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H o irr I r it l t it k k 



March 27, 191S 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



(UaiMrbuiictlii llortlculttiral Sorlrtj I.t 

 turc bj W. A. Manda.) 



(Contitiiifil Iriim fuji .<T.i ; 



The Old-Fathioned Flower Garden. 



This class of (Tiirdcn liaa been In use 

 for thirty yours und upwards. It gen- 

 erally consists of roKulnr, though some- 

 times IrrcRular bods, in some sort of 

 form or deslRn. vol not too formal, 

 where plants havo been planted ac- 

 cording to the real home taste fosbluii, 

 and Is cherished not only for Us beau- 

 ty, but for Its association, sentiment, 

 etc. These gardens, while generally 

 well kept, were so planted Uiat they 

 never presented a large display nor 

 continuation of flower through the sea- 

 son. 



Roses were associated with daffodils, 

 the hollyhocks planted near the fence, 

 with Ininchts of swo«»t williaiii.i anJ 

 Scotch pinks in long lines or double 

 and triple lines planted together, with 

 the hardy heliotrope, a bush or two of 

 the Old Man. several clumps of peon- 

 ies, and with a large plantation of lilies 

 of the valley in a shady place, fox- 

 gloves luxuriantly growing In clumps 

 alongside, with larkspurs and patches 

 of hardy pompom chrjsanthemums to 

 enliven the fall flowering. These 

 were generally interspersed with 

 bunches of geraniums, heliotropes, and 

 other annual plants, all bespeaking the 

 tender care and affection bestowed by 

 the owner of the ground. 



The Modern Garden. 

 From these old-fashioned gardens, 

 by gradual changes and evolution, 

 came the present flower garden and 

 formal garden, and from them the so- 

 called Italian garden which, however, 

 is only a misnomer. The present-day 

 flower or formal garden is laid out 

 more or less on a regular plan, and 

 the plants arranged so that tliere 

 would bo a succession of flowers from 

 early spring to late fall, or sometimes, 

 according to the taste of the propri- 

 etor, arranged either according to sea- 

 sonal flowering or made into a color 

 scheme. The plants suitable for these 

 purposes are the following: 



Achllloa niinpfolla nilira. mlllcfolla "Ce- 

 rise Queen" .Tiirl serratn plena "The Pearl;" 

 Airrostemnin roronarla; Althaea rosea, 

 double and single: .\neinone .Taponlra: As- 

 rlonlas tuberosa: Holtonla asteroldes and 

 latlsquania: Cnmp.Tnnl.i perslrifoUa. nersl- 

 elfolln alba and ni|pnn<uloides : Cassia 

 Mnrylandira : CtiryRantliemum (hardy va- 

 rieties) : Coreopsis Harvest Moon and lan- 

 eeolata: Delphinium formosnm. hybrids 

 and slnense: ni.inthiis barbatus; DlVentra 

 sperfabllls: nhtamus Fraxlnella: DlRltall« 

 purpurea: noronleuni plantadneum : Eehl- 

 naeea purpurea, purpurea hybrid: Euphor- 

 bia eorollata: Funkia irnindlflora. laneeolata 

 and undulata varieRata : Calllardla Krandl- 

 flora hybrids; Cvpsophlla panltulata and 

 panleiilata 11. pi.; Ilelenium atilnninale 

 superbum; Ilellanthus mollis erandlflorus. 

 mnltifloru.s plenus and oreyalis ; Hellopsls 

 Piteherlanus; rienieroeallls Dumortlerll. 

 flava. cranilnlfollus. Knanso fl. pi. and 

 Thunliereil; Hlblsens resplendens and 

 Mallow Marvels: Iris aurea. Cermanlea In 

 vnr.. Kaempferll In var.. SIblrir-a alba and 

 SIberiea snnt'ulnea: I,eueanthemuin Nlp- 

 ponleum; Lyehnis ehaleedonlea : Monarda 

 dldynia; Oeonothern frutleesa : Paeonles 

 herbareous: Papaver brneteatuni. involu- 

 eratum and orlentale: Pentstemon barba- 

 tus: Phlox nanliulaia in var.: Physlostecia 

 virffiniea: Plalyeodon crandiflora ; Pyre- 

 thrnm roseum and uliirinosum: Rudbe<kla 

 Cnlifomi™ maxima. Ilolden Olow. Man- 

 dninna and speclosa ; Seilnm spectabile and 

 speetabile rubrum,: Scablosa eaueasiea: 

 Spiraea asllboldes, fllipendnla plena, .Tapon- 

 lea crandiflora and prilinntn rubra: Statlee 

 latlfolia; Tradesoantia virjilnica; Veronica 

 lonplfolla subsessllls and splcata; Yncca 

 fllamentosa. 



Rock or Alpine Garden. 

 This class of gardening is not much 



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1 he j^reat value of Tuberous Rooted Be- 

 gonias for Lawn Beds and Borders is 

 appreciated owing to the continuous pro- 

 duction of large and gorgeous flowers. 



