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or many of them. 
at evening. However, there are some good ones in the next list. 
THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
V. PERENNIALS FOR CUT FLOWERS 
Nore. — The ideal cut flower should (1) last a long time in water, (2) have long stems, (3) fragrance, and (4) large flowers 
The only flower in this list that comes up to such a standard is phlox, and even that is only slightly fragrant 
The beauty of a hardy border is that you can always have a few 
cut flowers without spoiling the general effect, but the question now is whether vou want any of these flowers in quantity next year. 
Oriental larkspur 
Japan iris 
Japan anemone 
Phlox Christmas rose 
TIME OF 
COMMON NAME STANDARD NAME ao COLOR HEIGHT 
Christmas rose... ...| MHelleborus niger..... Nowe White..| #...... 
eb. 
California and Rus-| Viola odorata...... ' March Violet Seed 
sian’ violets... .... 
Boxelover-54 eee Digitalis purpurea..| June Purple .| 3 to4 
Oriental larkspur....| Delphinium  formo-| June Blue, 2103 
SULT Ua oh Net ee vet seky oe white. 
Everblooming ragged| Lychnis Flos-cuculi,| June— Pink....| 1to2 
robin. var. plenissima. . Sept 
Pearl achillea....... Achillea Ptarmica, June-— White. .| 14...... 
var. The Pearl... July 
JARI WHS s Saeco Iris levigata (I. July. . Many...| 3to4 
Kempfert.......- 
Miss Lingard phlox.| Phlox suffruticosa,| July— Wihiter pa |(e2pareen 
var. Miss Lingard. Oct. 
Japan anemone.....| Anemone Japonica ..| Sept. PME eel Be eecunes: 
white. 
MERITS FOR CUTTING 
Blooms outdoors in the snow. 
is var. gloxinieflora alba, 
Lovely blue, long spikes, attractive leaves, long stems. 
Blooms again in fall. 
Extraordinary number of flowers over exceptionally long 
Flowers last a long time when cut. 
White buttons in great profusion all summer and being 
season. 
double, last well when cut. 
Too short-lived for a perfect cut flower and will not stand 
shipment, but 9 in. across. 
The only early phlox that has a vigorous constitution and 
Everblooming if kept cut. 
The best flower of September, putting new life into gar- 
dens, when phlox begins to get stale. 
good color. 
Larger flowers than the 
winter heliotrope, but not fragrant. 
Only fragrant perennials that bloom outdoors in March. 
Lenten roses larger and more colors, but not fragrant. 
Large flowers, long spikes, long stems. 
DIRECTIONS, ETC. 
Plant American-grown stock if possible in September, 
ordering six months ahead. Give partial shade. 
California is a large-flowered single variety. Russian violets 
double and hardier than the common sweet violcts. 
Splendid for bold effects, but always dropping flowers 
unless you gum them. A trick worth knowing. 
Remove central spike early and let no flowers go to 
seed. Or cut to ground and manure heavily. 
Blooms even in 2-inch pots by June ist, and ty fall will 
have 20-50 stalks. 
To avoid stalking, set in rows 4 ft. wide in vegetable gar- 
den. Will then hold up one another. 
Grows perfectly in an ordinary garden if well supplied 
with water during blooming. Some need half shade. 
The best of all phloxes, blooming longer than any. Has 
a colored eye, but for mass effect is white. 
Always plant in spring. Shade from morning sun so that 
frozen flowers can thaw out gradually. ry 
Evergreen leaves. 
Most refined form 
is an an out-of-the-way place in unit beds of rectangular size for convenience in taking notes on color, season, etc. 
logue offers as many varieties as are given below. 
pean catalogue. 
Wil, 
PERENNIALS FOR THE COLLECTOR 
Note — The best perennials for the collector are those that have the greatest number of varieties and the best way to grow them 
No American cata- 
These figures represent actual count of the varieties now offered in some one Euro- 
Importing perennials from Europe is a costly and risky undertaking for the amateur. 
The best way is to get one of 
the large American nursery firms to order for you anything that you cannot get in this country. But American nurserymen often carry 
many more varieties than they advertise. 
Ask for their special booklet about your favorite flower. 
Larkspur 
Pyrethrum 
Hardy chrysanthemum Phiox Peony German iris 
NO. OF | TIME OF 
COMMON NAME STANDARD NAME GARTGTNIDS|| ROR COLOR TYPES 
German iris........ Iris Germanica, etc....| 147.....| May...| All but| Germanica, amcena, neglecta, Orchid-like. 
: b’t red] pallida, plicata, squalens, 
Late or Chinese} Paonia albiflora....... 657...--| June...| Pink, Double, Anemone-flowered, 
peonies crims. Single. 
Border carnations. . Dianthus Caryophyl-| 224.,...| August..| Pink, Marguerite, Perpetual. 
pa pontonneacncat 6 white 
Florists’ pentstemons.| Pentstemon  Hartwegi| 163.....| July- Crimson,| Hartwegi, reds; Gentianoides, 
and gentianoides..... Oct... | r’d,p’rple purples. 
Pyrethrum.......... Chrysanthemum coccin-| 180.....'.| June- Cr., 10s.| Double, | Anemone-flowered, 
4 CUM irate «Sete tore: July..| bl., wh. Single. 
Perennial larkspurs..| Delphinium grandiflo-| 218... July...| Blue, Double, Large-flowered, Bee, 
rum, formosum, elatum white White-eyed. 
Perennial Gaillardia. .| Gaillardia aristata, MG Io2.....| July— Red, Toothed, Laciniate, Quilled, 
; grandiflora)... Oct... yellow Reflexed. sima plena. 
Perennial phlox..... Phlox paniculata. . Wats ec 346.....| Aug.— Cr., pur., Taree now eed, Large-trussed, 
Sept. .| rose, wh. alo. Novem 
Perennial aster...... Aster Nove-Anglia, le-| 137.....| Aug.— All but! Early, Mid-season, Late. Lan ea. | in size. 
DAS Oe, DAW A Sh le Noy. . yellow. 
Hardy chrysanthe-| Chrysanthemum Indi-| ito9.....| Sept.— All but} Pompons, Large - flowered, 
mums, cum and morifolium Noy. . blue Early, Late 
SUGGESTIONS 
Multiplied most rapidly by dividing in fall, but won’t bloom next 
spring. To save this year’s bloom, divide in spring when growth starts. 
Largest double flowers of any hardy perennial. Best planted in Sept. To preserve 
delicate colors, cut in bud and drop immediately into pail of water. 
Giant Marguerite blooms in 12 weeks from seed; Chabaud’s Perpetual in 6 mos., 
and will stand over winter, blooming next summer also. 
Not hardy enough for America and cannot be increased by division. Sow seed 
indoors in Feb. for Aug. bloom, or winter August-struck cuttings in frames. 
Must have perfect drainage to avoid crown rot, especially in winter. If foliage rots 
in summer after heavy rains, cut some away. 
Improved varieties live only 3 or 4 years in America, being subject to blight. Dig 
dry Bordeaux about crowns or spray weekly with ammoniacal copper carbonate 
James Kelway, fls. sometimes 54 in. across. The only double flowered is Splendidis- 
Best yellow is Kelway’s King, even the disk being yellow. 
For the fine art of phlox culture see Country Life in America, Vol. IX., page 66 
Tapis Blanc said to be finest of all white phloxes. 
Interest lies in collecting many different species and 
in frost resisting forms, e. g., grandiflorus, Tataricus. A. Novi-Belgii has 45 vars. 
Although the breeders are constantly working for earliness, the October and Noyvem- 
ber blooms are the most precious, even if smaller. Never plant in autumn. 
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