oblong, the upper ones lanceolate ; the 
stem with three to five pale blue composite 
flowers at the top, in a corymb ; height, one 
foot. Flowers in August. 
Erigeron purpureum, (Purple Erigeron.) 
— The stem is erect, with oblong leaves, and 
small corymbs of purple composite flowers; 
height, one foot. Flowers in August. 
*Erigeron humile, (Dwarf Erigeron.) — ■ 
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