Lysimachia clethroides—Loose-strife

An excellent plant in damp soils.

Pæonia—Peony

Every one should have them, including the early-flowering red P. officinalis, and the later ones. Try a few tree peonies—P. Moutan. They are grafted on the ordinary form, so destroy all suckers that come from below the union.

Phlox

The tall-growing hardy phlox should be in all gardens. It is permanent if taken up every three years and divided. Strong "cutting" plants give the finest blooms. Avoid magenta colors. The new salmon-pink Elizabeth Campbell is fine; on light soils, well drained, the creeping forms are desirable.

Pyrethrum

The hybrids of P. roseum have handsome, daisy-like flowers in white and various shades of pink, up to red, in single and semi-double forms, but they seldom live long. A raised bed suits them best. P. uliginosum, the giant white daisy, is fine in damp situations.

Rudbeckia

This genus includes the well-known golden glow and R. nitida var. Autumn Sun, growing five feet high. It bears attractive primrose yellow flowers. The giant purple coneflower, often classed as a rudbeckia, is really an Echinacea, growing three or more feet tall, bearing reddish purple flowers and is very attractive in groups bordering a woods or shrubbery belt, presenting a rustic aspect and remaining a long time in bloom.

Thalictrum—Meadow Rue

The white form of T. aquilegifolium is a very handsome plant, doing fairly well in open shade, flowering in fluffy masses of white.

Veronica—Speedwell

These are all good, but V. longifolia subsessilis is by far the finest of the taller growers, reaching a height of three feet, and bearing long slender spikes of deep blue flowers.

SOME OF THE BEST PLANTS FOR SHADY POSITIONS

• Aconitum—Monk's-hood
• Actæa spicata—Baneberry
• Amsonia
• Anemone Pennsylvanica—Wind Flower
• Convallaria—Lily-of-the-valley
• Dielytra—Bleeding-heart
• Ferns
• Funkia—Plantain Lily
• Hepaticas—Liver Leaf
• Thalictrum—Meadow Rue
• Trillium—Wake Robin
• Mertensia Virginica—Virginia Blue Bells

FOR DRY SOILS

• Asclepias tuberosa—Butterfly Weed
• Aquilegia Canadensis—Canadian Columbine
• Aquilegia alpina—Alpine Columbine
• Gypsophila paniculata—Baby's Breath
• Gaillardia—Blanket Flower
• Geranium sanguineum—Cranes-bill
• Helianthus multiflorus, fl. pl.—Double Mexican Sunflower
• Inula grandiflora—Flea Bane
• Inula ensifolia
• Saxifraga crassifolia
• Sedums—Stonecrop
• Tunica saxifraga

FOR WET SOILS

• Hibiscus Moscheutos—Swamp Mallow, and all Mallows
• Iris pseudacorus
•   "  Sibirica—Siberian Iris
•   "  lævigata—Japanese Iris
•   "  prismatica
• Lilium superbum—Turk's-cap Lily
• Lobelia cardinalis—Cardinal Flower
• Monarda—Bergamot—in variety, Rose
• Lythrum Salicaria—Loose-strife
• Lysimachia clethroides—Loose-strife
• Polygonum cuspidatum—Giant Knot-weed
• Spiræa—dwarf herbaceous form in variety

ALPINES, OR ROCK PLANTS

• Achillea tomontosa—Wooly Yarrow
• Arabis albida—Rock Cress
• Campanula Carpatica—Carpathian Harebell
• Coronilla varia—Crown Vetch
• Geum coccineum—Avens
• Gypsophila repens—Baby's Breath
• Inula ensifolia—Flea Bane
• Phlox amœna, in variety—Creeping Phlox
• Sedum, in variety—Stonecrop
• Tunica saxifraga
• Veronica circæoides—Speedwell
• Yucca filamentosa—Adam's Needle