1889. 



POPULAR GARDENING. 



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July, Oct. 

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 Oct., Nov. 



July, Aug. 



THE COMPLETE GARDEN.* 

 XXXII. 



BY A WKLL-KNOWN HOKTICULTllRIST. 



(CoHtinuffi from Jtage 47.) 



CLASSIFIED L.IST OF HARDY FLOWERS, 



CONTISrF.D. 



CLASS 4. ITsaally four feet or over in height. 

 For Key to Sckction sec September Issue. 



Name Colm: Season. 



(I Arun(ioDoua.\(Rffri).piHfcl/«'hitcJiily. Aug. 



toliis varie!nitis( Var- 

 iegated lieed) pinkj/ic/iiff July, Aug. 



c .Aster Nova AUKlica. vinht nisf Sept., Oct. 



thyrsiflorus paic Wuc. Sept., Nov. 



/ Bocconia {Celaiiiliiie 



Tree-Plume foppy). 



cordata white . July, Aug. 



Japonica white July. Aug. 



e B Calystegia iBcarbind) 



pubescens fl. pi. 



icUmber) d<m6iepinhJune,Sept. 



gigantea large w7ii(eJune, Sept. 



A De\phmium( Perennial 



Larkspur^ 



Formosum and hy- 

 brid varieties . . blue shadcsJuDe.Jiily. 

 y Erianthus Kavennie. purple. Oct. 

 A g Eulalia Japouica ze- 



brina {Zebra Grass).pinh. .(let. 

 g .Tapouica albo line- 



ata pjirple. 



GaltoniafByaeinthtis). 



g eandicaxis iproteet). white July, 



g Gjnerium {Pampas 



Grass). 



argenteum iproteethvhite 

 e i Helenium auturanaleycI/oM'. 



Helianthus iSun.ffoY). 

 A Multiflorus pi. 



{Double Perennial 



Sunflower) yellow 



c f orgyalis yellow 



Maximiliani yellow. 



Humulus (Hop). 



lupulus {climber) .. .yellmc . 

 B Lathyrus(£Der!a8finfit 



Pea). 



latitoUus rosf July, Sept. 



latlfolius albus .. lohite July, Sept. 



/ Polygonum {Knot 



Weed). 



Siebold white Sept. 



/ Rheum {Bhubarb) 



several species white May, July. 



c / Silphium {Rosin 



Plant). 



pertoliatum (Cup- 

 plant) yeHlow. 



f Solidago {Golden Rod) 



taller species. . . -yellmc Aug., Oct 



SpiT-x&{McadowSweet) 

 Ji AruDCUs (Goats 



Beard) white June. 



c venusta rose .July, Aug. 



Cg 'Iritoma{ FlamUal flower 



Red-hot Poker Plant) 



uvaria scarlet, ye^. Aug., Oct. 



c Verbascum {Mullein). 



Several species yell(m\ctc June, Sept. 



e Vernonia (Jroji Weed) 



fasciculata purple. .. Sept., Oct. 



c Veronicas 



Several species. -blue,ete. 



ANNUAL AND BIENNIAL FLOWEIUNG PLANTS. 



The annual flowers of which Asters, Mig- 

 nonette, Sweet Pea, Morning Glories, etc., 

 are among the better linown representa- 

 tives, may well be called "Everybody's" 

 flowers. The plants are rai?ed from seed 

 annually; a task easily accomplished by any 

 one. The seed is inexpensive; a five or ten 

 cent paper of a kind being usually enough 

 to raise many plants. The plants yield re 

 turns sooner after the inve.stment than do 

 most other subjects of the flower garden- 

 sow a packet of seed of the earlier-blooming 

 kinds in April or May and in two months 

 flowers will appear in abundance. For full 

 directions on sowing the seeds of annuals 

 see Section XXIII of this serial in the Feb- 

 ruary issue. 



So far from annuals and biennials being 

 inferior in the quality of their bloom be- 

 cause cheaply and easily acquired, we have 



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but to ask: What flowers arc sweeter than 

 Mignonettey what ones richer in color and 

 texture Ihan the Chinese Pinks, Zinnias or 

 Balsams? Where in the entire floral king- 

 dom can lovelier blossoms be found than the 

 Sweet Peas or the Naturtiums afford; or 

 grander flowering plants Ihan the improved 

 Asters, Petunias or Phloxes? Yet these and 

 many others are of the annuals or may be 

 treated as such. 



Another merit of some annuals is their 

 ability to perpetuate themselves by self- 



A FINE ANNUAL. THE ASTER. 



seeding. Thtis, in the case of Single Petu- 

 nias, Portulacas, Verbenas, Poppies, Erisy- 

 mum, and some others it is very easy to 

 have a mass of these kinds in abed by them- 

 selves reappear year after year without cost 

 and with no other trouble than a slight re- 

 gard to the safety of the young plants. 



In the present place I desire to devote 

 such attention to the classification of the 

 Annual and Biennial section of seed grown 

 flowers, as will enable even the most inex- 

 perienced gardener to choose of them with 

 good judgment. This I consider of much 

 importance in view of the many kinds now 

 offered, a large proportion of which can 

 scarcely give satisfaction unless used with 

 marked discretion. Space will not permit of 

 a minute description of all the kinds now 

 offered, neither is this necessary for any one 

 of the hundreds of catalogues issued by the 

 seed trade, which can easily be procured, 

 lays sutflcient stress on descriptions of kinds 

 to answer all needs. My desire rather is to 

 help those amateurs who, in consulting a 

 catalogue are contused by the large number 

 of kinds offered, not knowing which to 

 choose. The following helpful classification 

 is therefore offered. 



