

April, 1919 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



125 



The consequence is that all are so old and tough 

 when taken out in the fall that they are not at all 

 palatable for the table, and are used, if at all, in 

 very limited quantities; — more than likely half 

 of them will be left in the cellar to be shoveled 

 out in the spring! Parsnips and salsify for win- 

 ter should not be planted until latter part of May; 



carrots in June, beets and rutabagas in late 

 June and turnips in July, if you want the kind 

 of roots that will taste "like more," when they 

 come on to your vegetable-shy winter table. 



The principal crops for canning are tomatoes, 

 corn, beans, peas, and the various ingredients 

 for mixed pickles. The easiest and best time to 



do canning is in the fall; so make a second plant- 

 ing of tomatoes, from seed sown in the open in 

 April; a planting of Golden Bantam in June; a 

 planting of some first-quality early pea just after 

 the first good rain during the latter part of July; 

 and a generous sowing of your favorite dwarf 

 bean about August first, all especially for canning. 



Hardy Phlox for Present Planting 



CLARK L. THAYER 



A Thoroughgoing American Group of Iron-clad Plants for Everyman's Garden 



Throughgoing Americans are these perennial Phlox and lavish of their bloom with even indifferent attention. About six hundred varieties are offered for your selection. Varieties shown: Richard 



Wallace, Cross of Honor, The Queen 



DO YOU realize that there are at least 

 six reasons why you, should grow the 

 Hardy Phlox? 



At the present time when so much 

 is being said about discarding things of German 

 origin here is a group of plants which need make 

 no apology on that score. They are all native- 

 born, unhyphenated Americans, for of all the 

 forty or so species commonly listed by botanists, 

 every one is found in the United States. It is 

 true that one species, Phlox sibirica, is found in 

 Siberia, but it is also found in Alaska, therefore 

 it may be called an American as well as a Siberian 

 species. It must be granted that some of our 

 garden varieties have German names attached 

 to them, but there are a great many more varie- 

 ties which have names' of French origin, thanks to 

 the Lemoine nurseries which have disseminated 

 so many varieties. 



Another point in favor of the Phlox is the long 

 season of bloom. By careful selection of species 

 and varieties some representative of the Phlox 

 family may be had in bloom from spring until 

 late in the fall when the flowers are injured by 

 frost. Beginning with the forms of Phlox sub- 



ulata, which bloom in late April and May, and 

 Phlox amoena which overlaps the period of 

 bloom of the preceding species, the procession 

 of bloom is carried along by the blue Phlox di- 

 varicata, followed closely by the hybrid (of Ger- 

 man origin) Phlox Arendsii. Then in the final 

 burst of glory come the varieties of Phlox suf- 

 fruticosa and Phlox paniculata. 



The great range of height in this family is a 

 favorable point not to be forgotten. In height 

 the various forms range from the low, trailing 

 Phlox subulata to the tall-growing varieties of 

 Phlox paniculata, which among themselves vary 

 from ten inches to four or five feet. Conse- 

 quently they are adapted to various positions 

 in the garden or the herbaceous border. 



The Phlox fits various locations in various 

 parts of the garden. For example, there is the 

 sun-loving Phlox subulata, an admirable plant 

 for the rock garden, or for a dry, gravelly or sandy 

 bank. Then there is the semi-shade-loving 

 Phlox divaricata, also Phlox stolonifera, the 

 moisture-loving Phlox pilosa (the last two not 

 commonly grown), and finally, the varieties of 

 Phlox suffruticosa and paniculata, not so partic- 



ular as to soil and location, and extremely valu- 

 able plants for everyone's garden. 



Then consider the wide range of colors, especi- 

 ally in the Phlox paniculata varieties. If you 

 are not already acquainted with their colors, 

 glance through a list of Phlox in a catalogue and 

 note the various shades and combinations of 

 colors. It is true that some of these colors are 

 displeasing to say the least, but there are enough 

 attractive varieties from which to make your 

 choice without selecting those of poor color. And 

 last, but not least in importance, is hardiness. 

 Who ever is compelled to protect his Hardy 

 Phlox, after they are once established, in the man- 

 ner that he would protect his Lilies, or many 

 others of his garden flowers, in order to bring 

 them through the winter successfully? 



There are five^articular species of Phlox, var- 

 ieties of which you should grow in your garden or 

 border. These species, in their order of bloom 

 are as follows: Phlox subulata, the Moss Pink; 

 Phlox amoena, the Lovely Phlox; Phlox divari- 

 cata, the Wild Sweet William; Phlox suffruticosa, 

 the early-flowering Summer Phlox; and Phlox 

 paniculata (P. decussata of some catalogues), 



