Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Lysimachia nummularia

Money-wort

4

4 in.

Yellow

June

A pretty, round-leaved, creeping plant. Good to cover ground under trees where grass will not grow, or for the rockery. A. D.G.

Lysimachia clethroides

Japanese Loose Strife

4

2

White

June & July

Graceful spikes of flowers on slender stems. A good plant for the border. A.G. I.

Lythrum salicaria

Purple Loose Strife

4

4

Purple

July & Aug.

Foliage willow-like; flowers in graceful spikes. Good in the bog-garden or along streams. A. F. I.

Lythrum salicaria var. roseum superbum

4

4

Pink

July & Aug.

Much like the preceding, but with pink flowers which are very pretty and showy.

Magnolia acuminata

Cucumber Tree

1

50

Yellow-green

May

T. Pyramidal in growth. Leaves oval and 7 to 8 inches long. Fruit carmine, shaped like a cucumber. A good lawn tree. Should be transplanted only in the spring. Hardy when well established. A. C. D. G.

Magnolia hypoleuca

Silver-leaved Magnolia

1

50-60

White

May & June

T. A rare but pretty tree with long silvery leaves; flowers about 6 inches across, sweet-scented. Hardy when well established. C. D. F.

Magnolia Fraseri

1

30

Lemon-yellow

May

T. A spreading, very ornamental tree. Leaves large. Flowers sweet-scented, about 6 inches across. Fruit rose-colored and showy. More tender than the preceding. B. C. D. H.

Magnolia glauca

Swamp Bay

1

20

White

May & June

T. Handsome small tree with long glossy leaves, glaucous beneath. Flowers fragrant, about 3 inches across. Fruit pink and showy. Hardy when well established. A.C.F.

Magnolia macrophylla

Large-leaved

Cucumber

Tree

1

30-40

White with purple tints

May & June

T. Spreading in growth. Leaves sometimes 2 feet long. Flowers fragrant; fruit rose-colored and conspicuous. Transplant only in spring. B. C. D. F.

Magnolia tripetala

Umbrella Tree

1

30-40

White

May & June

T. Spreading in growth. Leaves about 12 inches long, oblong. Flowers about 3 inches across and have a disagreeable odor. Fruits large, oblong, pink. Transplant only in the spring. C. D. F.

Magnolia Soulangeana

Soulange's Magnolia

1

10-15

Purple-white

May

T. Like the following named varieties, this is a very popular small tree or shrub, well adapted for lawn planting. The leaves are about 6 inches long and the flowers 4 to 5 inches across, sweet-scented. The Japanese Magnolias are reliably hardy when well established. They should all be transplanted in the spring. C. F.