THE JOYOUS ART OF GARDENING 



Canterbury-Bells {Campanula medium). — The plants vary in height 

 from two to four feet and are a mass of bloom in late June and July; 

 the flowers are white, pink, and blue, and very effective. Campanulas 

 require good soil and sunshine. 



Foxglove (Digitalis). — ^A most comfortable plant for a new gar- 

 dener; it will grow in sun or half-shade, has no objections as to poor 

 soil, a northern exposure, or nearness to a stone wall. The flower- 

 spikes reach from two to three feet; both white and pink varieties 

 are charming, but the white is the most striking. D. gloxirundes is 

 the best variety. 



Hollyhocks (Althea rosea). — ^Every garden should have its tower- 

 ing stalks of hollyhocks which are abloom in July and August. Give 

 them a rich soil, plenty of sunshine, and an occasional watering with 

 liquid manure. The best varieties are the dark maroon-red, salmon- 

 pink, white, and yellow. 



Iceland Poppies {Papaver nudicale). — These are charming little 

 reddish-orange flowers which bloom in early spring and again in late 

 autumn. 



Sweet-William (Dianthus barbatus). — An old favorite which makes 

 a charming edging. The plants are about a foot and a half high, 

 and the flowers are in the gayest shades of pink and red, and also 

 in white. Once started, sweet-williams will sow themselves and need 

 little other care, thriving in any ordinary soil, but they need sun- 

 shine. 



Wallflowers {Cheiranthus cheiri). — Golden-brown and yellow flowers 

 of delicious fragrance. Require protection in winter, a good soU, and 

 plenty of sun. 



Perennials Which May Be Sown in July and Eably August 

 — The Small Plants May Be Set Out in Aphil or October 



Columbine (AquHegia). — A well-known flower of charming colors 

 and rare dehcacy of form, growing from one and one-half to three 

 feet in height. It is best grown from newly ripened seed, sown in 

 July and August. The seedlings should be kept shaded until the 

 plants are mature. Columbines thrive in ordinary soil, sun or half- 

 shade. There are many varieties which bloom in succession from 

 May until August. 



English Daisies {Bellis perennis). — A charming little plant about 

 four inches in height, with rosettes of heart-shaped leaves surmounted 

 by clusters of pink or white flowers, which bloom their best in early 



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