62 The American Flower Garden 



A robust, hairy plant. "Large blue lupine," listed in Boston, 1760. 



, YELLOW (Lupinus luteus). Yellow. June, July; 2 feet. Best 



lupin for garden bloom. Lupines have whorled cut leaves and pea- 

 shaped flowers carried erect in grape-like clusters. Improves 

 poorest soil. 



MALTESE CROSS (Lychnis Chalcedonica). Scarlet flowers, the four 

 petals with squared ends like a Maltese cross. An old-world 

 favourite, possibly a hybrid of long ago. June; 2 to 3 feet; perennial. 

 Also pink and white forms. 



MIGNONETTE (Reseda odorata). Red, white and yellow, finely cut flowers 

 borne in a dense spike, but otherwise not conspicuous. June to 

 October; 9 inches. Egypt, 1752. Most popular flower grown solely 

 for fragrance. Resents transplanting, and is subject to parsley worm. 



MULLEIN PINK, ROSE CAMPION (Lychnis coronarid). Whitish, woolly 

 foliage and glowing rose-crimson circular flowers one and one-half 

 inches across, borne singly on ends of branches. I to 2j feet; 

 biennial or perennial. Good for bedding. 



MYRTLE (Vinca minor). Evergreen trailing vine with dark-green shiny 

 leaves. Invaluable for covering the ground in shaded places where 

 grass will not grow. Flowers of rich blue in summer, one inch across. 



PANSY, HEARTSEASE, JOHNNY-JUMP-UP, LADIES' DELIGHT (Viola 

 tricolor). The wonderful range of colours, the velvety texture of the 

 dark ones, and the quantity of flowers make this a universal favourite. 

 Self-coloured pansies would be anachronistic in a real Colonial 

 garden. Gives scattering bloom in summer if sown in spring, but 

 best flowers produced in spring from August-sown seed. Rich, 

 moist soil. Keep flowers picked; they deteriorate if seed forms. 



PEONY (Pceonia officinalis). The most showy, largest-flowered plant 

 for the herbaceous garden. May and June; 3 feet high, bearing 



only one flower to a stem. Dark crimson. , (P. albiflora). 



From white through rose and magenta to crimson. June; i\ feet. 

 Largest double-flowered hardy perennial. Favourite varieties: 

 White, Alba Sulphurea, Duke of Wellington, Festiva Maxima; 

 Blush, Delicatissima, Humei Carnea; Rose, Czarina; Crimson, 

 Victoire Modeste Guerin. Shift peonies September to October. 

 Divide every six years. Deep, rich, well-drained soil, with plenty 

 of moisture. 



