WHAT TO PLANT „o^^ 



COLOB HEIGHT 



Pink Sweet William, London Tufts: Dianthus barbatus. June, early 

 gg^ Use var. Newport pink, deep rose, also the light pink, ^^ "*• 

 white, and crimson varieties. Avoid mixed colored 

 flowers. It is well to plant the white variety some- 

 times next to pink or crimson. The plant is not long- 

 lived, but is freely self-sown and a supply in the nurs- 

 ery is always necessary. It thrives best in sun and 

 in a rich soil that is not too heavy. In clay soil or 

 in prolonged dampness it sometimes "damps off." 

 Should have thick winter covering of leaves or hay 

 and some coarse manure about the base of stalks, 

 leaving tops exposed. 



Thistle, Globe. See Echinops. 



TicKSEED. See Coreopsis. 



White Valerian officinalis: Garden Heliotrope. This is May 

 the old-fashioned variety. Use a few clumps, for its 

 delicate beauty as well as for the sake of the fra- 

 grance. Cats sometimes seek it and destroy it by lying 

 in the low foliage. Subject to beetle pest. Use twelve 

 plants to make a clump. Prop, by seed or division. 

 Any good soil. 

 Blue *Vebonica longifolia, var. subsessile: Speedwell, jvjy 

 long-leaved Veronica. Blue spikes are 3 feet tall, ^^ 

 when well established in rich soil and not allowed to 

 dry out. It is the showiest of the Veronicas. In a 

 cold climate, early spring is the safest time to move 

 it. Rich loam and sun. Prop, by division. Use three 



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