60 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE September, 1905 



How to Have Flowers Earlier Next Spring — Continued 



NAME OF FLOWER 



TIME TO 

 SOW 



HEIGHT 



(inches) 



COLOR OF 

 FLOWER 



Distance to Plani 

 (inches) 



DEPTH 

 TO 



SOW 



(inches) 



MONTH OF 



FIRST 

 FLOWERING 



WEEKS 



IN 

 BLOOM 



SOIL PREFERENCES, BEST SITUATIONS, 





Pricking 

 Out 



Permanen 

 Plaining 



AND OTHER POINTS 



Coreopsis grandiflora 



Aug. 15 



24-3O 



yellow 



3 



12-18 



i-4 



June 8-12 



The perennial tickseed. One of the 

 best herbaceous plants for cut flowers. 



Daisy (Bellis perennis) 



Aug. 15-20 



6-8 



white, rose, 

 streaked 



3 



8-10 



1-4 



Easter 



8-10 



For edging and vases. Get named vaire- 

 ties: Longfellow, Snowball, Maxima. 



Delphinium formosum, 

 belladonna, Cash- 

 merianum, etc. 



Aug. 15-20 



18-36 



blue 



4 



18-24 



1-2 



June 



I2-l6 



Best tall blue flowers. Plant among 

 shrubs. Belladonna, new ever- 

 blooming. 



Dictamnus albus 



Aug. 15-20 



24 



red, white 



3 



18 



i-4 



June 4-6 



For borders. Gas plant. Nursery name 

 D. Fraxmella. 



Doronicum plantagi- 

 neum 



Sept. 1 



24 



yellow 



3 j 18 



i-4 



May 



4-6 



Variety excelsum, more robust, is most 

 commonly grown. Rich loam. 



Eryngium giganteum Aug. 15 



24 



blue 



3 



18 



1-2 June 6-8 



Sea holly. Beautiful blue leaves in 

 spring. 



Forget-me-not 

 (Myosotis) 



Aug. 15 



10-12 



blue, white 



3 



10-12 : 1-4 April 



most of 

 sum. 



Plant M. palustris in moist places, M. 

 dissittflora for border. 



Foxglove (Digitalis) 



Aug. 15 



24-36 



white, rose 

 and purple 



4 



15-18 1-4 June 



4-6 



Shady moist or open places. Variety 

 gloxintceflora very robust. 



Gaillardia aristata Aug. 15-20 



18-24 



yellow 



3 



15-18 



i-4 



June 8-10 



G. grandiflora of the nurseries. 



Gypsophila paniculata Aug. 15-20 



18-24 



white 



3 



15 



1-4 



July 8-10 



Baby's breath. Fine for rockeries. 

 Flowers persistent. 



Heuchera sanguinea Aug. 15-20' 15 



crimson 



3 



15 



i-4 



Tune 6-18 



J 



Coral bells. Border plant. Grows in 

 all kinds of soil. 



Hollyhock 



}^y 15 



48-54 



white, yellow, 

 rose, purple 



4 



18-24 



1-2 



August 6-8 



Sow every year. Young plants bloom 

 best. 



Iberis sempervirens 



Aug. 15-20 



9-12 



white 



2-3 



9-12 



i-4 



May 8-10 



Candytuft; Best of all white flowers 

 for rockeries. 



Lobelia cardinalis 



Sept. 1 



48 



carmine 



3 



15-18 



i-4 



July 4 



Open border or moist places. Queen 

 Victoria is L. fulgens. 



Lupinus polyphyllus 



Aug. 15-20 



48 



blue 



4 



24-3° 



1-2 



June 6-8 



Will not transplant well when once 

 established. 



Lychnis Chalcedonica, 

 Haageana, Viscaria 



Aug. 15-20 



48 



scarlet 



3 



12 



i-4 



June 4-6 



Excellent in "old-fashioned" gardens. 

 Can be increased by division. 



Lychnis Coronaria 



Sept. 1 



24 



rose 



3 



12-18 



i-4 



June 4-6 



Rose campion. Downy foliage. Natu- 

 ralize in dry places. 



Oenothera biennis Aug. 15 

 (Evening primrose) 



36-42 



yellow 



2 



18 



1-8 



July 6-8 



Flowers open suddenly at dusk. Roots 

 eaten like salsify. 



Pansy 



Aug. 15-20 



8-10 



blue, yellow, 

 white, mottled 



4 



10-12 



i-4 



March 

 in frames 



8-10 



Shady places for summer bloom. Get 

 Bugnot's, Cassier's, Mme. Perret strains. 



Pentstemon barbatus 



Aug. 15-20 



36-42 



pink to red 



2 



15 



1-16 



July 



4-6 



Cbelone barbatus of gardens. One of 

 the best border plants. 



Platycodongrandiflorum Sept. I 



1 



18 



blue, white 



3 



15 



1-4 



June 4—6 



1 



Chinese bellflower. Medium sandy 

 loam, well drained. 



Polyanthus, gold laced 



Aug. 15 



8-10 



creamy white 

 to maroon 



ii 



6-8 



1-6 



May 



8-10 



For shady borders. Will not stand di- 

 rect summer sunshine. Best in frames. 



— 



Poppy", Papaver bractea- Sept. 1 



turn, orientale, nudicaule 



9-24 



yellow, 

 scarlet 



2-4 



6-18 



1-16 



April, 

 May 



4-8 



P. nudicaule in rockeries. Others open 

 border and shrubbery. 



Primula vulgaris 



Aug. 15 



6-8 



yellow 



il 



6-8 



1-16 



April 



6 



Primrose. Naturalize in woods. Pro- 

 tect slightly with leaves in winter. 



Pyrethrum 



Aug. 15-20 



18 



white, pink 



3 



12 



i-4 



June 



6-8 



Chrysanthemum coccineum (P. roseum 

 of gardens). Numerous varieties. 



Stokesia cyanea 

 , (Stokes's aster) 



Aug. 15-20 



15 



blue 



5 



15 



1-4 



May 



24 



Well-drained sandy loam. Hardy. 

 Flowers till frost. 



Sweet William 



Aug. 15-20 



12-18 



blue 



3 



12-18 



i-4 



June 



6-8 



Old-fashioned Sweet William. Fra- 

 grant. Single and double varieties. 



