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January, 1916 



8 — Osmunda cinnamomea, cinnamon fern. 17 plants. Plant 3' apart. Lilies may be 

 planted between. 9 — Dicksonia punctiloba, hay-scented fern, 11 plants. Both ferns 

 will grow well in average soil, in sun or shade. 2' apart. 10 — Polygonatum giganteum, 

 great Solomon's Seal, 7 plants. Vigorous foliage, small white drooping bells, May. 

 12"-18" apart. 11 — Aconitum autumnale, Monkshood, 29 plants. 12" apart. Dull 

 blue, August and September. Good with tiger Lilies and lavender Funkia. 



PERENNIALS — Medium. 12 — Funkia lancifolia, lance-leaved day lily, 44 plants. 

 Lilac, late July to early September. 12" apart. 13 — Eupatorium ageratoides, white 

 snake-root, 8 plants. Large mass of soft white flowers. 18" apart. 14 — Dicentra 

 spectabilis, bleeding heart, 20 plants. Pink, April and May. Makes good foliage mass 

 early in the season. 18" apart. 15 — Hemerocallis Thunbergii, lemon lily, 28 plants. 

 Pale yellow, July and August. 12" apart. 16 — Heuchera sanguinea, coral bells, 47 

 plants. Small pink blossoms on tall delicate red stems. June to September. 12" 

 apart. 



PERENNIALS— Short. Plant 6"-12" apart. 17— Trillium grandifiorum, large- 

 flowered Wake Robin, 15 plants. Pure white, May to early June. 18 — Mertensia 

 virginica. Virginia Cowslip, 20 plants. Pale blue flowers, pink buds, April and May. 

 Good early foliage but dies down later. 19 — Primula japonica, Japanese Primrose, 10 

 plants. Pale pink, late May to August. 20 — Convallariamajalis, lily-of-the-valley 37 

 plants. White, fragrant. May. Plant clumps 12" apart. 



BULBS. 21 — Lilium speciosum album, white Japanese Lily, 70 bulbs. White, fra- 

 grant, August to September, 12" apart. 22 — Lilium tigrinum, tiger lily, 14 bulbs. 

 Orange, August to September, 12" apart. 23 — Scilla sibirica, Squill, 500 bulbs. Small 

 blue flowers in very early spring. Plant in large quantities 2" to 3" apart. 24 — Ga- 

 lanthus nivalis, Snowdrop, 500 bulbs. White, early spring. Use same as Scillas. 25 — - 

 Narcissus poeticus, poet's Narcissus, 200 bulbs. White, May, 6" apart. 



Note "A" — Sow Nicotiana hybrids, pink, violet, white, where bare places show. 

 Thin to 8". Note "B" — Sow Shirley Poppies to aid delicate effect, where they will 

 receive some sun if possible. Thin to 8". 



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ANNUAL VINES. 1 — Humulus lupulus, Hop vine, 9 plants. 

 — Ipomaea, Morning Glory, rose, crimson, and red striped, 

 seed. 3 — Adlumia cirrhosa. Mountain Fringe, pale pink 

 flowers, seed. 4 — Coboea scandens, purple, 3 plants. 



ANNUALS— PINK. 5— Cosmos, tall pink, 51 plants, 18"-2' 

 apart. Used for mass of foliage as well as for flowering effect. 

 6 — Kochia tricophila, Summer Cypress, 37 plants 15"-18" apart. 

 Used for foliage effect. Might use Rose Geranium instead. 7 — 

 Zinnias, dull rose color, 57 plants, 15"-18" apart. 8 — Annual Asters, shell 

 pink, 60 plants, 15"-18" apart. 9 — Nicotiana hybrids, 17 plants, pink, seed, 

 thin to 8". 10 — Stocks, pale pink, 47 plants, 12' apart. 11— Campan- 

 ula medium. Cup and Saucer plant, pale pink, 23 plants. 12" apart. When 

 through blooming set out pink Snapdragons. A biennial, treat as annual. 

 12 — Verbena Miss Willmot, 20 plants, 12"-15" apart. An exquisite pink. 13 — An- 

 nual Phlox, pink. 22 plants. Seed, thin to 6". Petunia Rosy Morn, light pink, also 

 good. 14 — Shirley Poppy, pink, white, red, variegated. Seed, thin to 8". 15 — 

 Eschscholtzia, California Poppy, frilled pink. Seed, thin to 6". 



Note; The blues are clear light blue, not purple or lavender, and the purple is a true 

 royal purple. 



