Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Sempervivum Ruthen-icum

4

6-8 in.

Pale yellow

July

A.G.

Sempervivum tectorum

Irish House-leek

4

8-10 in.

Rose pink

June

A.G.

Seneceo pulcher

Groundsel

4

2-3

Rose-purple

July & Aug.

Leaves arrow-shaped, gray-green. Flowers in large rays. Good for the rock-garden. B. C. H.

Shepherdia argentea

Buffalo Berry

4

3-4

Yellow

June

S. A low, dense growing shrub with gray or silvery foliage, and clusters of small flowers along the stems. Fruit red-yellow, about the size of a pea, produced in abundance. Good for sandy banks or seashore planting. A.G.

Silene maritima var. flore-pleno

Double Seaside Catchfly

4

6-8 in.

White

June & July

A pretty trailing plant which is very effective in the rockery. Foliage glaucous; flowers double, about 3/4 of an inch across. A. G.

Silene virginica

Fire-pink

4

1-2

Bright crimson

June & July

Pretty in the border or rock-garden. Foliage grass-like; flowers in loose clusters, which are about 2 inches across. A.G. I.

Silene pennsylvanica

Wild-pink

4

6-9 in.

Bright pink

April & May

Resembles the preceding, but dwarfer in growth; flowers smaller. A.G. I.

Silphium laciniatum

Compass-plant

4

6

Bright yellow

July to Sept.

Good among shrubbery, in the wild-garden or back of the perennial border. Foliage deep green, about 1 foot long, once or twice pinnately parted. Flowers resemble sun-flowers. B. C. H. L

Silphium perfoliatum

Indian Cup-plant

4

6

Bright yellow

July to Sept.

Foliage coarse and uninteresting, but flowers extremely showy, resembling sun-flowers. A. G. I.

Silphium trif oliatum

Rosinweed

4

6

Bright yellow

July to Sept.

Resembles the preceding. A. G. I.

Silphium terebinthina-ceum

Prairie Dock

4

6-7

Bright yellow

Aug. to Sept.

Much like the last named, but a more profuse bloomer. A. G. I.

Sisyrinchium grandiflo-rum

Blue-eyed Grass

4

1

Rich purple

May & June

Foliage grass-like; the flowers resemble small Irises. Good in masses in the border or rock garden. A. F.

Solidago sempervirens

Golden Rod

4

3

Golden-yellow

July to Oct.

Coarse, leathery foliage, and large heads or spikes of flowers often more than a foot long. Good in clumps with Asters, among shrubbery or in the wild-garden. A. G. I.

Solidago rigida

Golden Rod

4

3

Golden-yellow

July to Oct.

The showiest and best of the Golden-rods. Very hardy and good among shrubs or in sandy places.

Sophora japonica

Japanese Pagoda-tree

1

15-20

Yellow-white

July

T. A dense, round-headed tree with dark green, glossy foliage; flowers pea-shaped in loose panicles. A pretty dwarf tree for the lawn. B. C. E. G