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grape hyacinths, red peonies, purple and yellow 

 iris, magenta phlox, Canterbury bells, scarlet 

 lychnis or Maltese cross, and day lilies of blue 

 and white comprise the list. Surrounding the 

 flowers were alwa}^s a few old shrubs — flower- 

 ing almond in the place of honor under the 

 window, and Peter's wreath, sweet shrub, 

 flowering currant, snowberry and a few choice 

 roses near by. 



Such a mixture would hardly appeal to our 

 ideals of beauty today, so many flowers of har- 

 monious color and sentiment have been in- 

 cluded in the plan for the front yard garden, 



The Puritan garden and its planting plan given 



on this page represent the spirit of an age 



which demanded utility as well as an intimate 



touch of beauty 



which is small enough to be taken care of by 

 the housewife of today. 



The tall flowers are grouped promiscuously 

 in the centers of the beds with some attempt 

 at balance of season, while mixed edgings of 

 tiny plants, bulbs and fragrant herbs creep 

 over the brick-edged paths. Oleanders in tubs 

 provide a note of architectural dignity, holly- 

 hocks stand in serried ranks against the house, 



hawthorns and sweetbriar shut off the street, 

 and round about are other old shrubs and roses. 

 In the rear of this garden is a typical plot 

 laid out as these orderly householders loved to 

 have it. The general plan is informal in the 

 extreme and at first glance seems irregular and 

 disorderly. It was really very carefully 

 planned, however. The beds were not laid out 

 in shapes for their own sakes, but there is care- 

 ful design in the sense that the garden as a 

 whole served a useful purpose and each plant 

 was placed in the location most favorable to 

 its STowth. 



PLANTING LIST FOR THE FENCED-IN FRONT YARD 



Xote: Only the part of Plan 2 between lines A-A is included here. 



SHEUBS AND VINES 



1. Cratffigus oxyacantha: English ha,wthom, fragi-ant white flowers in May. red fruits. 



'1. Prur.us Japonica, flore pleno: double pink or white floweriug almond, May. 



'■'-. Syringa vulgaris; common pmple lilac, May. 



4. Phlladelphus coronarius: Mock, orange, white, June, 



5. Symphoncarpos racemosus: snowberry; white fruits, always found. 

 G. Spireea prunifoMa: Peter's wreath; white, upright bush. May. 



7. Old-fashioned roses 



A. Rosa rubiglnosa: eglantine or sweet-briar, single pink flowers, lall thorny bush. 



B. Celestial rose: clear wliite, very sweet, loosely double. 



C. Perpetual rose : delicate blush, blooms continuously, upright bush. 



D. Tusfany rose: black-mirple, fading to dark crimson. 



E. White Provence or cabbage rose. 

 PERENNIALS AND ANNUALS 



8. Chieranthus Chleri: wallflower, dark red, cream color, yellow and brown. May. 



9. Peonies, pink and white a!> in list 2. 



10. Iris as in hsts 1 and 2. 



11. Armaria maritima: thrift or sea gilUflower : pink. May. Dense foliage, useful for edgings. 



12. Various small plants for edgings to be put two or three of a kind. 



A. English daisy. 



B. Pansies. 



C. Johnny -Jump-Up. 



D. Annual candytuft seeded where space occurs. 



E. Scotch pinks, all arouTid ceuier bed and on corners. 



F. Sweet violets. 



G. Lily-of-the-valley. In shade under shrubs. 

 H. Rosmarinus officinalis: rosemary. 



I. Thymus vulgaris: creeping thyme. 



J. Ruta graveolens: rue. 



K. Lavandula vera: sweet lavender. Tliese herbs to be put in hit or miss with flowers, 



13. Valerian otficjnalis: garden heliotrope: pink, June. 



14. Dlanthus barbatus; Sweet William: newer strains of pure white, dark red or pink are best. 



15. Dig. talis purpurea: foxglove: wlute, purple, pink. June. 



Digitalis amblgua: great woolly foxglove, brown markings. June-July. 



Digitalis lanata: woolly foxglove, small cream, grayish or purple flowers, June-July. 

