DICENTRA spectabilis. Bleeding Heart A hardy perennial 
with heart-shaped, rose-colored flowers in drooping spikes. One of 
the best border plants ; perfectly hardy and easily cultivated. 2 ft. 
high. Flowers in April or May. 
DIANTHUS barbatus. Sweet William. For early summer, the 
old-fashioned Sweet William is among the plants of first importance. 
Its tall heads of flowers come in white, pink, deep red, and all the 
intervening shades. After the flowers have passed, the close, stem- 
less leaves form a dense clump of good green. 1 to 2 ft. May and 
June. 
DELPHINIUM formosum. Larkspur. A strong, robust perennial, 
2 to 3 feet high ; flowers in abundance ; deep azure, with white cen- 
ter. If the flower-stalks are cut down immediately after the first 
blooming, another crop of flowers can be obtained in autumn. June 
and July. 
^DIGITALIS purpurea. Foxglove. These old-fashioned favorites 
should have an important place in every garden. The spikes of bell- 
flowers, in color varying from white to purple are very tall, and for 
best effect should be used in groups in the background of the gar- 
den. 4 to 5 ft. June and July. 
EUPATORIUM coelestinum. Snake- 
root. A fine border plant with light blue 
ageratum-like flowers, from August until 
frost. iS to 24 in. 
FUNKIA ovata. Day Lily. One of the 
smallest and best varieties to be used in 
home borders. Its low-growing leaves 
form a compact clump that is pleasing all 
summer and is lighted up during late 
summer and fall by many small blue 
flowers on stems about 2 feet high. 
August and September. 
F. Sieboldiana. Plantain Lily. The 
leaves of this plant are very broad and 
about 1 foot long, forming beds of shining 
green. Lavender flowers on one side, 
showy spikes, which are high above the 
leaves, make it excellent for any promi- 
nent place in the garden or border of the 
shrubbery. \'/ 2 to 3 ft. 
*F. subcordata. White Plantain Lily. 
In large masses in garden or border, the 
tall stalks of white flowers, towering 
above the long-stemmed, broad green 
leaves of this old-fashioned favorite, make 
this plant invaluable in herbaceous work. 
Flowers fragrant. 1 '/ 2 to 2 ft. August 
and September. 
*F. lancifolia. Flowers pale lilac. Does 
well in shady situations. 
Hardy Herbaceous Perennials 
Digitalis purpurea 
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