GARDEN HELPS 



Conducted by Minnesota Garden Flower Society 



Edited by Mrs. E. W. Gould, 2644 Humboldt Avenue So. 

 Minneapolis. 



Mr. C. N. Ruedlinger, landscape gardener and city forester, has pre- 

 pared for this society a list of trees, shrubs, vines and flowers that 

 should be planted for fall and winter effect. Each one will add to the 

 attractiveness of the home grounds, either through late flowering, ber- 

 ries, green leaves or colored twigs. These were discussed at length at 

 one of our fall meetings. The list is so valuable that it is printed be- 

 low and will prove helpful to those who make new plantings this spring. 



PLANTING FOR FALL AND WINTER EFFECT. 



Shrubs With Attractive Berries. — Snowberry, white; Coral berry, 

 or Indian Currant, red all winter; Common Elder, black; Buckthorn, 

 black; Elder Leaved Buckthorn, black; Burning Bush, red and yellow, 

 September; Common and Purple Barberry, purple all winter; Japanese 

 Barberry, bright red all winter. 



Dogwood, Cornus stol, white; alter, dark blue; alba, blueish white; 

 sericea, blueish white. All colored twigs in September. 



Thornapple, red; Hydrangea pan.; Sumach. 



Wild roses: Rosa Blanda, scarlet; Rosa Lucida, red stems and red 

 fruit; Rosa Humilus; Rosa Rubrafolia, scarlet. 



Rugosa Roses. 



Arrowwood, Viburnum deutatum, black; Wayfaring Tree, Viburnum 

 lantana, red, turning black; Sheep, or Nanny, Berry, Viburnum lentago, 

 blueish black; H. B. Cranberry, Viburnum opulus, scarlet red, Coton- 

 easter acutif, foliage and berries all winter; Aronia nigra, foliage and 

 berries all winter. 



Vines. Bittersweet, orange yellow, Wild Grape, Clematis paniculata 

 Akebia, carry green leaves well into winter; Woodbine; Matrimony Vine. 

 All attractive berries. 



Trees Turning Color. Norway Maple, late green turning yellow; Hard, 

 or Sugar, Maple; Red Oak. 



Trees with attractive foliage and twigs. Silver Leaved Poplar, Birches, 

 Yellow, or Golden, Willow; Ginnala Maple, foliage bright red; Tartarian 

 Maple, foliage bright red. 



Trees with attractive fruit. Gleditschia-Locust, seed pods; Gymnoc- 

 ladus, Coffee Tree, seed pods; Catalpa, seed pods; Mountain Ash, seed 

 pods. 



Evergreens for City. These will not be killed by the smoke. Koster 

 Blue Spruce, Colorado Blue and Green Spruce, Douglas Spruce, Red Cedar, 

 Creeping Cedar, Mugho Pine. 



Evergreens for Country. Douglas Spruce, Colorado Blue and Green 

 Spruce, Koster Blue Spruce, Red Cedar, White Spruce, Norway Spruce, 

 White, or Silver, Fir; White Pine, Swiss Pine, Red, or Norway, Pine; Aus- 

 trian Pine, Buell Pine, Hemlock, Arbor Vitae Thuja, Arbor Vitae Pyra- 

 midal Thuja. 



Low Evergreens. Mugho Pine, Mountain Pine, Ground Juniper, Sabina 

 Juniper. 



Perennials. Giant Daisies, Hardv Asters, Gaillardia, Boltonia, Lark- 

 spur, Phlox, Helenium, Helianthus, Veronica, Liatris, Japanese Lantern 

 Plant. 



ROSE SEED. 



We have been able to secure seed of the rose, Polyantha Multiflora 

 Nana, or Little Midget Rose. It is a tiny, double rose borne in clusters. It 

 blooms the first year from seed but attains a greater perfection the second 

 year. As the seed should be sown in March, it will be given to our members 

 at the meeting of March 9th at the Wilder building, St. Paul. Seed will 

 be sent by mail to those of our members who send the secretary stamped 

 addressed envelopes. 



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