WHAT TO PLANT 



HEIGHT 



and 0. speciosa (15 inches), are especially desirable 

 for beds in semi-shade. Use four small plants to 

 make one group. 



Various * P^EONIA: Peony. Double, semidouble, and single. June 

 Whenever it must be moved, August is the best time 

 to transplant in order to insure some bloom the next 

 season, but this course is impossible if beds are full 

 of bloom in August. Use only in very large beds. 

 After roses, no plant requires such deep, rich soil. 

 Roots go deep. The finest Peonies grow in beds where 

 the soil is prepared to the depth of 3 feet, with two 

 or three layers of manure running through it. Eight 

 inches of heavy clay at the bottom helps to retain 

 moisture. Sun or half-shade. 



PEACH BELLS. See Campanula persicifolia. 



Blue ; * PHLOX divaricata. Exquisite shade sky-blue. Set j^ ayj ear i y 

 twelve to fifteen small plants 3 inches apart to form a 1 "* 

 clump measuring 1 square foot. Spreads rapidly. 

 Combines well with early pink or light-yellow Tulips. 

 The Laphami var. is taller and later. 



\Vhi te PHLOX, var. Miss Lingard. It takes three or four j une 



shoots to make a fair clump. The next year it will late r 



2 ft 

 have doubled its size. In sunshine and rich soil with 



some moisture, if fading flowers are removed, it will 

 have several blooming periods during the summer. 

 Also blooms in semi-shade, as do all Phloxes. 



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