 IG. Campanula persicifelia: bell-flowers: white and blue, June. 



Campanula pyramidalis: chimney bell-flower; white and blue, ,Tuly-Augnst, 

 17. Althaa rosea: hollyhock; single yellow, salmon and pink; masse<i against house; July. 

 IS. Delphinium ajacis: annual larkspur; blue. pink, white, all summer. 



Delphinium Chlnensis: fine foliage, very deep blue flowers, July. 



Delphinium sulphureum: light yellow, half-shade. 



19. Aconltum Napellus as in lists 1 and 2. 



Aconltum Lycoctonum: pale yellow wolf's bane or monkshood, July to September. 



20. Math Ola Incana: dwarf Virginia stocks; (annual) fill in where space occurs around edges. 

 Tagetes patula: French marigolds; (annual) flU where space occurs. 



BULBS 



21. Small bulbs \ised for edgings where room can be found. 



A. Snowdrops, March and April. 



B. Crocus suslanus: cloth-of-gold crocus, striped brown. March. 



C. Jonquils, briglit yellow, fragrant. May. 



D. Grape hyacinths, blue and white. 



E. Scilla festalis (nutans): Bluebell of England; di'ooping, bell-shaped; lavender, white 

 or pink: tall stems; Maj'-June. 



F. Scilla autumnalls; autumn-sauill, small starry rose flowers in clusters. July to Oct. 



22. Narcissus van Sion, double daffodil, May. 



Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus: trumpet daffodils. May. 23. Tidips as on other lists. 

 24. Lillum candidum: madonna lily; white, late June or July. 2,^. Oleanders in tubs. 



PLANTING LIST FOR THE PURITAN GARDEN 



List No, 5 

 On Plan 2. All except between lines A-A 

 TREES 



1. Elm. to overhang shady lawn back of house. 



2. Lombardy poplars, accents at far corner of lot. 



?.. ArborvitiK. for winter color and contrast with fruit blossoms. 

 FRUITS 

 4. Peach. 



y. Plum; both placed where larger trees would shade beds too much, 

 fi. Pear, tall when old, where children can climb them. 



7. Cherry, near walk to grow tall and close in vista. 



8. Apricot; planted for flowers, for it may not fruit m cold climate. 

 J). Apple, to overhang seat. 



10. Quince, bush cuts off new of garden from service portion. 



11. Wliite mulberry, near birdhouse. 



12. Grapes: Salem and Catawba, red: Concord, blue; Niagara, white. 



13. Blackberries: shady side of fence, as they stand some shade. 



14. Raspberries. 15. Gooseberries. 



Ifi. Currants: lierry plot screens service entrance from garden. 17. Strawberries. 



15. Corylus Americana: hazel-nut, near children's plot. 



SHRUBS AND ROSES 



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Azalea Vaseyi: soft pink, April, shade. 



Box: (a) large, irregular sj>ecimens as accents on corners, and (b) old ragged dwarf 



e^dgmc box down center walk, collected from old place if possible 



Berbens vulgaris: common barberry or pepperidge; for jelly near kitchen. 



byringa or mock orange, shade. 



Lonicera Morrowi: bush honeysuckle, pink flowers May red fruit 



Lonicera fragrantissima: very fragrant white flowers in April 



Lilac, common purple and white, tall to close in center \ista 



Persian lilac, medium to tall. 



Flowering .luince. common flaming red variety most old-fashioned. 



Flowermg almond, double pink and wliite, sliort to medium. 



Flowermg currant, center walk and front fence, medium to tall. 



Snowball, medium to tall. 



Cornelian cherry, along back fence in shade. For early flower. 



Smoke tree, closes in end of arbor. 



Tamarix Gallica: tamarisk; small tree, featherj- green with pink flowers. 



Boses as in other lists. 



A. Damask. 



B. Cinnamon. 



C. Provence, red and white. 



D. Scotch briar. E. Moss, red. white, pink. 



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rustic cedar pole, 

 twining vine, fine 



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leaves and fragrant 



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Wistaria Chlnensis: purple wistaria, trained 



Akebra quinata: fivp-ftngered akehia ; delicatelv 



chocolate flowers. Not on lists but seen in old Salem gardens. 



