WHAT TO PLANT 



spring, continuing more or less throughout the summer. Delight- 

 ful when combined with forget-me-nots and tulips. These little 

 daisies need sunshine and good soU. 



Pansies may be sown now for wiuter-blooming in the frames. 

 They need a rich soil and prefer partial shade. 



Larkspur {Delphinium). — A color exquisite in the garden, best 

 grown from freshly ripened seed sown now. The best varieties are 

 D. hybridum, D. formosum, and D. cwlestum. 



Homed Pansy {Viola cornuta). — ^Especially good for carpeting 

 rose-beds, since it Kkes the same sort of soil, but has roots which do 

 not strike deep and rob the roses. 



These are a few of the most important. There are many other 

 perennials which can be started in July and early August. 



Gabden Lilies Which Must Be Planted in August 



Most lilies should be set out in October, but here are a few 

 which are positive in their preference for August. For lilies 

 the bed should be deeply dug — two feet at least; unless the 

 subsoil is of gravel, put in a layer of broken stone for drainage. 

 The soil is a very important factor. It should be composed 

 chiefly of muck and leaf -mould. Don't use manure — lilies hate 

 it as rhododendrons hate Kmestone; in fact, the two like very 

 much the same sort of soil. To avoid any chance of intimate 

 contact with soil they dislike, the lily bulbs are often placed on 

 a Uttle cushion of sand. Set the bulbs twelve inches deep, 

 tipped on one side. Lihes should be protected in winter with 

 a mulch of leaves or straw litter at least three inches deep. 



American Turk's Cap Lily. — -This is one of the lilies which should 

 be set out in August. It is a most striking plant, growing five to seven 

 feet high and bearing thirty to forty of the brilliant flowers with rich 

 orange petals, spotted with black and tipped with red. A clump of 

 them in July and August makes a blaze of color in the garden. This 

 lily is easily cultivated in rhododendron beds or naturalized among 

 wild flowers. It prefers half-shade, but grows well in the sun. There 

 is a European variety with purplish-crimson flowers, but the Ameri- 

 can is better. 



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