ANNUALS— PURPLE, PALE BLUE AND PRIMROSE YELLOW. 16— Nemesia 

 Sutton's Blue, 15 Plants, 12" apart. Or use purple Verbenas. 17 — Nigella Miss 

 Jekyll, Love-in-a-mist. 24 plants. Light blue, seed, thin to 8". 18 — Ageratum, 

 dwarf blue, 15 plants. Seed, thin to 6". 19 — Heliotrope, deep purple, 16 plants, 18" 

 apart. 20 — Annual Chrysanthemum Morning Star, primrose yellow, 20 plants. Seed, 

 thin to 12". 



GLADIOLUS. 21a — Gladiolus, pink, 90 bulbs, 6"-12" apart. America, pale soft 

 pink. Tracy's Dawn, coral. Pink Perfection, apple blossom pink. Rosella, rose, 

 stained purple. Myrtle, a new pink; the very best but rather expensive. 21b — ■ 

 Gladiolus, light yellow, Canary Bird, 55 bulbs, 6"-12" apart. 21c — Gladiolus, purple, 

 Baron Hulot, 30 bulbs, 6"- 12" apart. 



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ANNUAL VINES. 1 — Climbing Nasturtiums, dark crimson; 

 seed in ground. 2 — Echinocystis lobata, Cucumber vine, mass 

 of fine white flowers. Sow seed sparingly as it sometimes be- 

 comes too luxuriant. 3 — Ipomoea grandiflora alba, Moonfiower, 

 7 plants. Rapid growing, large leaves, white flowers, expanding 

 at night or on dull days. 



RED — TALL. 4 — Dahlias, warm dark red (not crimson) 

 varieties, 17 plants, 2'-3' apart. 5 — Kochia tricophila. Summer 

 Cypress, 22 plants, 15"-18" apart, or sow seed in ground. Turns red in 

 autumn. 6 — Salvia splendens, scarlet Sage, 41 plants. 15"-18" apart. 

 Often discordant because wrongly used. Effective with white. 7 — Zinnias, 

 51 plants, 15"-18" apart. 

 RED — MEDIUM. 8 — Papaver Rhoeas, scarlet field poppy. Sow seed in ground, 

 thin to 8". 



RED — SHORT. 9 — Phlox Drummondi, annual phlox, blood red and scarlet. 6" 

 apart or sow seed in ground. 10 — Celosia, Cockscomb, dark crimson, 7 plants, 12" 

 apart. 



BULBS— RED. 11 — Gladiolus, 87 bulbs, 6"-12" apart. Governor Hanley, red 

 with white streak. Princess Orange, bright red. Cherry King, brilliant red. 



WHITE — TALL. 12 — Dahlias, pure white varieties, 13 plants, 2'-3' apart. 13 — La- 

 vatera alba splendens, annual Mallow, pure white, 20 plants, 3' apart. 14 — Nicotiana, 

 white. Sow seed in ground and thin to 8". 



WHITE — MEDIUM. 15 — Double fringed white Poppy. Sow seed in ground and 

 thin to 8". 16 — Annual Asters, pure white, peony flowered and American branching, 

 70 plants, 15" apart. 1 7— Gypsophila elegans, grandiflora,! annual Gypsophila, 36 

 plants, 12" apart, or sow seed in ground. 18 — Petunias, pure white single, and giant 

 frilled. Sow seed in ground, thin to 6", or start from cuttings to insure proper color. 

 19 — Verbenas, pure white, 16 plants, 12"-18" apart. 20 — Stocks, pure white, 10 plants, 

 12" apart. 



WHITE — SHORT. 21 — Sweet Alyssum, sow seed in ground. 22 — Annual Candy- 

 tuft, white, sow seed in ground. 



BULBS— WHITE. 23— Gladiolus, 22 bulbs, 6"-12" apart. Lily Lehman, pure 

 white; Willy Wigman, white with red throat, very large. 



NOTE: Quantities shown are the least that could be used for annual planting. 

 These are assuming very good soil. In most instances they could be thicker, and if 

 seedlings are raised at home there are always plenty. 



Red flowers shown shaded on plain; white ones plain. Only true reds are used, no 

 orange or crimson. Though not an annual, white masses of Boltonia asteroides would 

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SHRUBS AND VINES. 1— Forsythia suspensa, golden bell, 5 

 plants. May be trained against fence like a vine. Chosen for 

 brilliant yellow effect in spring in combination with Narcissus 

 and Alyssum. 2 — Celastrus articulatus, Japanese Bittersweet, 7 

 plants. Brilliant red berries in autumn and winter. 3 — Evony- 

 mus radicans, evergreen Evonymus, 10 plants. Winter effect 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS— Tall— Plant 15"-18" apart 

 4 — Helenium autumnale. Sneezewort, 19 plants. Use for occa- 

 sional bright yellow accents in the fall. Or use rose or purple hardy Asters. 