Hululus lupulus: hop vine; (aimual) good for immediate effect. 



Lonicera sempervirens : coral Honeysuckle; not on oldest lists but unlike old ones 

 TTTTT.-nc?'^^^^^'^'^' -^"^ scarlet flowers and thick glaucous leaves united at the base. 

 HERBS 



3S. Mentha piperita: peppermint; needs a boxed in bed or it spreads. 



Artemisia dracunculus: tarragon; useful for flavoring vinegar. 



Allium Sch^noprasum: chives; for salads and soups. 



Saivia officinalis: s;ige; for meats and dressing. 



Thymus vulgaris; creeping thyme; for flavoring. 



Lavendula vera: sweet lavender, for linens, not hardy north. 



Lippia citriodora: lemon verbena, for scenting linens: not hardv. 



Nepeta catarls: catnip or catmint; soothing drink cats fond of it 

 VEGETABLES 



39. Cabbage aised as a Iwrder in old gardens. 



40. Parsley used to edge vegetable beds, as it also is today. 



41. Rhubarb, an ornamental accent as well as useful vegetaiilu. 



42. Asparagus, placed where the feathery plumes will frame the lawn. 

 PERENNIALS 



BlcLHling-heait at corners of cross-walk. 



Wild flowers in shade among ferns next lawn. Viola Canadensis and pubescens. tail 



white and yellow violets; foam flower, wild Sweet William, May-apple, Jack-in-the- 



pulpit, hepatica, spring beauty (Claytonla). trillium, etc. 



Pinks, as edge of one of the small walks. 



Primulas, large yellow, in masses down entire length of center walk. 



Lily-of-the-valley, in shade in front of shrubs. 



Peonies, shady side of arbor next the lawn. 



Iris as in other lists; also Queen Emma, pale gray with gold spot. 



Funkia lancifolla: blue day lily; July to September; sha^iy border. 



Fern'* next house in shade. Maidenliair, hay-scented, cinnamon and ostrich are the best. 



Foxgloves back of ferns. 



Lemoa lilies, accent in shade. 



Hollyhocks, bold masses at end of center walk, to frame seat. 



Phlox as in otlier lists; also Pink Beauty, Elizabeth Campbell, Selma. Rynstrom, 



La.'-kspur, as accent at end of cross-walk. 



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BULBS 



57. Late tulips, not literally the old-fashioned varieties but the best soft colors: 



Clara Butt, Madame Ivrelage, Edmee. pink. 



Moonlight, Primrose Beauty, Retroflexa, yellow. 



Dream, Crepuscule, Rev. Ewbank. lavender. 



Faust, La Tulipe Noire, dark maroon, etc.. etc. 

 5S. Poet's narcissus, in shade Ixirderinc walk under arbor. 



59. Narcissus, large yellow trumpet, in front of grapes. 



60. Lilies as in other lists in front of grapes. 

 AN^NUALS 



Especially planned effects in soft colors dou-n center walk in large beds. 



61. Orange marigolds, appropriate in bed near kitchen door. 



62. Cosmos, tall mass of feathery green to close in arbor. 



63. Shell pink annual asters; not on old lists but must be had for cutting. 



64. Love-in-a-Mist, delicate blue, with the pink asters. Seed in, 



65. Bachelor's buttons, called corn-flower or blue bonnets; witli tlie poppies. 



66. Poppies, large double fringed wiiite and pink. Also Shirley varieties: thin to 



67. Annual larkspur, sky blue. 



68. Rose pink zinnias, pull up all other colors. Not on oldest lists. 



69. Snapdragon, lemon color. 

 Stocks: soft pink, lavender dark reddish purple, cajiary color. 

 Calendulas, pale sulphur yellow. 



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POTS 



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Fuchsias, rose geranium, small pink fairy lilies (Zephyranthes rosea). 

 (blue), oleanders, azaleas, etc. Standing in pots on edge of lawn. 



Agapanthus lily. 



