Hardy Herbaceous Plants 
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DIGITALIS. Foxglove. These old garden favorites 
are stately and elegant in summer when they 
produce bold masses of leaves and flower-spikes. 
D. ambigua. Yellow. 2 to 3 ft. June, July. 
D. purpurea alba. White. 
D. purpurea gloxiniseflora. Assorted. 2 to 3 ft. 
June, July. 
D. purpurea rosea. Pink. 
D. purpurea gloxiniseflora, Fingerhut. 
D. purpurea gloxiniseflora, Isabellina. Yellow. 
D., Giant Shirley. This is a magnificent strain, 
attaining a height of from 5 to 7 feet, with spikes 
of bloom 4 feet long. Flowers from purest white 
to deepest rose, spotted with crimson-maroon and 
chocolate. Only mixed colors. June, July. 
DODECATHEON Meadia. Shooting-Star. Also 
called American Cyclamen. Flowers rose, shading 
to white. 12 to 15 in. May, June. $1 for 3, 
$2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
DORONICUM cordifolium. Leopard’s-Bane. Illus¬ 
trated in color on page 65 . Robust grower with 
large, yellow, daisy-like flowers on stiff stems about 
1 to 2 feet long. Good for cutting. 1^£ ft. May, 
June. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
D. magnificum. Very attractive, with large yellow 
flowers on stiff stems. Useful for cut-flowers. 
\}/2 to 2 ft. May, June. $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10, 
$30 per 100. 
DRABA fladnizensis. Arctic Whitlow Grass. White 
® flowers in spring, forming a dense carpet. Excel¬ 
lent for the rock-garden. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, 
$22 per 100. 
D. hirta. Lovely rock-plant, forming dense tufts 
® about 4 inches high, covered with white flowers in 
May. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
ECHINACEA purpurea. See Rudbeckia. 
ECHINOPS Ritro. Flowers metallic blue, and the 
foliage is thistle-like. 3 to 4 ft. July-Sept. 
EPIG7EA repens. Trailing Arbutus. Creeping, 
® mat-like, evergreen plants with small clusters of 
deliciously sweet, waxy pink flowers. Rare and 
choice, requiring strongly acid leaf-mold soil on 
a well-watered but well-drained bank with some 
shade. 2 to 4 in. April, May. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 
10, $35 per 100. 
EPIMEDIUM. Barrenwort. A most interesting 
family of hardy plants with very pretty foliage 
and lovely flowers in April and May. Does well 
in half-shady or shady position. Fine for border 
and especially good for the rockery. 9 in. May, 
June. 
E. bicolorum. Rosy brown. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, 
® $35 per 100. 
E. macranthum niveum. Snow-white flowers. 
®ApriI-JuIy. Illustrated in color on page 60 . $1 
for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
E. macranthum rubrum. Like above but with 
® reddish flowers. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10. 
E. pinnatum elegans. Yellow flowers. Illustrated on 
©page 60 . $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
E. sulphureum. Dwarf. Pale yellow flowers. Suit- 
© able for shady situation in rock-garden or border. 
April-July. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
Erica • Heath 
The majority of these Heaths are compact and 
low-growing, extremely useful for rockeries. The 
small foliage is densely arranged around the wiry 
little stems, and either when in full bloom or in 
midwinter makes a very pretty picture. Give some 
protection the first winter so that they become 
acclimated before receiving a check. Semi-shady. 
Erica carnea (herbacea). Grows about 6 inches 
® high. Leaves arranged in fours. Nodding, bell¬ 
shaped flowers along the stems. 
E. cuprea. Foliage yellow, turning to almost glow- 
® ing red in fall. Flowers purple. 12 to 15 in. 
June, July. 
E. hypnoides. Late-blooming. Low, compact, 
® spreading growth. Foliage soft deep green. 
Flowers deep pink. Useful for rock-garden or 
edging. 6 to 12 in. 
E. stricta. Corsican Heath. A compact, erect 
® grower with pink flowers from July-Sept. 1 to 2 ft. 
© E. Tetralix. A compact, silver-gray variety. 
E. vagans. Cornish Heath. Pale purplish red. 1 ft. 
® Aug., Sept. 
E. vulgaris ( Calluna vulgaris). Scotch Heather. A 
® dense-growing shrub with erect branches covered 
with short, closely lapped leaves. The pretty, 
bell-shaped flowers are rosy lavender and occur 
in great profusion toward tops of the shoots. 
Illustrated in color on page 65 . 
E. vulgaris alba (C. vulgaris alba). White Heather. 
® The nodding white flowers are the only difference 
from the preceding; a very pleasing contrast. 
Illustrated in color on page 65 . 
E. vulgaris alba elata. Tall White Heather. Late- 
blooming. A very straight grower. Foliage soft, 
very deep green. Flowers white. \)/2 to 2 ft. 
E. vulgaris alba minor. Dwarf form of E. vulgaris 
alba. 
E. vulgaris alba pilosa. Late-blooming variety, 
about 18 to 20 inches high. Flowers white. Foli¬ 
age soft grayish green. 
E. vulgaris alba spicata. Tall White Heather. 
Grows about 20 to 24 inches high. July. 
E. vulgaris Alporti. Crimson Heather. Dark crimson. 
® Deep bluish green foliage. Bushy, medium 
grower. July, Aug. Illustrated in color on page 65 . 
E. vulgaris argentea. Foliage whitish yellow-green. 
Flowers pink. 15 to 18 in. July. 
E. vulgaris aurea. Foliage golden in summer and 
® red in winter. Pink flowers. Illustrated in color 
on page 65 . 
E. vulgaris compacta. Dwarf and compact. Pink 
® flowers. 9 in. 
® E. vulgaris fl.-pl. Double Scotch Heather. 
E. vulgaris Hammondi. A handsome, pure white 
Heather. Free flowering. \}/2 ft. 
E. vulgaris hirsuta (tomentosa). Woolly Heather. 
® Midseason. Low, compact growth. Foliage soft 
gray. Flowers purple. 4 to 7 in. 
E. vulgaris humilis. Rich green foliage. A low 
grower.. Flowers white. 12 to 15 in. June, July. 
E. vulgaris mediterranea Hybrids. Fine dark, 
evergreen foliage. Flowers bright pink, persisting 
well into the winter. 12 to 14 in. 
E. vulgaris monstrosa. Spreading variety with fine 
light yellowish green foliage. Flowers are pink. 
15 to 18 in. July. 
E. vulgaris rosea. A more straight, tall-growing 
® variety with very delicate pink flowers. 18 to 
20 in. July, Aug. 
E. vulgaris rubra. A red-flowering variety of 
Vulgaris. 1 ft. July. 
E. vulgaris Searlei. Clear white. Foliage keeps 
® green in fall. 1 ft. July-Sept. 
E. vulgaris Tenella. Slender Heather. A low grower 
with slender spikes of small lavender flowers. 
Foliage bronzy green in fall. 12 to 15 in. June, 
July. 
All Ericas, $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100 
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