Botanical Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

AEsculus versicolor or Pavia Lyonii

1

20

Pale yellow

May

T. An attractive, compact, round-headed tree with showy, upright panicles of flowers. A. E.G.

AEscuIus paviflora or Pavia alba

Dwarf Horse-chestnut

1

6-7

White

June

S. A very ornamental and rare, broad, spreading shrub, with large, deep green foliage and numerous showy flowers in large upright panicles. Good for the shrubbery border. One of the best of the late-flowering shrubs. B. C. G. E.

AEthionema grandiflo-rum

Lebanon Candytuft

4

1

Lilac

June

Foliage glaucous. Flowers in racemes. Good for planting as an edging for flower beds, or for the rockery. E.

Agapanthus umbellatus

African Lily

4

4

Blue

July

Leaves thick, grass-like, about 2 feet long. Flowers funnel-shaped, in large umbels. Good for the border, but requires heavy protection in winter. B. C. I.

Agrostemma

See Lychnis

Ailanthus glandulosa

Tree of Heaven

1

40

Green-white

June

T. Leaves often 1 1/2 feet long and tropical in appearance. Flowers in unattractive panicles. Exhales a disagreeable odor while in flower. Open in growth. One of the fastest growing trees known. C. D. G.

Aira

See Molinia

Ajuga genevensis

Bugleweed

4

6 in.

Blue

May

Creeping. Good for planting in rockeries, or covering ground under shrubs. Flowers in whorls on erect stems. A. G.

Ajuga metallica var. crispa

4

6 in.

Pale blue

May

Foliage glossy green. Good for covering ground between Rhododendrons and other shrubs, or for the rockery. A. E. G.

Ajuga reptans

Bugle

4

3-4 in.

Violet-blue

May & June

Flowers on erect spikes. Leaves shiny. Creeping in habit. A.G.

Akebia quinata

1&3

15

Purple

May

A very graceful vine, excellent for verandas or porches. Flowers small and inconspicuous. Foliage small, deep green and dense. B. H.

Allium azureum

Flowering Onion

4

.1

Blue

June & July

Bulbous and rather pretty when in bloom. Flowers in globular heads about 2 inches across. Leaves grasslike. Good in the wild-garden or in masses in the border. A. G.

Allium cernuum

Flowering Onion

4

1

Pink-purple

July & Aug.

Very similar to the preceding. A. G.

Almond

Set Prunus

Alnus incana

Alder

1

15

S. Valued only for its rapidity of growth. Good for shelter-planting and as undergrowth. A. D. F.