WHAT TO PLANT 



Some Flowers That Will Grow for Anybody 



Although the plants of the hsts given are noted for long- 

 sufiPering, I do not mean that they prefer neglect or that they 

 will thrive under any possible treatment, but they will bloom 

 under conditions that other plants would find hopeless. 



For the gardener who is "unskilled, unpractised" here 

 are plants which will insure safety from disappointment: 



PERENNIALS ANNUALS 



Bee-Balm {Monarda didyma). Balsam. 



Evening-Primrose (GEnothera fru- California Poppy. 



ticosa). Coreopsis. 



German Iris. Marigolds, African and French. 



Globeflower {Trollius asiaticus). Morning-Glory. 

 "Golden-Glow" (Ricdbeckia) . Nasturtium. 



Japanese Bellflower {Platycodon Portulaca. 



grandiflora) . Sweet Alyssum. 



Michaelmas Daisy {Aster Novw 



Anglics). 

 Pearl Achillea {Achillea ptarmica, 



variety "The Pearl"). 

 Tiger-Lily. 



Plant the German iris against the wall, or where it will 

 have the shadow of a tree in summer. The bee-balm, in a shady 

 corner, wiU flame out in color almost equal to the cardinal- 

 flower's. If there is a dry, bare, sandy, sun-scorched spot, 

 that is the place for portulaca, which nothing in the way of 

 drought seems able to discourage. Next to portulaca in its 

 endurance of thirst come the nasturtiums — ^both the climbing 

 and the dwarf sorts. If morning-glories are blessed with the 

 early sun they seem to require little else but that their seed 

 be put in the ground. 



Tender Bulbs and Tubers 



These are the joy of the belated gardener. A goodly num- 

 ber of gladioli planted in May will give a radiant display from 



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