Lasiandra The violet Lasiandra, which we all admired so much in the garden 
at Castle Hill, has done well in my sea-side garden in spite of its journey 
from Boston. Placed in pots and sunken in a sheltered place it has 
bloomed charmingly; its rose-colored buds, or rather, the involucre 
surrounding the buds, enhance the deep tone of the large violet 
blooms. It belongs to the Meadow Beauty family and its only relative 
in North America is our Rhexia Virginica. 
Campanulas New to us was the Milky Bellflower (C. ladijtora cerulea, as listed 
by Henry Dreer). It is perennial and grows about 2 feet high. It 
branches out in delightful Wisteria-blue bells and is equally good for 
cutting or in the border. 
Campanula persicifolia, double blue, which is called ^^ Elsie Kel- 
way^^ in England, was the choicest treasure we brought back from the 
North Shore. Its erect growth and lavender-violet blossoms makes it 
stand out as the most conspicuous thing in the border. Although it 
came to us in full bloom on July ist it still had a few flowers at 
the end of August! It can be obtained from Ralph W. Ward, Beverly, 
Mass. 
The Gland Bell-flower, Adenophora is also a Campanula. It 
blooms in August, a shrub-like plant about three feet high. The 
blooms are pendant pale bluish-lavender bells and it is particularly 
fine surrounded entirely by foliage of Acquilegia or low Thalictrum. 
(From A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn.) 
New Annuals Among the Annuals which we tried for the first time, the White 
Linaria (Sutton) was the greatest acquisition. It blooms quickly from 
seed sown early where it is to bloom and also transplants well. If cut 
back once or twice a season it blooms well on into September. It is a 
valuable creamy white with a tiny yellow throat, and, of course, is a 
first cousin to our familiar "Butter and eggs." 
The Violet Cress, Inopsidium aucale, (Sutton) is a little treasure 
for low edgings as it is only 2 inches high and blooms in any kind of 
well drained soil. Sow it where it is to bloom and use as you would the 
dwarfer kinds of Alyssum. 
Woodruff, Asperula ordorea setosa is an old-fashioned little annual 
which we welcome back into our borders. Sow it also where it is to 
bloom. It is particularly nice for picking its small mauve clusters of 
tubular flowers. 
Papaver Pillosum (Sutton) is the name of that exquisite salmon 
pink annual Poppy that we all admired at Mrs. Hopkinson's. 
Phlox Drummondi, var Sutton's Mauve Beauty is a very dwarf 
variety which is invaluable as an edging, especially good when sowed 
where it is to bloom and rigorously thinned. 
Coriander, an herb used in confectionary, is the most fetching 
mauve and white tiny umbelliferous flower with fine thread-like 
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