Single and double varieties in the follow- 

 ing colors: — Crimson, Scarlet, Pink, 

 White, Orange and yellow. 



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practiced in America as yet, but will 

 come in time, as much as it is in the 

 European countries. The ground to be 

 selected for this should not be in the 

 full glaring sun, but generally near a 

 border of woods, so that a part of this 

 garden would be exposed to the sun, 

 while a part would be partially or quite 

 shaded. Also a part of it could be kept 

 moist, so as to be able to use and ac- 

 commodate such plants as delight In 

 excessive moisture. 



With this class of gardening, plants 

 and flowers of small growUi would be 

 lost if planted in large solid beds 

 where they would have to fight for ex- 

 istence along with the tall, hardy and 

 free growing plants, which would run 

 over and smother them. In selecting 

 plants, any of the last mentioned class 

 of plants should be carefully guarded, 

 and not placed in such rock or Alpine 

 garden, and only such plants should be 

 used as are of moderate or slow growth 

 and size, and none that spread and 

 take possession of the ground at the 

 expense of the others. 



In preparing such ground, it is not 

 always necessary that it be entirely 

 built of rocks, but old stumps, logs of 

 wood, and any other rustic material 

 can be used to produce a natural rocky 

 or woody effect, and any such material 

 should be so laid and arranged in the 

 ground that it would not give an arti- 

 ficial appearance but be as nearly as 

 possible an imitation of what we find 

 in nature. 



The following are some of the lead- 

 ing plants suitable for our climate for 

 this purpose: 



AehlHea tomentosa ; AJuca roptans; 

 Anemone .Taponloa. Japonloa albn, .laponlca 

 rosea and Japonloa Whirlwind: AqullcRla 

 hylirlds: Armerla marltlma; Arrhenanthe- 

 rum bulbosum; Campanula Carpatlea ; Ce- 

 rastiujn tomentosuni ; Convallarla majalis; 

 Core<^ipsls delphlnlfoUa and rosea; Dianthus 

 plumarius albus, plumarlus plenus and 

 superbus: riirentra eximea ; Fcstuea clauoa ; 

 Iberls semper^-irens .superha ; Linum per- 

 enne; Oenothera frutieosa ; Papayer nud- 

 loaule; Phlox amoena. subulata and subu- 

 lata alropurpurea: Plumbafro I^arpentae: 

 Poleinonlum eoeruleum ; Primula veris; 



^eduin album, caracum, Lydlum and oppo- 

 sltlfidlum; Thymus Berphyllum; Veronica 

 rupestrls; Viola cornuta .Mrs. <J. Vernilg. 



In the shady places, plants like the 

 following feel at home, and give an 

 additional variety to the vegetation, 

 and make this class of garden more 

 complete: 



Aegopodlum podoBrarIn varlegata; AJugn 

 reptans: Aster (many varieties); Couval- 

 larlft majalls; DIeentra eximea and 8p<?<tffl- 

 bllls; Euonymus mdkans and radlcaos fol. 

 var.; Funkia fordata. trrandlflora, Fortunel, 

 laneeolata aud undulata varlegata ; Heine- 

 roeallls Dnmortlerll flava. Kwanso fl. pi. 

 and riitllaus; Iris (Jermaniea; Paehysandra 

 terminalis: Spiraea Japonloa; Stenanthlum 

 robustura. 



FAILURE OF CARNATIONS. 



Dear Sir:— 



I would like It ymi could explain the 

 failure of my carnations. I grew them 

 from cuttings out in the garden all sum- 

 mer, potted them In four-inch pots in Sep- 

 tember till the bench was ready for them, 

 in which I put them after chrysanthemums 

 were done, cleaning out the bench. The 

 soil I put In was old sod that I took off 

 the lawn In the spring. It was In a pit. 

 I mixed some sand and rotted cow manure 

 with it and the plants seem In a very good 

 and rooted condition, but they have thrown 

 very few flowers but still look benltby. 

 What few flowers come are not n good 

 form, bri'aking to one side. Could It be 

 (hat the soil was sour? I will be glad ir 

 yon could exi)laln the reason. WAIT. 



The trouble with your carnations Is 

 late planting. Your soil probably was 

 good, although you need no sand added 

 to it. You will no doubt have a fine 

 crop of flowers too late to be profitable. 

 Never plant carnations for a winter 

 crop later than the 20th of August. 

 A. A. Pembroke. 



Beverly, Mass. 



The annual chrysanthemum show of 

 the American Institute of the City of 

 New York, will be held on November 

 3, 4, and 5, 191.5, in the Engineering 

 Societies Building. Nos. 25 to 33 West 

 ."{Sth street. Schedule of premiums 

 when ready, will be duly announced. 

 Address communitations to Wm. A. 

 Eagleson, Secretary, Board of Man- 

 agers, 324 West 23rd street. New York. 



