May. 1906 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



211 



The yellow-flowered foxglove (Digitalis 

 ambigua) from seed sown in the open ground 

 in early April, and transplanted into its flower- 

 ing quarters as soon as large enough to handle, 

 and shaded for a few days until it gets es- 

 tablished, will give both variety, tone, and 

 color to the border not usually found at this 

 season of the year. 



The fall-blooming sneezeweeds (Helen- 

 ium) treated in the same way as the asters, will 

 also be much later in coming into bloom; 

 while the early-flowering forms, if their old 

 flower heads are cut away as soon as they 

 are through flowering, will give lovely heads of 

 bloom which are very acceptable both in the 

 border and the house in late fall months if 

 encouraged into new growth by stirring up the 

 soil around them, giving a little mulch and 

 an occasional watering. 



EARLY BTJDS PINCHED OUT 



The old-fashioned garden pinks usually 

 flowering so abundantly in June, and giving 

 us beautiful grassy mounds of foliage the 

 rest of the season, are now being superseded 

 by the new, everblooming ones, which give us 

 flowers from June till frost, and plants of 

 these are now to be had at trifling cost. 



CARNATIONS TILL FROST 



The Napoleon III. carnation (Dianthus 

 Caryophyllus, var. Napoleon III.) is espe- 

 cially to be recommended as a perpetual 



bloomer; but if a large crop is desired after 

 frosts have carried away the tender plants, 

 the flower buds should be removed as fast as 

 they appear until August, which will cause 

 the plants to increase in vigor and size, form- 

 ing tufts of beautiful green foliage, and after- 

 ward such a wealth of deep rich crimson 

 flowers the like of which is not to be found 

 in any other member of this useful and in- 

 teresting family. 



Seed of Dianthus latijolius should be sown 

 in early April, and the best and brightest 

 forms selected and planted in the border, 

 picking off all dead flowers in this case, not 

 allowing them to go to seed, and flowers will 

 be produced until snow comes. 



The hardy pompon chrysanthemums and 

 perhaps a few of the very early large-flower- 

 ing forms should find a place in every garden ; 

 for if grown outside, they prepare themselves 

 to resist the early frosts by hardening their 

 wood, and will cheer both the garden and 

 home in the dark, sombre autumn days. 



PLANTS NEEDING SHELTER 



The Japanese anemones (Anemone Japon- 

 ica) are indispensable, and should be grown 

 where they can be temporarily protected 

 during severe frosty nights, as the flowers 

 are very easily damaged. These exceed- 

 ingly beautiful but frail flowers can, by a 

 little protection, be prolonged for several 

 weeks. 



In a partially shaded spot, where its 

 foliage is kept from being burnt during the 

 summer months, the Japanese bugbane (Ci- 

 micifuga fostida, var. simplex) is one of the 

 most lovely of the autumn flowers. It with- 

 stands our early frosts exceedingly well, push- 

 ing out its spikes of creamy white bloom 

 amidst its bright, glossy green foliage in the 

 most pleasing manner. 



TOAD-LILIES IN OCTOBER 



The lovely purple-spotted flowers of the 

 toad-lily (Tricyrtis hirta) commence to un- 

 fold during the latter part of September, but 

 it must be grown in a somewhat shaded 

 position, or the sun will burn its leaves, which 

 makes it unsightly, and impairs its flowering 

 qualities. I have found that by dividing it 

 every year as late as possible in the spring, 

 and replanting in single crowns about four 

 inches apart each way, it grows only twelve 

 to eighteen inches high — about half its nor- 

 mal height — and its flowering period is re- 

 tarded, making it last until the closing days 

 of October. 



OTHER POSSIBILITIES 



Other plants, such as coreopsis, gaillardias, 

 gentians, inulas, trollius, hardy phloxes, knip- 

 hofias, rudbeckias, eryngiums, physostegias, 

 can be made to bloom into late autumn, add- 

 ing lustre and beauty to the fast-fading 

 glories of the autumn landscape. 



The larkspur (Delphinium) will flower in lale fall from early sown seed. Old 

 plants, which bloom naturally in July, will produce a second crop in 

 October, if cut bacK as soon as the first flowers are over 



The native shrubby asters or Michaelmas daisies will yield a wealth of flow- 

 ers in October and November from late propagated or late divided plants. The 

 best one to grow in this manneris the Snow flaKe. This one is Aster cordifolius 



