Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Phlox Stellaria

4

6 in.

Pale blue

April & May

Creeping in habit. Flowers scattered, star-shaped. A pretty plant for the rock-garden. A. G.

Phlox subulate

Moss Pink

4

6 in.

Purple-pink

April & May-

A pretty creeping plant with moss-like foliage, which is completely covered with flowers during early spring. Good for carpeting or for the rock-garden, but spreads rapidly and it is difficult to eradicate when once established. A.G.

Phlox subulata var. alba

White Moss Pink

4

6 in.

White

April & May

A white free-flowering form of the preceding.

Phlox subulata var. The Bride

4

6 in.

White with pink centre

April & May

Phlox subulata var. fron-dosa

4

6 in.

Rose

April & May

Physalis Franchetti

Chinese Lantern Plant

4

2

Red

July to Oct.

An interesting plant grown for its fruit, which, when ripe, is glowing red. Good scattered among other perennials or among rocks. B. H.

Physocarpus opulifolius or Spiraea opulifolia

Nine Bark

1

8-10

White

June

S. A strong-growing shrub with dull green foliage; flowers in clusters about 3 inches across. Branches spreading,

Physocarpus opulifolius var. aurea

Golden-leaved Spiraea

1

8-10

White

June

somewhat drooping. An excellent shrub for massing and for quick effect. A. D.G.

S. A variety of the preceding with bright yellow foliage and showy clusters of flowers. A most useful coarse shrub. A. D. G.

Physostegia virginiana

False Dragon Head

4

2

Rose-purple

July & Aug.

Erect, bushy plants with showy flowers in terminal racemes. A good border plant. A. F. I.

Physostegia virginiana var. alba

4

2

White

July & Aug.

A white-flowering form of the preceding.

Picea alba

White Spruce

2

50-75

T. Pyramidal and dense in growth. Foliage silvery-green. A very ornamental hardy tree. Good as a single specimen for the lawn, also excellent for windbreaks or hedges. A. G. D.

Picea alba var. aurea

Glory of the Spruces

2

15-20

T. More open in growth than the preceding. The tips of the leaves are of a beautiful golden yellow. A. E.G.

Picea Alcockiana

Alcock's Spruce

2

25-30

T. Branches slender and spreading. Foliage dark green above, silvery beneath. The cones are very conspicuous while young, being bright blue in color and erect in habit of growth. The cones become drooping at maturity. A good tree for the lawn. A. E.G.