26 Making a Garden of Perennials 



not over-robust larkspur, you find part 

 of the original root decayed, but if it has 

 a few good roots attached to it, dust pow- 

 dered sulphur on the decayed part it 

 often checks decay and you may eventu- 

 ally restore your pet to a healthy con- 

 dition. 



If you want a delightful recreation and 

 lots of fun, and would like to possess some 

 plant producing a flower entirely new in 

 color or form, and, certainly in your esti- 

 mation finer than any your rival neigh- 

 bors have ever seen, make a reserve bed in 

 some sunny spot and raise hybrid delphini- 

 ums. In fact any one possessing a good 

 collection of perennials should have a re- 

 serve plantation to draw from in order to 

 fill up gaps that will be found in the main 

 bed after any hard winter. It is especially 

 useful for keeping up a stock of that 

 charming but short-lived perennial, the 

 columbine (Aquilegia), which seldom can 

 be depended upon after the second year. I 

 am speaking of the finer forms. 



