120 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE OctopBerR, 1906 
Bulbs for Red and Crimson Flowers—Continued 
HOW  |HOWFAR| DUR- | TIME OF BLOOM | TIME TO | HEIGHT 
NAME DBEP TO} APART |ATION OF | FORCE | SHADE OF es OER POA 
(inches) (inches) (weeks) | Outdoors | Indoors (weeks) ROHS) 
Late peony | 6-8 | 7 8 | July dark red . 36 (Lilium elegans, var. atrosanguineum. 
| | j | | Allow no manure near bulbs. 
Tiger lily 6-8 12-24 S Aur g. is toa | eee red, | 48 Lilium tigrinum. Gives beautiful mass 
| purple spots | effects. ‘Thrives in open borders. 
American aeean 8 | ZeNURAUISTE fo a oa a ap | red, orange | 6 Lilium superbum. Useful border plant. 
Turk’s cap lily | | __Can be planted in swampy places. 
Red speciosum 6-8 12-24 ite) August |. . _ pinkish red = 36~— | Lilium speciosum, var. rubrum. Tf lilies 
lily | | | | | | are grown in open give a 3-inch mulch. 
Tulips, named | 4 5 3 | April January [rg SEN Aaah Ponce a ea ta 6-18 Tulipa suaveolens. Duc. van Thol Scar- 
varieties a and later let; Cardinal’s Hat; Tulipa Cesneriana. 
Hyacinths, ees 6-8. [s 3 April January | Saad es ore rey. | 12 |Hyacinthus orientalis. Amy, Robert Stei- 
named varieties) | bee later, | ger; Roi des Belges. 
SMALL AND POME FRUITS 
NOTE: This table shows the best time to plant cuttings of the various fruits as well as the time for planting out mature bushes, etc. It is not advised to plant any of the 
“ stone” fruit (peaches, etc.,) in the fall. Pome fruits are those of the apple and pear group. Small fruits include all of the “ berries.” 
DEPTH | DISTANCE APART | AGE OF | READY 
TO PLANT | METHODS 
TO | PLANT TO 
NAME (feet) | OF WHEN OTHER POINTS 
PLANT TO SET | EAT 
PROPAGATION 
(inches) Rows Hill | (years) (years) 
| = i 
Apple (earn 40X40 .| root grafting | Winter | 2 to 3 4 Root grafting under glass in winter months in the 
above bud | | buds August West. In the East mostly budded stock is used. 
Apple, dwarf Dix) WO)|.3 buds | August 2 2 Better for home garden. Bear as much fruit on a 
| above bud | 5x15 | given area as larger kinds, easier to handle. 
Blackberries | 3-4 3x8 Se. tips, | June one | When shoots 18 in. high pinch back for more fruit 
ii | root cuttings | July | season | Protect fall set plants with a mulch. 
Black raspberry) 3-4 3x6 Ge | tips, June one I Pinch back as advised for blackberries. Prune 
| _root cuttings | July | season immediately after fruiting and burn old canes. 
Currants ee 4x6 hard wood Sets | LOR 2 2 Replant after 8 or 1o years yield 1 to 2 lbs. White 
| _ cuttings 1 sorts better than red equally productive. 
Dewberries | 3-4 3x0 4X4 tips, June one I Two weeks earlier than blackberries when grown in 
(pases root cuttings July, Oct) season hills train to 5-foot stakes; in rows to wire trellis. 
Gooseberries | 3-4 4x6 .|bardwood cut-| Sept. | ror2| 3 Replant every ro or 12 years; yield 8 qts. per plant. 
tings, layers | Oct. | Natives free from disease, English kinds mildew. 
Pears 2 20X20 buds July 2 10 3 5 Plant on own roots or grafted on pear stock longer 
Aug. | lived trees than when worked on quince. 
Red raspberries) 3-4 3x6 5X5 suckers, Saews «sl Oe I European better than American sorts but not so 
| | root cuttings season hardy. Only 5 or 6 good varieties from Europe 
Strawberries to 2X5 2x2 runners June runners 14  |Plant early midseason and late varieties. Have 
 @eonnn July | sufficient pollen bearing plants. 
(Quince 2 16x16 .|hardwood cut-| July to 2 5 Valued especially as an added flavoring for some 
i tings, budding| Oct. sort of apples. Grown mostly for jellies. 
Pears, dwarf 3-6 |12x12 to}.. buds Aug. 2 2 {mportant that stock be budded low. Rarely grow 
gee 16x16 more than twelve or fifteen feet high. 
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FLOWER SEEDS FOR FALL SOWING 
WHEN D 2 
; WHEN TO'SOW | DEPTH |THIN OR| WHEN | DUR | copor oF ||HPIGHT 
NAME PLANT IPLANT?O| THEY | sroom OTHER POINTS 
Coldframe | Outdoors (inches) (inches) |FLOWER (weeks) FLOWER (feet) 
English daisy | before $ 4X4 April | 6 to 8 | white, pink te Bellis perennis. Used for early spring 
Oct. 1 | bedding. Sow in rows 3 inches apart. 
Evening OCs 105 4 Herat | | wUEKS 6 pale yellow I (Enothera biennis, var. grandiflora. 
primrose (2. Lamarckiana). Flowers Showy. 
Larkspur .| before | +4 6x18 June 16 |red, blue,white) 14 |Delphinium Ajacis. Better sown now than 
hoe Oct. 15 in pink, yellow in spring as seeds are slow to start. 
Opium poppy .| before 4 6x6 June | 3 to 4 | white, pink, 2 Papaver somniferum. Fall sown seed 
Oct. 15 | red, purple flower before spring sown. 
