Botanical Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Geranium Endressi

Crane's Bill

4

1

Rose

May & June

Good in the rock-garden. Pretty foliage; flowers beautifully fringed. A.G.

Geranium platypetalum

4

1 1/2

Violet

June to Sept.

Attractive divided foliage. Flowers in clusters. Good in the rock-garden. A.G.

Geranium maculatum

Wild Geranium

4

1 1/2

Lavender

May & July

Good in the wild-garden. A. F.

Geranium sanguineum

4

1 1/2

Crimson

May & July

The best of the hardy Geraniums. Foliage good; flowers large, on branching stems. Good in the border or rock-garden. A. G.

Geum chiloense or atro-sanguineum

Avens

4

1

Deep red

June

Particularly good in the rock-garden. A.G.

Geum triflorum

Apache Plume

4

1

Purple

May & June

A hairy-leaved, low plant with conspicuous red seed pods after the flowers. Good in the rock-gardens. A.G.

Ginkgo biloba

Maidenhair Tree

1

50

T. A slender, pyramidal tree with fan-shaped leaves. Very picturesque and good as a specimen tree. Generally free from attacks of insects. B. C. E. H.

Gleditschia

Honey Locust

1

40

Pink

May

T. Small flowers in racemes, followed by pods often 1 1/2 feet long. Good for park or street planting and makes impenetrable hedges if planted thickly and pruned severely. A. D.G.

Gleditschia triacanthos var. Bujoti

Weeping Honey Locust

1

15

Pink

May

T. Irregular in growth with pendulous branches. An attractive small tree. A. E.G.

Goodyera pubescens

Rattlesnake Plaintain

4

4 in.

Green-white

July & Aug.

Foliage prettily marked with white-Dense spikes of flowers. Good in the rock-garden. A. F.

Gymnocladus canadensis

Kentucky Coffee Tree

1

40

Green-White

June

T. Foliage a peculiar blue-green. Open in growth. It is a graceful tree, free from diseases or insects. The flowers are in large panicles, and followed by large pods containing seeds which are sometimes used as a substitute for coffee. A. E. F,

Gypsophila paniculata

Baby's Breath

4

2

Light pink

July & Aug.

A most graceful plant, excellent for the border. Numerous small flowers in feathery panicles. Very useful for cutting. A. G. I.

Gypsophila repens

Creeping Chalk Plant

4

6 in.

Light

June & July

Trailing, and good for the rock-garden. Flowers small, produced in great profusion. A. G.

Gypsophila Stevenii

4

1 1/2

White

June & July

Very showy while in bloom, and a good border plant. Individual flowers larger, but panicles smaller than those of G. paniculata. A. G.