Botanical Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Magnolia Soulangeana var. Alexandrina

Japanese Magnolia

1

10-15

Light pink

May

One of the earliest to bloom.

Magnolia Soulangeana var. Lennei

Lenne's Magnolia

1

10-15

Deep crimson

May

Flowers large, late blooming.

Magnolia Soulangeana var. speciosa

Japanese Magnolia

1

10-15

Purple-white

May

Magnolia stellata

Hall's Magnolia

1

6-8

White

April

S. A very beautiful dwarf tree or shrub. Flowers 3 to 4 inches across, numerous, star-shaped, sweet-scented. The earliest of the Magnolias to bloom; comparatively very hardy. C. E. F.

Malva moschata

Musk-mallow

4

2

Pink

June to Sept.

A profuse bloomer. Flowers single, sweet-scented. Good in the border or among rocks. A. G.

Malva moschata var. alba

White Musk-mallow

4

2

White

June to Sept.

Like the preceding, this variety is effective if planted in masses against taller plants. Its pure white flowers completely cover the plants. A. G.

Marrubium vulgare

Horehound

4

2

White

July

A bitter aromatic herb with whitish, hairy leaves. Often used in medicines for coughs and colds. A.G.

Melissa officinalis

Balm

4

1

Pale yellow

July

Well-known sweet herb with whorls of white or yellow-white flowers. A.G.

Melissa officinalis var. variegata

Variegated Balm

4

1

Leaves having silvery white markings.

Menispennum cana-dense

Moon-seed

1.3

10-15

Yellow

July

Good for covering tree trunks, stumps or walls. Flowers single. Fruit crescent-shaped. An interesting plant; one particularly good in moist soil. A. D. F.

Mentha piperita

Peppermint

4

1

Purple

June

A common garden-herb with strong aromatic qualities. A.G.

Mentha spicata

Spearmint

4

1

White-purple

June

Flower spikes 2 to 4 inches long; creeping in habit of growth. A.G.

Mertensia pulmonarioi-des

Lungwort

4

1-2

Pale blue

April to May

Good for the rockery or hardy border. Flowers tubular and very showy, in terminal clusters. Good for moist places. A. G.

Miscanthus sinensis or Eulalia japonica

Japanese Pampas Grass

4

4

Red-brown

October

Leaves narrower than those of the following. C. F. I.

Miscanthus sinensis var. gracillimus or Eulalia japonica var. gracillimus

Ornamental Grass

4

5

Red-brown

October

Long, narrow leaves and plume-like spikes of flowers. Good in clumps with shrubbery, in the hardy border or near water. Very ornamental. C. F. I.

Miscanthus sinensis var. variegatus

Variegated Pampas Grass

4

4

Red-brown

October

Leaves green and white, variegated. C. F. I.