ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 
SUITABLE FOR GROWING IN 
HERBACEOUS BORDERS 
ACHILLEA, “Yarrow.” (N.O. Composite.) 
Useful border plants for hot, dry soil, propagated by seed or 
division, requiring room for root-run. 
A. alpina. White, 2 feet high, flowering June to September. 
A. artiplex , Hortensis rubra (spinach plant). See Annuals. 
A. aurea. Yellow, 18 inches, requiring rather a warm place. 
A. Eupatorium (also called A . Jilipendula). 3 to 5 feet high. 
Flowers July to October. Yellow flowers in flat heavy 
heads. Ordinary soil. Showy, and suitable for large 
borders or wild gardens ; any aspect. 
A. Her ten. White flowers, silvery-grey foliage, 6 inches high. 
Flowering in May and June. 
A. Millefolium (Crimson Queen). A variety of recent introduc- 
tion from the common yarrow. It flowers in June. Flat, 
heavy heads. Cerise. Any soil or aspect. 2 feet high. 
A. Ptarmica , The Pearl (Sneezewort). Native plant, 2 feet 
high, flowering July to September ; numerous heads of 
small, fluffy white flowers. A most useful plant for borders 
or cutting, lasting long in water and very decorative. A 
very free grower. Any soil or aspect. Needs dividing 
every two years. 
ACONITUM, “Monkshood.” (N.O. Ranunculaceae.) 
Tall-growing useful perennials. Late summer and autumn, in 
colours rare at the time, namely, light and dark blue. All propagated 
by division in spring, or seed. Flowering August to November and 
liking light soil. They do not object to partial shade. 
A . autumnale. Blue, 3 to 4 feet, flowering August to N ovember. 
A. chinense. Large violet flowers, very handsome. 
A . Fischeri. Clea r blue, 3 feet high, September and October. 
A. Lycoctonum. Pale yellow, 3 feet, flowering July and Aug. 
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