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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Artistic Color Combinations with 

 Perennial Flowers 



A GLIMPSE at the fifty colored plates of 

 "Some English Gardens" shows that 

 we are still two or three hundred years behind 

 the English in our love of gardens and 

 flowers. This sumptuous book, by George 

 S. Elgood and Gertrude Jekyll, is full of 

 inspiration and of practical suggestion for 

 Americans, especially in formal gardening. 

 While many of the ideas could be duplicated 

 only by the rich, the color combinations of 

 hardy perennials, which are the glory of the 

 book, are entirely practical for anyone who 

 has a hardy border. Here are some of the 

 best combinations. 



TWO-COLOR COMBINATIONS 



Orange and blue. Herring lily (Lilium 

 croceum), and monkshood (presumably Aco- 

 nitum Napdlus). Also herring lilies and 

 larkspurs. 



Pink and lavender. China roses and 

 lavender {Lavendula vera). 



Pale blue and pale yellow. Monkshood 

 (possibly Aconitum Fischeri), and evening 

 primrose (doubtless Oenothera biennis var. 

 grandi flora, known to the trade as (Enolhera 

 Lamarckiana) . Also lavender {Lavandula 

 vera)-, and Lilium monadelphum,- known to 

 the trade as L. Szovitzianum. 



Pink and yellow. Anemone Japonica and 

 "goldilocks," one of the few vellow Michael- 

 mas daisies (possibly Aster Linosyris, known 

 to the trade as Linosyris vulgaris and Chry- 

 socoma vulgaris). 



Scarlet-orange and yellow. Poker plants 

 (Kniphofia or Tritoma), and Anthemis 

 tinctoria, an excellent summer- and autumn- 

 flowering composite. 



Pink and white. Red valerian (Cen- 

 tranthus ruber), and tall white lilies. (They 

 stand among thatched beehives in Mr. 

 Elgood's charming painting.) 



Purple and yellow. New England aster 

 (Aster Novm Anglice), and Lamarck's even- 

 ing primrose (Oenothera biennis var. grandi- 

 flora, known to the trade as Oenothera La- 

 marckiana). Also New England asters and 

 French marigolds. 



THREE-COLOR COMBINATION 



Pale yellow, white and china pink. Aconi- 

 tum Lycoctormm, Lilium candidum and 

 phlox. 



FOUR-COLOR COMBINATIONS 



White, blue, pink and yellow. Chry- 

 santhemum idiginosum, about five feet; vero- 



nica, one and a half to three feet; Anemone 

 Japonica, two and a half feet; snapdragons, 

 one and a half feet. 



Blue, white, purple and orange. Lark- 

 spurs, four feet; Canterbury bells, lavender 

 and white (Campanula Medium); Lilium 

 elegans (just a touch, to spice the whole). 



Yellow, white, red and lavender. Big 

 annual sunflowers, six feet; Chrysanthemum 

 uliginosum, four feet; cardinal-red dahlias, 

 three feet ; lavender, one and a half feet. 



How Much Seed to Plant for a 

 Family of Six 



' I ''HE following rules will be helpful for 

 *- the beginner who wants to get fresh 

 vegetables and fruits from May until mid- 

 winter. A space ioo x 200 feet is enough. 



HOW TO PLAN THE GARDEN 



i. Plant in rows, not beds and avoid the 

 backache. 



2. Plant vegetables that mature at the 

 same time near one another. 



3. Plant vegetables of the same height 

 near together — tall ones back. 



4. Run the rows the short way, for con- 

 venience in cultivation and because 100 feet 

 of anything is enough. 



5. Put the permanent vegetables (aspar- 

 agus, rhubarb, sweet herbs) in a row at one 

 side, so that the rest will be easy to plow. 



6. Practice rotation. Do not put vines 

 where they were last. Put corn in a different 

 place. The other important groups are root 

 crops (including potato and onion), cabbage 

 tribe; peas and beans; tomato, eggplant, and 

 pepper; salad plants. 



7. Don't grow potatoes in a small garden. 

 They aren't worth the bother. 



SOW BEFORE DANGER OF FROST IS PAST 

 Vegetable No. of feet Seeds 



Parsnip 50 \ ounce 



Salsify 50 I ounce 



Plant above in one row next to permanent 

 vegetables because they stay in the ground 

 all winter. 



Onion sets 25 I pint 



Onion seed 75 1 ounce 



Beets, early 50 1 ounce 



Lettuce 50 J ounce 



Radish . 100 I ounce 



Sow radish in same row with lettuce. 



Cabbage, early 



100 



40-50 plants 



Cauliflower 



IOO 



40-50 plants 



Pea, extra early 



IOO 



1 quart 



Pea, intermediate 



IOO 



1 quart 



Pea, late 



IOO 



I quart 



Pea, earlv (succession) 



IOO 



I quart 



Pea, dwarf 



5° 



I pint 



Sow the first three March I5th-April 1st; 

 the fourth when No. 1 is out of the way; the 

 last April 15th. 



AFTER DANGER OF FROST 



In rows 



Corn, early 





300 



1 J pints 



Corn, late 





200 



1 pint 



String beans, 



earh 



50 



1 pint 



String beans, 



late 



5° 



1 pint 



Tomato 





100 



33 P lants 



Okra 





IOO 



2 ounces 



Eggplants 





IOO 

 VINES 



25 plants 





In 



hills, 6x6 feet 





Cucumbers 





16 hills 



1 package 



Muskmelons 





32 hills 



1 package 



Squash, summer 



6 hills 



1 package 



Squash, late 





12 hills 



1 package 



PERMANENT VEGETABLES 



Rhubarb bed 25 x 3 feet 6 large clumps 



Asparagus bed 25 x 3 feet 12 large clumps 



Sweet herbs 100x3 feet 6 packages 



Parsley, sage, mint, thyme, caraway, dill. 

 Not permanent but should be in a border. 



SUCCESSION CROPS 



After these 





Plant these 



Early peas 

 Intermediate peas 



Late cabbage, 24 plants 

 Cauliflower, 24 plants 



String beans 





Celery, 50 plants 



DISTANCE BETWEEN ROWS 



Size of Vegetables Distance 





Examples 



Big 4 feet 

 Medium 3 feet 



1 



omato family, peas 

 Corn 



Small 2 feet 





Lettuce 



Vines 6 feet 





Cucumber 



New York. 





C. E. Hunn. 



Fruit Enough for a Family of Six 

 for Table Use and Canning 



THE following garden requires 100 x 100 

 feet. Small fruits planted this year 

 will yield next year. 



Spa 

 Fruits 



ce to p 

 Feet 



ant 





Distances 

 Feet 



Strawberries, early 



100 







ijx4 



Strawberries, mid-season 



IOO 







l£x 4 



Strawberries, late 



IOO 







I* x 4 



Raspberries 



200 







3x5 



(Red, black, yellow and purp 



e; the 



last 



or c 



■ nning.) 



Blackberries 



200 







6x6 



Currants 

 Grapes 

 Peaches (6) 

 Plums (6) 

 Pears, dwarf (6) 



IOO 

 200 

 IOO 

 IOO 

 IOO 







3x4 



8x8 



15x15 

 15 x 15 



I5XIS 



New York. 





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