 5 — Boltonia asteroides. False Chamomile, 23 plants. Mass of small white 

 flowers in the fall. Also a pink species, latisquama. 6 — Althea rosea, 

 hollyhock, 26 plants, July. 7 — Chrysanthemum uliginosum, Giant Daisy, 33 

 plants, with a manner of growth like a hardy Aster. August. 8 — Delphinium hybrids. 

 Larkspur, 19 plants. Brilliant blue, late June and July. Use in background. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS— Medium— Plant 12" apart. 9a— Phlox, white, 29 

 plants, July and August. Miss Lingard, early, with indistinct lavender eye, combines 

 well with Larkspur. Independence, pure white, tall late variety. July and August. 

 9b — Phlox, pink, 58 plants. July and August. Elizabeth Campbell, clear salmon pink. 

 Charles Darwin, salmon pink, small carmine eye. Mme. P. Dutrie, soft pale pink. 

 Dawn, pale pink with small crimson eye. 9c — Phlox, 39 plants. Antonin Mercie, 

 lavender, with white centre. Esperance, lilac. 10 — Iris Germanica, German Iris, 88 

 plants. May and June. Mme. Chereau, white, frilled blue; Pallida, very large, clear 

 light blue; Flavescens, clear soft yellow, lighter than Aurea. 11 — Coreopsis verticillata, 

 Tickseed, 29 plants. Yellow, July. Mass of soft dark green foliage. 12 — Chrysanthe- 

 mum Shasta Daisy, 24 plants. White, July and August. 13 — Gypsophila paniculata, 

 Baby's Breath, 17 plants. Soft mass of spreading white in July, almost essential for 

 effect. 14 — Sedum spectabile, Showy Stonecrop, 22 plants. Flat-topped masses of dull 

 pink good in the foreground. September. 



SMALL, Plant 6"-12" apart. 15 — Phlox subulata alba, white creeping Phlox, 44 

 plants. Snowy white with golden eye. May. 16 — Alyssum saxatile, Gold Dust, 14 

 plants. Brilliant yellow, April and May. Use for occasional bright spots; too much is 

 disagreeable. 17 — Myosotis palustris, Forgetmenot, 35 plants. Pale blue, April and 

 May. Good ground cover under Tulips. 



BULBS — Plant 6"-8" apart among perennials. 18 — Narcissus, mixed, 100 bulbs, 

 April and May; bright yellow. 19 — May-flowering tulips, 100 bulbs. Mrs. Moon, 

 clear yellow, Rev. Ewbank, lavender, Madame Krelage, soft pink, Picotee, white, re- 

 flexed petals edged pink. 



ANNUALS TO BE PLANTED BETWEEN SMALL BORDER PLANTS. Note 

 "A". Sow Sweet Alyssum in ground. Note "B" — Plant seedling annuals, dwarf 

 French Marigold, or lemon Calendulas. Note "C" — Seed Ageratum Dwarf Blue. 

 Thin to 6". 



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SHRUBS AND VINES. 1— Hamamelis japonica, Japanese 

 witch hazel, 2 plants. Small yellow blossoms, sometimes in 

 January. Or Cornus mas may be used with early yellow blos- 

 soms in March. 2 — Pyrus floribunda, flowering crab, 4 plants. 

 Deep red buds opening to white. May. 3 — Deutzia Lemoinei, 

 Lemoine's deutzia, 6 plants. Low shrub with mass of white 

 flowers that combine well with Darwin tulips. 4 — Spiraea Van "^ "° 



Houtteii, Van Houtte Spiraea, 3 plants. Drooping branches 

 covered with white flowers in May. Used against the fence. 5 — Berberis 

 Thunbergii, Japanese Barberry, 12 plants. Used for blood red foliage and 

 brilliant red fruits in the fall. Plant in the foreground 18" apart. 6 — Evon- 

 ymus alatus, corky Evonymus, 3 plants. Foliage turns rose color. Fruits 

 also attractive, hanging in red clusters. Good in combination with blue, purple and 

 white hardy Asters. 7 — Ampelopsis Englemanni, Virginia creeper, 3 plants. This va- 

 riety clings better and has a neater habit than the var. quinquefolia, oftener used. 8 — 

 Clematis paniculata, Japanese Virgin's bower, 8 plants. Mass of fine white flowers in 

