Botanical Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Aconitum variegatum

Variegated Monkshood

4

3

Pale blue

July

Foliage deep green, finely divided. Flowers in loose panicles, varying from blue to almost white. A. G. I.

Acorus calamus var. va-riegatus

Variegated Sweet Flag

4

3

Green-white

July

Leaves sword-like, striped with yellow. Can be grown in shallow water or on dry ground. Good for the rockery. Flowers insignificant. A.

Actsea spicata

Baneberry

4

1 1/3

Blue-white

May & June

Leaves large, serrated. Flowers in loose, showy clusters. Berries purple-black, showy. Prefers partial shade and rich soil. Useful for the rockery or wild-garden. A.

Actinidia polygama

Actinidia

3

20

Green-white

June

Leaves large and dark green, shiny. A useful climbing plant for verandas and porches. C. D.G.

Actinidia arguta

3

20

Green-white

July

Leaves bright green, sometimes becoming handsomely variegated. C. D. G.

Adiantum pedatum

Maiden-hair Fern

4

1

Circular fronds on shining black stems. Prefers shade and deep leaf-mold or a compost of peat and sand. Pretty in masses under trees or in the rockery. C. I.

Adonis vernalis

Spring Adonis

4

1

Yellow

May

One of the earliest plants to flower in spring; good among other perennials, or planted under shrubs. Flowers resemble buttercups. Foliage finely cut. A.G.

AEgopodium podograria var. variegatum

Goutweed

4

8-10 in.

White

June

Dense foliage, margined with white. Common in old gardens and good for matting. Flowers insignificant. A. G.

.ffisculus carnea or rubi-cunda

Pink Horse-chestnut

1

20-30

Pink

May

T. Flowers in large clusters and very showy. Foliage deep green. A very desirable lawn tree. C. E.

AEsculus glabra

Ohio Buckeye

1

15-20

Yellow

May

T. Open in growth and very showy while in bloom. Flowers in upright clusters, about 8 inches long. A. E. G.

AEsculus hippocastanum

Horse-chestnut

1

30-40

White

May

T. A difficult tree to transplant. Prefers a deep, rich soil. Flowers in showy clusters produced in abundance. An excellent shade tree. C. E.

Aesculus hippocastanum var. flore-pleno

Double white-flowering Horse-chestnut

1

30-40

White

May

T. A sterile form of the above. Very attractive while in bloom, and a good tree for large lawns. C. E.

Asculus octrandra or Pavia flava

Yellow Buckeye

1

40

White-yellow

May

T. Forms a pretty round-topped tree, with pale green, downy leaves. Flowers upright in showy panicles. A good lawn tree. A. E.G.