WHAT TO PLANT MONTH 



COLOR HEIGHT 



AQUILEGIA. See Columbine. 

 White **ARABIS alpina: Rock Cress. A rock plant; forms April-May 



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a mat. Better use it in separate spring garden, bun 

 or semishade. Prop, by seed, preferably by cuttings 

 or division. Rapid spreader. Twelve small plants to 

 make a clump or mat 1 foot square. 



Blue ASTER Novce Anglice: New England Aster, Mich- Aug.-Sept. 

 w F J^ li f aelmas Daisy, or Starwort. Choose varieties bloom- * 

 Purple ing late August to September and 4 feet and over. 

 Use plenty of White Queen and richest shades of blue, 

 purple, and pink. Among the best are Novce Anglice, 

 purple; Mrs. F. W. Raynor, purple; Novce Anglice rosce, 

 also rubra; William Bowman, rose; Lil Fardell, rose. 

 In ordering from a nursery, one plant is so small that 

 six at least should be ordered to make one clump, 

 planted about 3 inches apart. Thrives in any soil; 

 spreads rapidly by root. Needs staking early. Prop, 

 by seed or division. 



BACHELOR'S-BUTTON. See Ranunculus. 

 BELLFLOWER, JAPANESE. See Platycodon. 

 BLANKET-FLOWER. See Gaillardia. 

 BLUEBELLS. See Mertensia. 



White CAMPANULA medium, also C. calycanihema: Canter- June 15 

 Piak burv BelL Bi ennial. Single. and double. Thrives in 2 ~ 8 ft - 

 rich soil. Var. calycanthema is cup-and-saucer type. 



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