Botanical Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Aruncus astilboides or Spiraea aruncus var. astilboides

Goat's Beard

4

3

White

June & July

Flowers in plume-like panicles. Foliage large, rough and compound. A beautiful border plant. A.G. I.

Arundo donaz

Reed-grass

4

10

Red

August

Reed-like perennial with broad, gracefully arching leaves. Very ornamental and good near water or among tall perennials. Flowers insignificant. B. D. F.

Arundo donax var. variegata

Variegated Giant Reed

4

10

A golden and green variegated form of the above. B. D. F.

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Weed

4

2-3

Orange

July & Aug.

An excellent plant for the hardy border or for planting among low shrubs. Flowers in flat clusters, very brilliant and 6howy. A.G. I.

Asclepias incarnata var.

pulchra

4

3-4

Purple-red

July

A showy plant while in bloom. Flowers in flat clusters about 4 inches across; leaves rough about 6 inches long. A good plant for the border. A.G.I.

Asperula odorata

Sweet Woodruff

4

1

White

May & June

A creeping plant with foliage particularly good for bouquet work. Leaves fragrant and often used to scent clothes. Good for rockwork. A. G.

Asphodeline lutea

Asphodel

4

2

Yellow

May & June

Foliage grass-like and fragrant. Flowers in showy spikes. Attractive in masses under trees or in the hardy border. A. G. I.

Asters

Michaelmas Daisies

4

A great many species are cultivated, but following are named a few of the best and most desirable species. Asters are of the easiest culture, and worthy of a place in every garden. Good in masses with shrubs or in the hardy border. Flowers daisy-like and produced in great quantities.

Aster alpinus

Mountain Aster

4

9 in.

Purple

July

Leaves in dense clusters; flowers single and solitary. Good for edging of borders or for the rock-garden. A. G.

Aster tataricus

Tartarian Aster

4

5

Purple

Sept. & Oct.

Very effective with shrubbery. Flowers and foliage very large, the latter lance-shaped, sometimes more than a foot long. A. G. I.

Aster amellus var. bes-sarabicus

4

2

Purple-blue

August

Very showy and free-flowering. A.G.I,

Aster Chapmanni

4

4-5

Clear blue

September

Individual flowers small, but borne in great profusion. A.G. I.

Aster ericoides

4

3

White with yellow center

October

One of the best. A.G. I.

Aster Novae Anglian var. rosea

4

4

Rose and crimson

Oct. & Nov.

A beautiful variety of our New England aster, with exceptionally large individual flowers. A.G. I.