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Ribsam’s Manual 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS— Continued 
PRIMULA ( Primrose or Cowslip) 
*veris. English Cowslip of mixed colors, mostly reds and 
yellows with shadings to pink. 8 to 10 in. May and June. 
PYRETHRUM ( Painted Daisy) 
roseum. A beautiful. Daisylike flower shading from white 
and palest pink to richest rose and even red. 3 ft. high. 
May and June. Splendid for cutting. 
*SEDUM ( Live Forever) 
We have a great many varieties of Sedum. They are all 
splendid ground covers for sunny, dry situations and 
make pleasing contrasts in foliage as they have varying 
colors. 
SEMPERVIVUM ( Houseleek ) ( Hen-and-chickens) 
These are evergreen succulents forming interesting rosette¬ 
like masses. Thrive in dry and sunny locations. 
SHASTA DAISY 
The large, showy white Daisy. Fine for cutting. 
STATICE 0 Sea-lavender) 
latifolia. Branching flower stems, 1 ft. high, bearing 
countless small, blue purple flowers that retain their color 
after being cut and dried. 
STOKESIA (i Cornflower Aster) 
*cyanea. Large blue flowers, about a foot high. Leaves 
close to the ground, thick and shiny. June to October 
TRITOMA ( Red Hot Poker) 
Hybrida. Very odd flowers of an orange scarlet shade grow¬ 
ing on spikes about 3 ft. high. Throughout the Summer. 
VERONICA 0 Speedwell) 
spicata. This is a tall variety, 12 to 18 in. high. Long 
spikes of violet-blue flowers in June and July, also later 
if cut. 
VIOLA ( Tufted Pansy) 
Showy violetlike flowers an inch or more across. Dwarf 
habit and blooms continuously. Cutting helps. 
SPECIAL USES OF FLOWERS 
RAPID GROWING 
Canary Bird Vine 
Cardinal Climber 
Cypress Vine 
Dolichos 
Gourds 
ANNUAL VINES 
Ipomoea 
Morning-glory 
Nasturtium (Tall) 
Scarlet Runner Beans 
Sweet Peas 
ANNUALS FOR FRAGRANCE 
Alyssum 
Candytuft 
Carnation 
Centauria imperialis 
Heliotrope 
Matthiola 
Mignonette 
Nasturtium (Gleam) 
Nicotiana 
Petunia 
Scabiosa 
Stocks 
Sweet Peas 
Sweet-william 
Valeriana 
Wallflower 
FOR ROCK GARDENS (Annuals) 
Alyssum 
Brachycome 
Dimorphotheca 
Linaria 
Lobelia 
Nemesia 
Phlox drummondi 
Portulaca 
Schizanthus 
Thunbergia 
Statice Tom Thumb 
Verbena 
Zinnia Tom Thumb 
Zinnia haageana 
FOR ROCK GARDENS (Perennials) 
Alyssum saxatile 
Aquilegia 
Arabis 
Armeria 
Beilis perennis 
Campanula carpatica 
Dianthus 
Geum 
Helianthemum 
Heuchera 
Linum 
Lychnis 
Myosotis 
Nepeta 
Poppy nudicaule 
Primula 
Veronica 
Viola 
ANNUALS FOR POOR SOIL 
Alyssum 
Antirrhinum 
Celosia 
Clarkia 
Cosmos 
Euphorbia 
Godetia 
Kochia 
Nasturtium 
Portulaca 
Statice 
Venidium 
Verbena 
ANNUALS WHICH PREFER A LIME 
SOIL 
Amaranthus 
Dianthus 
Hunnemannia 
Mignonette 
Momordica 
Stocks 
Sweet Peas 
Wallflower 
FOR SEMI-SHADE 
Anchusa italica 
Aquilegia 
Beilis perennis 
Campanula 
Centaurea 
Clarkia 
Coleus 
Geum 
Godetia 
Linaria 
Lupine 
Myosotis 
Pansy 
Sweet-william 
PLANTS FOR PORCH AND WINDOW 
BOXES 
Ageratum 
Asparagus sprengeri 
Begonia 
Coleus 
Geranium 
Ipomoea 
Lantana 
Lobelia 
Nasturtium (Gleam) 
Petunia 
Portulaca 
Thunbergia 
Verbena 
FLOWERS FOR WINTER BOUQUETS 
(Dried Flowers) 
Acroclinium Helichrysum 
Celosia cristata Lunaria 
Gomphrena Physalis 
Gypsophila paniculata Rhodanthe 
Statice 
DWARF EDGING PLANTS 
Ageratum 
Alyssum 
Arabis 
Armeria 
Beilis 
Campanula carpatica 
Lobelia 
Marigold (French) 
Marigold (Signata pu- 
mila) 
Myosotis 
Nasturtium (Dwarf) 
Nemesia 
Pansy 
Portulaca 
Pyrethrum aureum 
Verbena 
Viola 
Zinnia Tom Thumb 
