Gardening for Amateurs 



wild garden or on the woodland fringe. 

 Verbascum olympicum and V. phlomoides 

 are two of the most handsome, their huge 

 pyramidal spikes of golden yellow flowers 

 being very striking. 



Paeony and Poppy. Paeonies in variety 

 are very desirable for massing, and so are 

 the Oriental Poppies (Papaver orientale). 

 Of the latter the variety Princess Eva, with 

 salmon pink blossoms, and Mrs. Perry, of 



summer display, and it looks its best in the 

 hardy flower border; it lasts in bloom for 

 weeks. 



Snapdragons and Pentstemons are 

 almost too well known to need comment. 

 When the best varieties are planted in bold 

 groups few flowers can equal them for fine 

 effect, and the newer forms of the Sweet 

 William are not less attractive. 



Torch Lilies (Tritoma) make a gorgeous 



Bluebells and Budding Ferns. 



The Trumpet Daffodil Emperor. 



unique orange apricot shade, are especially 

 delightful. Some of the better varieties of 

 Phlox may be massed with good effect, and 

 beds of these form beautiful objects in late 

 summer. Helianthus multiflorus flore-pleno 

 and H. rigidus Miss Mellish (two tall, small- 

 blossomed Sunflowers), with their rich yellow 

 blooms, are among the most ornamental of 

 late summer plants. Helenium pumilum 

 magnificum (Sneezewort), with golden yellow 

 blossoms, is an indispensable plant for 



display, and are especially delightful when 

 a large bed is filled with them. The rich, 

 orange crimson flowers of Kniphofia uvaria 

 grand! flora are most striking in the late 

 summer, and the massive crimson and 

 yellow spikes of K. caulescens are equally 

 attractive. This variety flowers in July, 

 and its glaucous foliage lends an additional 

 charm. In cold, heavy soil the Torch Lilies 

 often deteriorate in winter if not protected 

 with ashes or bracken. 



