14 MIDSUMMER AND AUTUMN FLOWERING SHRUBS. 



Reve d'Or Brilliant cerise salmon; cerise eye. 



Selliere Dark purplish rose. 



Vierge Marie Pure white, of waxy texture. 



The following are the cream of the Novelties of 1879. The descriptions 

 are to be found in the Florists' Catalogues : 



Andre Leroy, Francis Coppee, Frederick Lemaitre, La Fille de Hol- 

 land, Queen of Whites, York et Lancastre. 



The Japan Anemone 



admitted everywhere to be one of the finest hardy perennials, 

 stands in the foremost rank among plants for autumn decoration. 

 The species called Japonica grows about three feet high and bears 

 on long footstalks very pretty purple flowers measuring two inches 

 across. A fine variety of the Japonica named Honorine Jobert resembles 

 it in habit, but has snowy white flowers. These, when planted together, 

 as companions produce a fine effect by their striking contrast. The plant 

 is of such neat, compact habit, demands so little care, is so hardy and 

 beautiful ami bears such an abundance of flowers that it is sure to become 

 popular wherever known. On large lawns a grand circular bed may be 

 formed by planting the center with the white variety followed with a broad 

 ring of purple around it, then another circle of that fine fall flowering 

 Sedum spectabile. It is difficult to describe the beauty of beds of this 

 character. They must be seen in all their glory of an autumn day to be 

 fully appreciated. How much more sensible to expend time and money on 

 permanent beds like these, rather than to devote so much to soft-wooded 

 bedding plants which are of such short duration. With the great variety of 

 hardy plants at our disposal, pleasing combinations may be multiplied at 

 will, and beds once well made will be constant objects of pleasure. 

 For midsummer decoration the 



Hollyhock 



proves very effective. As it attains a height of from six to eight feet it is 

 useful to plant at the back of borders of shrubbery, and it may also be ar- 

 ranged in beds or planted alone. In July no flower is more attractive, and 

 their long spikes of large rosette-shaped blooms of beautiful and brilliant 

 shades of color present a charming appearance. No garden which lays claim 

 to completeness can afford to dispense with so great on attraction. Holly- 

 hocks are raised easily from seed planted in the open ground in July, so 

 that the young plants may become strong enough by autumn to survive 

 the winter, by being slightly protected. They can be lifted early in the 

 spring, transplanted, and they will flower in July and August. Propa- 

 gation by division is performed in autumn as soon as possible after the 

 plants have flowered The roots should be dug up and cut into as many 

 pieces as there are shoots, and these pieces can then be replanted. We 

 raise our plants entirely from seed, and as the varieties are constantly chang- 

 ing I will not endeavor to give any list. 



Another invaluable class of summer-flowering plants are the 



