164 SUBURBAN GARDENS 
these plants and away from the permanent 
ones anyway, I do not feel that their merits 
need dilating upon so much as their disad- 
vantages. 
List of Flowers for a Color Progression 
Yellow Adonis vernalis; bird’s eye; i foot; May. 
Coreopsis lanceolata , grandiflora ; Coreopsis; 2 
feet; June to October. 
Gaillardia grandiflora ; blanket flower; 2 — 3 
feet; June to November. 
to Chrysanthemum , pompon varieties; 2 — 3 feet; 
September, October. 
Scarlet Pentstemon Torreyi; beard tongue; 4 feet; 
July, August. 
Phlox paniculata, ce Coquelicot” ; phlox; 2 — 3 
feet; June, October. 
to Phlox paniculata , “Etna”; phlox; 2 — 3 feet; 
June, October. 
Lobelia cardinalis; cardinal flower; 3 feet; 
August. 
Red Anemone Japonica, rubra; anemone, windflower; 
2 feet; September, October. 
Papaver orientale, “mahogany” ; poppy; 2 — 3 
feet; June, July. 
to Aster alpinus , rubra ; hardy aster; 5 feet; June, 
July. 
Astilbe Davidii; false goat’s beard; 4 — 5 feet; 
July, August. 
Purple Aster Novae Angliae ; aster; 4 — 5 feet; August, 
September. 
Dictamnus alba or D. Fraxinella ; gas plant; 
2 — 3 feet; June, July. 
to Delphinium , Burbank hybrids; larkspur; 4 — 5 
feet; June on. . 
Campanula persicifolia ; bell flower; 2 feet; 
June, July. 
Blue Veronica longifolia, subsessilis ; speedwell; 2 
feet; August on. 
Lupinus polyphyllus ; lupine; 4 — 5 feet; June, 
July. 
