July, 1907 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



347 



the season from the borders in which grew 

 the plants given in the following list; the num- 

 bers refer to the plan on the opposite page. 



i. Golden Glow (Rudbeckia laciniata var. 

 ft. pi.) and single hollyhocks (Althcea rosea). 



2. Tom Thumb nasturtium (Tropaolum 

 minus, var.) and the following named varieties 

 •of sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) which are 

 kept separate for convenience of picking in 

 ■solid colors: Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon, deep 

 ■cream; Janet Scott, soft clear pink; Kn£ 

 Edward VII; rich, deep red; Lady Gris~i 

 Hamilton, light lavender; Lottie Eckford, 

 white, shaded and edged with lavender; Lord 

 Rosebery, rose-carmine, with vines of 

 deeper rose; Aurora, salmon pink stripes on 

 silver-white; Blanche Ferry, pink standard 

 with white wings; Coccinea, bright cherry 

 ied; Countess of Lathom, creamy pink; 

 Dainty, silver-white, with pink edges; Doro- 

 thy Eckford, pure white; Duke of West- 

 minster, claret red; Lovely, soft pink with 

 white edge; Miss Wilmott, rich orange pink; 

 Mrs. Walter Wright, deep mauve; Navy 

 hlue, violet-purple; Othello, deep brownish 

 maroon; Prima Donna, blush-pink; Prince 

 of Wales, deep rose; Venus, salmon-buff; 

 Countess Spencer, rosy pink; Helen Pierce, 

 white mottled with bright blue. 



3. Vegetables — radishes, lettuce, parsley, 

 beans, etc. 



4. Late branching red and pink China 

 asters (Callistephus hortensis) arranged by 

 colors from front to back as follows: shell 

 pink, rose pink, carmine, crimson. 



5. Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus), Japa- 

 nese anemone (A. Japonica and its var. alba), 

 Adam's needle {Yucca filamentosa), red-hot 

 poker plant (Kniphofia aloides var. nobilis), 

 gas plant {Dictamnus albus). 



6. False chamomile (Boltonialatisquama). 



7. Sunflowers (Helianthus annnus, var. 

 globosus fistidosus) which did not bloom. 



8. Foxgloxe (Digitalis purpurea). 



9. Petunia (P. hybrida) and snapdragon 

 {Antirrhinum majus) in variety. 



10. Boule de Feu, Coccinea, and Inde- 

 pendence phlox (Phlox panicidata, var.). 



11. Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) 

 mixed colors. 



12. Verbena (V. hybrida) and salpiglossis 

 (5. sinuata) colors mixed. 



13. Showy larkspur (Delphinium jor- 

 mosum). 



14. Blue Danube Japanese iris (Iris 

 laevigata, known in the trade as I. Kcempjeri) 

 and yellow day lily (Hemerocallis aurantiaca). 



15. Bonfire scarlet sage (Salvia splendens, 

 var.). 



16. White lilac (Syringa vidgaris, var. alba). 



17. Mock orange (Philadelphus coron- 

 ■arius). 



18. Polyanthus (Primula polyantha). 



19. Sweet woodruff (Asperida odorata). 



20. Oriental poppy (Papaver orientalis), 

 two forms. 



21. Drummond's phlox (Phlox Drum- 

 ■mondi), mixed colors. 



22. Sweet-scented tobacco (Nicotiana 

 ■alata also known as N. a finis), flowers white, 

 fragrant at night. Sander's tobacco (N . 

 Sanderoz), flowers pink. 



Looking toward the house. The wild cucumber in flower on the summer house 



23. Halberd-leaved rose-mallow (Hibiscus 

 militaris). 



24. Yellow day lily (Hemerocallis fulva). 



25. The China aster (Callistephus hor- 

 tensis) arranged by colors from front to back 

 as follows — lavender, blue, deep blue, and 

 white. 



26. Peony (Pceonia officinalis). 



27. Yellow columbine (Aquilegia chry- 

 santha). 



28. Japanese lilac (Syringa Japonica). 



29. Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) . 



30. Japanese virgin's bower (Clematis 

 panicidata). 



31. Crimson Rambler rose (Rosa multi- 

 flora, var.). 



32. California poppy (Eschschohia Cali- 

 jornica). 



The first year's development gave the 

 yard beauty; but we found to our surprise, 

 there was no adequate way to enjoy it. We 

 could walk around the garden, admire the 

 flowers, and then go back into the house. 

 We could not use the beauty that had been 

 produced. 



HOW THE SUMMER-HOUSE WAS BUILT 



We must have a summer house. So we 

 went peering into other yards about the city. 

 True, we found "pergolas" and "arbors," 

 all either expensive or ugly, not one usejid. 

 Our friend, the architect, could not get our 

 view point. He could design a building, or 

 a pergola, neither of which we wanted. So 

 we worked out the design shown on the 

 opposite D^cre. 



The view from the house after the improvement. Compare with the first picture on opposite page 