 September. Does not cling; needs to be trained) to fence. 9 — Celastrus scandens, 

 Japanese Bittersweet, 5 plants. Used for autumn fruit. A twining, not a clinging vine 

 PERENNIALS— EARLY SPRING TO JULY 1ST. 9a— Crocus Mammoth 

 golden yellow, 250 bulbs, 2"-3" apart. 9b — Crocus purpurea grandiflora, 250 bulbs, 

 2"-3" apart. 10 — Narcissus Barri conspicuus, 100 bulbs. 5"-6" apart. April. Short 

 cupped variety, pale yellow with orange eye. Inexpensive. 11 — Early tulips, 100 

 bulbs, 5"-6" apart, April and early May. A. Mon Tresor, very early yellow. B. Elea- 

 nora, violet purple. 12 — Darwin tulips, 200 bulbs, 5"-6" apart. Late May. Loveli- 

 ness, soft carmne rose. Madame Krelage, lilac rose. Edmee, cherry rose, edged old 

 rose. Faust, satiny purple, blue base. 13 — Dicentra spectabilis, Bleeding Heart, 10 

 plants, 18" apart, April and May, good combined with Virginia cowslip. 14 — Merten- 

 sia Virginica, Virginia Cowslip, 14 plants, 12" apart. April and May. Pale blue with 

 soft gray-green foliage. 15 — Alyssum saxatile. Gold Dust. 31 plants, 8" apart, April and 

 May. Brilliant yellow with gray leaves. 16 — Aubretia deltoidea, false Wall Cress, 31 

 plants, 6"-12" apart. Violet purple, April and May. 17 — Iberis sempervirens, hardy 

 Candytuft, 14 plants, 6"-12" apart. Pure white mat of flowers, May. 18 — Phlox 

 subulata var. alba, white Creeping Phlox, 17 plants, 6"-12" apart. Also use a pale la- 

 vender variety. May. 19 — Paeonia, Peony, 12 plants, 3' apart. Late May and June. 

 Festiva maxima, double white, and grandiflora magnifica, double pink, especially good. 

 20 — Iris Germanica, German Iris, 12" apart, Late May. A. Spectabilis, 18 plants, 

 warm royal purple. B. Pallida, 12 plants, clear light blue. C. Aurea, 13 plants, clear 

 yellow. D. Tones of pink, 34 plants. An attractive combination is — Queen of May, 

 the nearest to pink, violet tinge. Her Majesty, buff to pink. Mrs. H. Darwin, white, 

 with maroon thread. Mme. Paquitte, a deeper buff and pinker than Her Majesty. 

 Instead of so much Iris, use Dictamnus, with glossy dark green foliage, and Baptisia. 

 with blue flowers and gray-green leaves. 21 — Pyrethrum hybridum, Pyrethrums, 43 

 plants, 12" apart, June to early July. Tones of pink. Useful for cutting. 22 — Cam- 

 panula persicifolia, Peach-leaved Bellflower, 26 plants, 12"-15" apart. White or blue. 

 June to early July, Strong growing plants, very showy. 23— Gypsophila Stepheni, 

 Baby's breath, 11 plants, 18" apart. An earlier variety than paniculata. 



PERENNIALS— SEPTEMBER 1ST UNTIL FROST. 24— Hardy Asters, 18" 

 apart. A. Chastity, pure white, 10 plants. B. Climax, blue, 14 plants. C. Grandi- 

 flora, purple, 13 plants. 25 — Boltonia asteroides, False Chamomile, 8 plants, 18" apart. 

 Mass of white flowers resembling hardy Asters. 26a — Helenium autumnale, Sneezewort. 

 8 plants, 15"-18" apart. Use sparingly for a touch of bright yellow. Tall. 26b — 

 Helenium autumnale var. superbum rubrum, Sneezewort, 5 plants, 18" apart. Gold 

 overlaid with bronzy red. 27 — Conoclinium coelestinum, mist flower, 13 plants, 12" 

 apart. Medium size, dull blue like Ageratum. Lasts very late. 28 — Hardy chrysan- 

 themum, tall creamy white, 28 plants, 12" apart. Combine with mist flower and bar- 

 berry. 



Note "A" — If space permits place Dahlias, dark red, yellow and salmon, here and 

 there against the fence. Note "B" — Insert Gladiolus here and there between the Iris 

 for later bloom. Primulinus hybrids, orange, yellow and white, small blossoms, graceful 

 stalks, and Baron Hulot, purple. Note "C" — Insert Verbenas, Snapdragons, etc., along 

 border where possible. 



