FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 27 

Hostas or Plantain Lilies 
The Hostas are excellent for edging borders, mass planting 
or in front of shrubbery. If you have a shady spot undez 
trees that seems devoid of interest, then by all means try 
some of these interesting plants for they are at their best 
grown in such a location where their large sturdy leaves 
seem almost tropical in growth and very decorative. The 
racemes of bell like flowers of lilac, blue lavender, and white 
rise well above the foliage. 
HOSTA CAERULEA The true variety has the bluest flowers 
of any of the Hostas. It is the next largest in size of flower 
to H. plantaginea with very round puffed out bells of lavender 
blue distinctly penciled on the inner surface with deeper 
color. The leaves are glossy green of large size and graceful 
form. Use for border planting with pale yellow Hemerocallis 
in the background. July-August. 3 ft. $1.00 
HOSTA DECORATA This variety has rather small oval 
leaves margined white and make lovely rosettes of leaves 
with lavender purple blooms veined white extending at right 
angles from two foot stalks. Early August. $2.00 
HOSTA ERROMENA A robust plant forming clumps of 
dark green leaves with curved veins either side of the mid- 
rib. The pale lavender flowers of bell shaped form with 
violet margined anthers are carried on strong scapes well 
above the foliage. A rare variety. July-Aug. 3 ft. $3.00 
HOSTA FORTUNEI Often this variety is confused with H. 
Sieboldiana, but it is quite different for the leaves are smaller 
and less glaucous and the racemes of flowers are more open 
and stand well above the foliage. Aug. 2 ft. $1.50 
HOSTA FORTUNEI var. marginato alba. The most dec- 
orative of the variegated Hostas. The large glossy green 
leaves with broad irregular margins of pure white are tall 
and arching and sweep over to the ground in the most grace- 
HOSTA FORTUNE] var. viridis marginata. A very attrac- 
tive and unusual variety with large pointed leaves of light 
green with a definite broad margin of dark green. The bell 
shaped flowers are pinkish in color and are carried on two 
foot scapes. July. 2 ft. $3.00 
HOSTA LANCIFOLIA var. albo marginata. This narrow 
leaved variety is a rapid grower with long light green leaves 
with a narrow border of pure white. The purple flowers are 
penciled with white and rise well above the foliage. Excel- 
lent for low border. July. 1% ft. $1.00 
HOSTA LANCIFOLIA var. fortis. One of the narrow 
leaved varieties of later blooming habit than most of the 
Hostas. The medium lavender bells are more flaring and rise 
well above the waxy green foliage. Aug.-Sept. 2 ft. $1.00 
HOSTA MINOR ALBA Dainty and charming this rare 
variety has pure white blooms well spaced on the strong but 
slender flowering stalks. Aug. 15 in. $3.00 
HOSTA PLANTAGINEA The largest flowered variety of 
the group with long tubular flowers of pure white carried 
well above the large light green leaves. The flowers are 
sweetly scented, and it is lovely planted on the border of a 
terrace. Late August. 2% ft. $1.50 
HOSTA SIEBOLDIANA The true variety is the most rare 
and handsome of the Hostas. The large, broad rounded 
leaves are overlaid with a heavy grey blue lustre that re- 
minds one of the thick frost crystals found on windows after 
a cold wintry night. The creamy pale lavender flowers have 
heavy substance and are borne on short clustered scapes. 
Plant in shade. Too much cannot be said in praise of this 
silvery foliage plant. June-July. 2 ft. $5.00 
HOSTA UNDULATA var. univittata. The heavy waxy dark 
green leaves are very decorative with wide creamy white 
ful manner. Pale lavender, almost white flowers rise well 
above the foliage. Exceptionally lovely planted in moist 
shady places. July-Aug. 3 ft. 

$2.00 rare and excellent. 
bands on the center of the leaves. é 
borne on wiry scapes well above the foliage. 
July. 1% ft. 
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The lavender flowers are 
True variety 