CLASSIFIED LISTS OF ANNUAL AND BIENNIAL 

 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



For a collection of ten " no fail " annuals for 

 beginners, choose Z 



For a collection of the best .30 annuals add Fto 

 above. 



For a collection of the best (JO annuals add X to 

 above. 



For climbers choose v. 



For everlasting flowers choose w. 



For Grasses choose t 



For kinds suitable for vase, basket and pot 

 culture choose s. 



For Masses or lines of colors choose from r. 



For kinds with attractive foliage choose from/'. 



For a rockery choose h. 



Class 5, Hardy Annuals and Biennials, In 

 this class is included those kinds that are 

 sufficiently hardy to admit of being sown 

 in the open ground at early garden-making 

 time; being in this respect analogous to 

 Lettuce, Peas, Parsnips, etc., among garden 

 vegetables. Some kinds may be sown even 

 in the fall of the year to advantage. 



Name, height in feet. Color. Season. 



Y Ageratum Mexiea- 



num.— 2..-. bhie July, Sept. 



Agrostemma corou- 

 aria (Compion)—lJ^. rose M'?ii(€ July, Sept. 



r Althea [IloUylinclO.-S 



toil various — July, .4ug 



r Alys.sum, Sweet —H. «))iJlc. ,lune, Oct 

 i( Amobiuraalatum— IHw'i'tc. . F.verlast'g 

 Uurtonia aurea.— IH Ooldcn .. July, Aug. 

 Ridens atrosanguinea 



—2 c)-imso»i....Aug., Oct. 



X Cacaliad'ossel Flower; 



Flora's Paint Brush) 



—1 seii'i C(*)r.v.July. Aug. 



X Calendula pluvialis 



{Cape Marigold )var- 



ious— 1 ... (iraiiyf.cfc. July, Sept 



Zv 



Xh 



Zh 



Xh 



Xe 



Xh 



Yb 

 Yu 



Zh 



Yv 





THE LAOINATED CHINESE PINK. 



Calliopsis tinctoria 



{Coreopsis) various. 



—1 to 2 yeWni! . . . .July, Sept. 



Campanula speculum 



{Venus' Looking 



Glass).— % various.. .July, Aug. 



Carduus benedictus 



{Bles.'!ed Thistle)— 3.. yellow . .. July, Sept. 

 Centaurea moschata 



{Sweet Sultan) . purple . July, Sept. 

 Cyanus {Batchelor's 



Buttun or Com 



Bottle) various — July, Oct. 



Centranthus macrios- 



iphon pink, etc. June, Sept. 



ArgemoneCJMea; (cam 



Poppy) «)hi(c, etc .. Aug., Sept. 



Chrysanthemum, An- 

 nual.— 1 to 2. . . yellow, etc. July, Oct. 

 Clarkia pulchella—l-K!ac, etc .June, Oct. 

 Cleome grandiflora — t.rose .. .July, Aug. 

 Collinsia bicolor.— l.rose, etc. .June,Sept. 

 Convolvulus major 



(Morning Glory)— Wvarious . July, Sept. 



mlnor(7>ioarf Morn- 

 ing Glory) —1 . ..various . June,Sept. 

 Cosmidium Burridge- 



anum — 2 crimson. .. July, Aug. 



Cosmus bipinnati —2. various July, Oct. 



Datura fastuosa and 



other varieties —^. white, etc.. July, Aug. 

 Delphinium ajacis 



(Larkspur) in var- 

 iety— 1 to 2 . .various July, Oct. 



Dianthus Chinensis 



(Chinese Pinks) vai'- 



ious— ?4 rarioits .. July, Nov. 



Heddewigii (Japan 



Pinks) various— l.i'arious . July, Nov. 

 Erysimum Peroffski- 



anum.— 1 orange .. June,Aug. 



Escholtzia Califoruica 



(Californian Poppj/j 



in variety.— 1 . . . yellow, etc June.Sept 

 Gilia in variety.— 1 . .bitje,«ihite.June,Aug. 

 Godetia in variety. — 1 



to2 rose, etc.. July, Oct. 



Gypsophila in variety 



—% to 1 pink, etc. -July, Aug. 



Hedysarum ooronar- 



ium {Fretich Honey- 

 suckle)— Z ... .. red, white Sept., Oct. 

 Helianthus(Si(n.^o«'er) 



in variety.— t to !). yellcyw. . . .Aug., Oct. 

 Helichrysum {Eternal 



Flower) in variety . .i/cJ(ott', etc.Everlast'g. 

 Hesperis matronalis 



{Sweet Rocket)— li4 imrp.whiteAug., Oct. 

 Hibiscus Africanus—2(/e!to«) .. .Aug., Oct. 

 Iberis {Candytuft) in 



variety.—^ to 1 white, c(c, June,July. 



Ipomoea coccinea 



(Star rpomcca)- ICscartct .. .July, Sept, 

 Kaulfussia in var.— J^hiue, etc--. Aug. 



