Botanical Name

English

Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Fagus sylvaticavar. purpurea Riversi

Rivers' Purple Beech

1

50-60

T. A beautiful tree with large, dark red leaves which hold their color well throughout the season. Branches spreading. Transplant only in early spring. C. E. G.

Festuca glauca

Blue Fescue Grass

2&4

6 in.

A handsome tufted grass with silvery-blue leaves. It is evergreen, very hardy, and excellent for bordering flower beds. It should be cut back to within 2 or 3 inches of the ground each spring. G.

Forsythia intermedia

Upright Golden Bell

1

8

Yellow

April

S. Closely resembling Forsythia suspensa. A. D.G.

Forsythia suspensa var. Fortunei

Fortune's Golden Bell

1

8

Yellow

April

S. Bell-shaped flowers in racemes in early spring. Spreading in growth. Good, deep green foliage. A. D.G.

Forsythia suspensa

Drooping Golden Bell

1

8

Yellow

•

April

S. Branches gracefully arching. Foliage good. Very free flowering. A most useful shrub. A. D.G.

Forsythia viridissima

Upright Golden Bell

1

8

Yellow

April

S. Resembles F. suspensa var. Fortunei, but branches are more erect and bark darker in color. A. D.G,

Fraxinus Americana

American Ash

1

50-60

T. A good tree for large lawns or for street-planting. It is spreading in growth and of rather open foliage. It is one of the few trees which are not attacked by gypsy or brown-tailed moths. A. D.G.

Fraxinus nigra

Black Ash

1

50-60

T. Closely resembles the preceding, but bark is darker in color. Especially good for low places. A. D.G.

Fraxinus pennsylvanica var. ancubaefolia

Ancuba-leaved Ash

1

30-40

T. A variety with prettily variegated yellow and green leaves. A. D.G.

Fraxinus excelsior

European Ash

1

40-50

T. Resembles the American Ash. Buds blunt and black. A. D.G.

Fraxinus excelsior var. pendula

Weeping Ash

1

15

T. Spreading and drooping branches with flattened twigs. An attractive tree for lawn planting. Generally grafted on stems 7 to 8 ft. high. A. G.

Fraxinus ornus

Flowering Ash

1

15

White

June

T. Dwarf, compact in growth. Conspicuous fringe-like flowers in profusion. B. C. E. G.

Fritillaria Imperialis

Crown Imperial

4

2-3

Various

April to May

Bulbous. Good among shrubs or in the border. Flowers bell-shaped, in the various shades of yellow. A. H.

Fuchsia californica

Hardy Fuchsia

4

11/2

Various

Aug. & Sept.

A pretty low-growing plant with numerous bell-shaped blossoms. Good in the rock-garden. B. C. H.

Funkia Fortunei

Fortune's Plantain Lily

4

1 1/2

Lilac

July

Heart-shaped, glaucous, green foliage and spikes of bell-shaped flowers. Good in borders or in front of shrubbery. A. G.