200 PLANNING AND PLANTING 



The Hawthorn, too, is adaptable as a hedge plant 

 as is also the Cydonia. 



With the advent of the heated' dog days of 

 August we will have the showy Althea or Rose of 

 Sharon in bloom. We find this tall growing Shrub 

 especially desirable in its double form, although 

 a great many folk still stick to the older single 

 bell-shaped blossoms as distinctly expressive of 

 their preference. 



Some of the Spireas are still persisting, and 

 the Snowberry is in bloom with its small pinkish- 

 white flowers which will turn, in the fall, into 

 long graceful racemes of beautiful large pure white 

 berries borne in clusters. 



The gladioli now have been blooming for sev- 

 eral weeks and as told elsewhere, may be had in 

 continuous bloom from July to October by plant- 

 ing some of the bulbs every ten days or two weeks 

 from mid- April to the tenth of July. 



The cosmos and the asters now are blooming and 

 will be enjoyed for a number of weeks. 



We also will enjoy this month, the bloom of the 

 perennial pea, the hardy asters, baby's breath, and 

 the rudbeckia, all hardy plants. 



Today the dahlia is popular everywhere, and 

 becoming more so every year. This is essentially 

 a fall blooming plant, doing its best with the 

 advent of cool nights. 



Beginning with September and continuing until 



