ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 235 
D. austriacum. Large yellow flowers like a dandelion, 12 to 
18 inches high. 
D. plantagineum excelsum (or Harpur Crewe). Bright yellow 
flowering on tall straight stems, 2 to 4 feet high, flower- 
ing at intervals from March to August. 
DRACOCEPHALUM, “Dragon’s Head.” (N.O. Labiatse.) 
Plants of the sage family, with one or two worth growing in the 
mixed border. Rich, light soil. Propagated by division. 
D. japonicwn. Bright pink, 3 feet high, flowers June to 
October. 
D. specioswn. Mauve, 18 inches high, flowers June to 
September. 
D. virginicum. Pink, 3 feet, June to September. 
ECHINOPS. “Globe Thistle.” (N.O. Compositae.) 
Fine border plant from South Russia. Flourishes on any soil, 
with a distinct silvery foliage, ruthenicus and Ritro being the best 
varieties. Propagated by division or seed. 
E. niveus. White flowers, silvery foliage, 4 to 5 feet high. 
E. Ritro. Globular flowers of intense blue, 3^ feet high. 
E. ruthenicus. Solid globular heads, lovely steel-blue. 
E. sphcerocephalus. Whitish blue, 6 feet high. 
All of them flowering from June to September. 
ELYMUS GLAUCUS, “The Lyme Grass.” (Gramineae.) 
A native and ornamental grass of a silvery-bluish foliage, growing 
in good soil to 4 feet high. This plant, though very effective in a 
border, one should hesitate to establish among other plants, for it 
increases so rapidly that it becomes a perfect weed in any soil. 
Propagated by division. 
EPILOBIUM, “Willow Herb.” (N.O. Onagraceai.) 
The only variety of this plant suitable for the border is E. angus- 
tifolium album , which has spikes of pure white flowers, and should 
only be planted in poor and sandy soil, as it spreads so rapidly. 
Increased by division. 
EPIMEDIUM, “ Barren wort.” (N.O. Berberidaceae.) 
A dwarf plant with small, heart-shaped leaves. The only variety 
suitable for a border is pinnatum, a dwarf perennial from Asia 
