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Stocks are available in more colors than any other 

 fragrant annuals 



SHRUBS WITH FRAGRANT FLOWERS 



Those marked * must be sheltered from 

 winter winds and tea roses must be covered 

 a foot or more in the north in winter. Plant 

 tea roses and magnolias in spring only. 



*Winter sweet (Calycanthus prcecox) . . . Feb. 

 *March honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantis- 



sima) March 



*Winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) . March 

 Starry magnolia (Magnolia stellata) . . March 

 Mezereon (Daphne Mezereuni) .... March 

 King's garland (Daphne Blagayana) . . . April 

 Mountain azalea (Azalea canesccns) . . . April 

 Flowering currant (Ribes aureum) .... April 



Lilac (Syringa) May 



Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus) . . May 

 Roses of many kinds and odors .... June 

 Mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius) . . June 



White azalea. (Azalea viscosa) June 



Goat honeysuckle (Lonicera Caprijolium) . June 

 Etruscan honeysuckle (L. Etrusca) . . . June 



Italian honeysuckle (L. Italica) June 



Dwarf horse-chestnut (Aesculus parviflora) July 

 Sweet pepper bush (Clethra alnifolia) . . . Aug. 

 *Tea roses July and Sept. 



VINES WITH FRAGRANT FLOWERS 



The following can be planted either spring 

 or fall and many even in midsummer because 

 nurserymen now grow large ones in pots: 



Wistaria (Wistaria Sinensis) May 



Mountain clematis (Clematis monlana) . . May 

 Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera semper- 



virens) May to Sept. 



Climbing roses (Rosa multiflora, etc.) . . June- 

 Hall's honeysuckle (Lonicera Japonica, var. 



Halliana) June-July 



Trumpet creeper (Tecoma radicans) . . . July 

 Memorial rose (Rosa Wichuraiana) . . . July 

 American virgin's bower (Clematis Vir- 



giniana) July- Aug. 



Chinese trumpet creeper (Tecoma grandi- 



flora) -\ug. 



Fragrant virgin's bower (Clematis Flam- 



mula) Aug. -Sept. 



Japanese virgin's bower (Clematis pani- 



culata) Aug. -Sept. 



PERENNIALS WITH FRAGRANT FLOWERS 



Many of these can be bought from nursery- 

 men even in midsummer in the form of 



potted plants. If you want any kind in 

 quantity get seed now or sow as soon as ripe. 

 Plant peonies in September; the others in 

 spring or early September. Those marked 

 * are also sold by bulb dealers. 



Winter heliotrope (Petasites fragrans) . Dec. -Feb. 

 California and Russian violets (V. odorata) March 



White rock cress (Arabis albida) April 



Woodruff (Asperida odorata) May 



*Lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis) . May 

 *Peonies (Festiva maxima and a few others) June 



Fraxinella (Dictamnus albus) June 



Cat's valerian (Valeriana officinalis) . . June 

 *Lemon lily (Hemerocallis /lava) . . ■ ■ June 

 *Dwarf orange day lily (II. Dumortieri) . . June 

 Garden pinks (Dianthus plumarius) . . . June 

 Fringed pink (Dianthus supcrbus) .... July 

 Sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis) . ■ ■ July 

 Bee balm (Monarda didyma) . . Julv-Aug. 

 Entire-leaved bush clematis (Clematis iiitc- 



grijolia) July 



*August lemon lily (Hemerocallis Jhun- 



bergii) Aug. 



*White day lily (Funkia subeprdata) . Aug.-Sepl. 



BULBS WITH FRAGRANT FLOWERS 



All the following are hardy and are planted 

 in the fall except the tuberose. See also 

 those in the preceding list marked *. 



Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) April 



Spring snowflake (Leucojum vermtm) . . April 

 Trumpet daffodils (Narcissus Pseudonar- 



cissus) \pril 



Jonquils (Narcissus Jonquilla) .... April 



Some tulips (Tulipa Gesneriana) April 



Poet's narcissus (Narcissus poeticus) . . . May 

 Madonna lily (Lilium candidum) .... June 

 Golden banded lily (Lilium auratum) . . Aug. 



Lilium speciosum Sept. 



Tuberose (Polianlhcs tuberose) .... Sept. 



ANNUALS WITH FRAGRANT FLOWERS 



These must all be raised from seed every 

 year. They begin to bloom in July unless 

 started indoors in March. 



Chinese and Japan- Dianthus Sinensis and lled- 



ese pinks deivigii 



Sweet pea Lathyrus odoraius 



Sweet alyssum Alyssum maritimum 



White tobacco Nicoliana alata or N . aflinis 



Mignonette Reseda odorata 



Sweet Sultan Ccntaurea moschata or suave- 



olens 



Verbena Verbena hybrids 



Heliotrope Heliotropium Peruvianum 



Wallflower Cheiranthus Cheiri 



Stocks Matthiola incana 



Virginian stock Malcomia maritima 



Night-scented stock Matthiola bicornis 



Mignonette is about the only plant grown for 

 fragrance which has little beauty 



TENDER PLANTS 



Some of these are grown outdoors in the 

 South or California. Some are famous 

 house plants. Some are grown in large 

 tubs for porch decoration. Some are favor- 

 ite greenhouse plants. Those marked * 

 have fragrant foliage. 



*Poet's laurel, sweet bay 



*Myrtle 



*Orange 



*Lemon 



*Camphor 



*Japanese anise 



Climbing tuberose 



♦Geranium (apple, fish, 



Persian jessamine 



Cape jasmine 



Freesia 



Papinac 



*Lemon verbena 



Lemon scented sum 



Laurus nob His 

 Myrtus communis 

 Citrus Aurantiu'm 

 Citrus Medica, var. Limon 

 Camphora officinalis 

 Illicium anisatum 

 Stephanotis floribunda 

 rose, etc.) 



J as minum officinale 

 Gardenia jasminoides 

 Freesia re fr acta 

 Acacia Farnesiana 

 Aloysia citriodora 

 Eucalyptus citriodora 



Margaret carnations, an annual race of fragrant flowers 



