March, 1907 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Perennials that Bloom the First Year from Seed. — Continued 



71 



COMMON NAME 



SCIENTIFIC AND 

 TRADE NAME 



HEIGHT IN 

 FEET 



TIME OF 

 FLOWERING 



COLOR 



CULTURAL NOTES 



Column flower 



Lepachys colum- 

 naris 



i—3 



June-Sept. 



Yellow 



A composite flower 2 to 3 inches across. In var. pulcherrima, 

 rays have large brown spots. Excellent for cutting or 

 border. Season prolonged by later sowing of seed in open. 



Flax 



Linum Leivisn 



I 2 



July— Aug. 



Sky blue 



Flowers \\ inches in diameter; each lasts but a short time, 

 but they are borne in rapid succession. Give an open, 

 warm place with full sun. 



Honesty 



Lunaria annua 



\\—l\ 



May — June 



Pink, purple 



Grown for the large, flat pods, the broad satiny white par- 

 titions of which remain after the outsides have fallen and 

 which are used in winter bouquets. 



Musk mallow 



Malva moschata 



I — 2 



July— Sept. 



Rose or white 



Flowers showy, ij inches across. Does well in any situation. 

 Shapely plant good for border or as a specimen. 



Red monkey 

 flower 



Mimulus cardi- 

 nahs 



I — 2 



All Summer 



Red and yellow 



Hardy in Mass. with good mulch. Native of water courses 

 but makes a good bedding plant if well watered. Good 

 on rockeries and north side of walls. 



Monkey flower 



Mimulus luteus 



i—3 



All Summer 



Yellow 



Usually treated as an annual. Flowers 1 to 2 inches long. Sin- 

 gle forms are better than double or hose-in-hose. Needs 

 plenty of water. Nearly all have brown-spotted yellow throats. 



Forget-me-not 



Myosotis palustris 



1 

 2 



May — June 



Blue 



Bright blue with yellow eye; prefers damp, shady ground but 

 sunny border will do if not dry. Excellent for border, rockery, 

 bedding and cutting. In favorable situation, self sows. 



Iceland poppy 



Papaver nudicale 



I-Il 



May— Oct. 



Yellow 



One of the best perennials in cultivation. Remove capsules 

 daily to insure succession of flowers. Old plants winter kill, 

 start new every two years. 



Polyanthus 



Primula Poly- 

 antha 



1 

 i 



April 



Yellow and 

 red-and-yellow 



Protect from noonday sun. Flowers borne in a head on up- 

 right stem above the leaves. Admirable for rockeries, and 

 beds on north side of walls. 



Silver sage 



Salvia argentea 



2 



May — June 



White 



Entire plant covered with dense coating of beautiful woolly 

 hairs, making it valuable for foliage effects. 



Sidalcea 



Sidalcea malva- 

 flora 



i—6 



Aug. — Sept. 



Purple 



Showy flowers 2 inches across. Var. Listen [S. Listen) has 

 satiny pink flowers and known as "Pink Beauty." 



Throatwort 



Trachelium cceru- 

 leum 



i—3 



Aug. — Sept. 



Blue or white 



Flowers small. Young plants said to bear more flowers than 

 old ones. Plants grown from cuttings said to be dwarf. 



The tall blue-flowered larKspur (DelphiniuTW is one 01 the most satisfactory of The Sweet William is one of the best sweet-scented perennials. It has flowera 

 all perennials. A second crop of flowers is induced by cutting down the spiKes of many colors. Both these plants may be flowered the first year from seed 



