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DICTAMNUS ALBUS FRAXINELLA (Gas-plant or Ar- 
f ?? t .n June and Ju 'y- Fragrant, white. 
DICTAMNUS ALBUS VAR. RUBRA. 2 to 3 feet. Tune 
and July. Rose color, otherwise similar to above. 
DIGITALIS, see Fox-Glove. 
DORONICUM PLANTAGINEUM VAR. EXCELSUM (Har- 
pur Crewe). 2 to 3 feet. May and June. Large showy 
yellow flowers. 
*DUSTY MILLER (Centanrea Gymnocarpa). Velvety white 
fern-like foliage, used for borders and foregrounds 
-ECHINACEA PURPUREA (Purple Cone-flowfr) 8 to 5 
feet. July to September. 
The following Epimedium are all charming low-growing 
plants producing spikes and clusters of their attractive flow- 
eis in May and June. The foliage forms a cluster effective 
both in form and color. Especially useful for rockery plant¬ 
ing. The following are distinct forms: 
-EPIMEDIUM ALPINUM VAR. RUBRUM. 12 to 15 
inches. June to July. Crimson. 
-EPIMEDIUM PINNATUM VAR. COLCHICUM. 10 to 
12 inches. Brilliant golden yellow. May to June 
-EPIMEDIUM DIPHYLLUM ROSEUM. 10 to 15 inches. 
April to May. Rose. 
EPIMEDIUM LILACINUM. 1 to 2 feet. May to Tune. 
Beautiful lilac flowers. 
-EPIMEDIUM MACRANTHUM NIVEUM. 10 to 12 inch¬ 
es. May to Tune. White. 
ERIANTHUS RAVENNAE, see Grasses. 
ERYNG1UM AMETHYST1NUM, see Sea Holly. 
EULALIA, see Grasses. 
•EUPHORBIA COROLLATA (Spurge). 1 to 2 feet. July to October. White, very freely 
produced. Splendid border plant. 
FALSE INDIGO, see Baptisia. 
FERNS, HARDY. Charming native plants. 
VARIETIES. 
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Hardy Ferns. 
Lady Fern (Asplenium Filix-foemina). A 
large, handsome Fern 2 to 3 feet high, 
with finely cut foliage. 
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum Pedatmn). One 
of the prettiest. Grows about a foot high 
in rich shades, and responds readily to 
cultivation. 
Netted Chain Fern (Woodwardia Areolata). 
Grows 12 to 18 inches high. 
Ostrich Fern. (Matteuccia Struthiopteris). One 
of the most stately, and one of the best 
for cultivation. 
Silver Spleenworth (Asplenium Tlielypter- 
oides). Attains a height of three feet, 
and has fronds 3 to 5 inches wide. 
Wood Fern (Dryopteris Spinulosa). Ever¬ 
green species, about 15 inches high. 
Christmas Fern (Polystichum Acrostichoides). 
An evergreen species, about a foot high, 
with deep green fronds simply divided. 
Cinnamon Fern ( Osmunda Cinnamomea). Of¬ 
ten 5 feet high and 8 inches wide. 
Common Polypody (Polypodium Vulgare). 
One of the best evergreen species for 
rock work. 
Crested Wood Fern ( Dryopteris Cristata). 
This is an evergreen Fern; grows about 
a foot high. 
Evergreen Wood Fern {Dryopteris Marginalis). 
One of our prettiest evergreen species. 
Hay-Scented or Gossamer Fern (Dennstaedtia 
Punctilobula). Grows 1 to 2 feet high. 
Fronds pale green. 
•FESTUCA GLAUCA. 1 to 114 feet. Silvery blue foliage grass; very effective. 
FLAGS, see Iris. 
•FLAX, PERENNIAL ( Linum Perennum). 1 to 2 feet. June to September. A very desirable 
hardy garden plant, producing quantities of deep blue bell-shaped flowers on graceful 
delicate stems. 
FORGET-ME-NOT ( Myosotis Palustris). The true variety which 
blooms all summer. A delightful light blue. 
FOX-GLOVE ( Digitalis Purpurea). 3 to 5 feet. July and 
August. Old-fashioned garden favorite of easiest culture. 
FRAXINELLA, see Dictamnus. 
FUNKIA, see Lilv Day. 
C.AILLARDIA ARISTATA (Blanket Flower). 2 to 3 feet. 
July to October. Bright red, yellow splashes. Very desir¬ 
able garden border plant. 
GARDEN "HELIOTROPE, see Valeriana. 
GAS-PLANT, see Dictamnus. 
-GEUM HELDRECHI. 10 to 12 inches. May to August. 
Pretty border plant, producing beautiful orange-red flowers 
in great profusion. 
KGEUM I-IELDREICHI VAR. SPLENDENS. New variety even 
more showy than preceding. 
GERMAN IRIS, see page 46. 
GIANT REED, see Grasses. 
-GI OBE-FLOWER ( Trollius Asiaticus). I to I? feet -May. 
Resemble beautiful double buttercups, rich clear yellow. 
-GLOBE-FLOWER VAR. GRANDIFLORA. Similar to preced¬ 
ing. but deeper in r-r r\-m- a w jth 
-GLOBE-FLOWER VAR. ORANGE GLOBE. 
deepest orange color. 
GOLDEN-GLOW, see Rudbeckia. 
GOLDEN-ROD ( Solidago ) in variety. 
GOUTWEED, see Aegopodium. 
A variety 
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GR \SSES ORNAMENTAL. The following are all desirable. 
ARUNDO DONAX or Giant Reed. 6 to 12 feet. A cry e‘Tec ivt. 
ERIANTHUS RAVENNAE. 6 to S feet. Resembles the true 
Pampas grass and is perfectly hardy. „ , t 
growth In Fall showy plumes appear. 
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The above Hardy Herbaceons Plants are . ^vv^fiel^ clumps can only 
Ions, unless otherwise noted. The very heavy tietn cm i 
Double H oily hocks. 
, unless otherwise noted 
supplied in the sorts marked with a 
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strong Field Grown, usual size (Express recommended ) . . 
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