Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Aster Tataricus var. Lady Trevelyan

4

4

White with yellow centre

Oct. & Nov.

A very free-flowering variety. A.G.I,

Aster Tataricus var.Cot-tage Maid

4

3

Pink

Sept. & Oct.

Individual flowers large and about 1 1/2 inches across. One of the most beautiful. A.G. I.

Aster Tataricus var.

Townshendi

4

2 1/2

Purple-blue

Sept. & Oct.

A distinct and valuable variety. A. G.I.

Astilbe chinensis or Spiraea chinensis

Chinese Goat's Beard

4

1-2

Light pink

July & Aug.

An excellent border plant with handsome feathery foliage and compact panicles of flowers about 6 inches long. A.G. I.

Astilbe japonica var.

grandiflora

4

2

White

June & July

Much like the preceding, but with larger panicles of flowers. A.G. I.

Astilbe japonica or Spi-rae astilboides

4

2

Cream-white

June & July

Glossy, dark foliage and very decorative. Flowers in showy, graceful plumes. A good plant for the border. A. F. I.

Astilbe japonica var.

multiflora

4

2-3

Cream-white

June & July

A vigorous growing variety of the preceding with particularly large and showy plumes.

Astilbe japonica var. Queen Alexandra

4

2-3

Crimson

June & July

A variety with beautiful foliage and large crimson flowers. Excellent for the border, or in clumps near shrubs. A. F. I.

Aubrietia deltoidea Auricula

Rock Cress See Primula

4

2-4 in.

Purple

April

A showy spring-flowering plant. Good for carpeting and rock-work. Flowers in lax clusters. A. G.

Azalea arborescens

Smooth Azalea

1

6-8

Rose

July

S. Very fragrant and showy. Flowers about 2 inches across and produced in great quantity. Good in masses with other shrubs or naturalized under trees. A. E. F.

Azalea calendulacea

Flame Azalea

1

6

Orange

June

S. A profuse bloomer; one of the best. A. E. F.

Azalea canadensis or Rhodora canadensis

Canadian Rhodora

1

3-4

Rose

May

S. Good for bog-planting or along streams. Foliage narrow, about 1 1/2 inches long, glaucous. Clusters of flowers produced in profusion before the leaves appear. A. E. F.

Azalea nudiflora

Swamp-pink

1

6-8

Pink

May

S. Sweet-scented; one of the best and showiest. A. E. F.

Azalea Vaseyi

1

8-10

Pink

June

S. Flowers almost 2 inches across. A beautiful shrub. A. E. F.

Azalea viscosa

White Swamp Honeysuckle

1

6

White to pink

June & July

S. Flowers not particularly showy, but their intense fragrance makes the shrub worthy of cultivation. A. F.