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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Januaby, 19 14 



Canterbury bells (Campanula), with their 

 white or blue blossoms, fit into most color 

 schemes and always please. 



Carnations require more care than some 

 of the others. They must have their blos- 

 soms picked frequently or they will "rest," 

 when they are little more decorative than 

 a patch of dead weeds. They mass well, 

 however. 



Shasta daisy is a grand plant for the bor- 

 der. It blends well with other flowers, 

 but perhaps is most often used alone. When 

 a bed is once well started, blossoms cover 

 the plants constantly from early summer till 

 after most other flowers are gone. The 

 plants spread very rapidly and are best 

 when divided every other year. In starting 

 with them, purchase the plants rather than 

 the seed in order to get a quick result. 



Foxglove is so tall that it is usually neces- 

 sary to use it in the border where there is 

 no other background plant. It does not 

 blossom until the second year from seed. 

 Grow several plants of each of the colors — 

 purple, lavender, rose, and white — and 

 be sure that they are not flanked on either 

 side by plants that are much smaller. Be- 

 cause of its height, it is usually best to 

 have the foxglove at the end of the border 

 or in a corner bed. 



You might plan for a few plants of the 

 Oriental poppy {Papaver orientate) which 

 has an exceptionally large flower. ' The 

 sharp red of the petals is so startling that 

 it is best to use only a few plants and to 

 keep these toward the rear leaving the 

 most conspicuous part of the border for 

 blooms of more delicate hues. 



Although there may be exceptions, it is a 

 general rule that the house border should 

 have a distinct background and a prom- 

 inent edging. 



As a rule, the larger flower beds should 

 be on the border of the lawn or in the rear 

 of the house. A generous lawn is first to be 

 desired. 



If you have room for bedding, don't be 

 satisfied without some bulbs. The import- 

 ant point to consider in your planning of a 

 bulb garden is the succession of bloom. 

 The plants themselves are very unattractive 

 after the flowers have faded. 



By studying the table carefully it will be 

 easy to plan for blossoms every month. 



In January crocus and Roman hyacinths. 

 In February, narcissus, Dutch hyacinths, 

 Ranunculus Asiaticus, tulips, and a continu- 

 ation of the plants that began to bloom in 

 January. March brings the freesia, scilla, 

 snowdrop, and bleeding heart. April opens 

 the anemones; which continue through May. 

 In June the first of the gladiolus appear, ac- 

 companied by the African lily, tuberous 

 begonia, tigridia, Amaryllis Belladonna, var. 

 major, and dahlias. The montbretia comes 

 in July. Lily-of-the-valley opens first in 

 August, and continues with others of the 

 bulbs through September and October. 

 November brings nothing new, but the 

 dahlias and cannas are usually still in bloom. 

 The year is rounded out by lilies in De- 

 cember. 



ANNUALS 



Name 



Abronia umbellata 



grandiflora 

 Alyssum compactum 

 Godetia 



Lobelia 

 Portulaca 



Verbena 



Brachycome 

 iberidifolia 

 Centaurea 



Mesembryanthemum 



crystallinum 

 Calendula officinalis 



Annual chrysan- 

 themum 



Calliopsis 

 Papaver glaucum 

 and umbrosum 

 Bartonia aurea 



Height 

 (inches) 



6-8 



9-12 



18-23 



24-30 



Color 



Rose 



White 



Rose, 

 white, 

 red 



Blue 



Yellow, 



white, 



crimson. 



scarlet 



Red, 

 blue, 

 white, 

 pink 



Blue, 

 white 



Yellow, 

 pink, 

 blue, 

 white 



White 



Orange, 

 yellow 



Pink, 

 red, 

 white, 

 yellow 

 All 



Scarlet 



Golden- 

 yellow 



TIME TO PLANT 



Feb. Mar. 



Apr. 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 







BULBS AND 



TUBERS 























PLANTING 



AND FLOWERING TIME* 









Name 





























Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



For Bedding and Borders 



























Agapanthus umbellatus 



P 



P 



P 



P 





F 



F 



F 



F 



PF 



P 



P 



Anemones 



P 



P 





F 



F 



F 



F 





P 



P 



P 



P 



Begonia (tuberous) 





P 



P 



p 



P 



• F 



F 



F 



F 



F 







Crocus 



PF 



PF 



F 



F 











P 



P 



P 



P 



Narcissus 



P 



PF 



F 



F 











P 



P 



P 



P 



Freesia 



P 





F 



F 









P 



P 



P 



P 



P 



Dutch hyacinths 



P 



PF 



F 



F 













P 



P 



P 



Roman hyacinths 



PF 



PF 



F 



F 









P 



P 



P 



P 



PF 



Lily-of-the-valley 



P 



P 



P 



P 









F 



F 



F 





P 



Ranunculus Asiaticus 



P 



PF 



F 



F 













P 



P 



P 



Scilla 







F 



F 











P 









Tigridia 













F 



F 



F 



PF 



PF 







Tulip 





F 



F 



F 



F 











P 



P 





Montbretia 





P 



P 









F 



F 



F 









Snowdrop 



P 



P 



F 



F 













P 



P 



P 



For Backgrounds and 



























Massing 



























Amaryllis Belladonna,major 



P 



P 



P 







F 



F 



F 



P 



P 



P 



P 



Amaryllis Belladonna,minor 



P 



P 



P 













PF 



PF 



P 



P 



Amaryllis Johnsoni 





P 



P 



P 









F 



F 



F 







Caladium (elephant's ear) 



P 



P 



P 



P 



P 



P 















Dahlia 



P 



P 



P 



P 



P 



P F 



F 



F 



F 



F 



F 





Dielytra (bleeding heart) 



P 



P 



PF 



PF 



F 













P 



P 



Gladiolus 



P 



P 



P 



P 



P 



F 



F 



F 



F 



F 







Japan iris 



P 



P 



P 



F 



F 

















Spanish iris 







F 



F 



F 









P 



P 



P 



P 



Ixia 



P 





F 



F 



F 









P 



P 



P 



P 



Kniphofia (red-hot poker 



P 



P 



P 



P 





F 



F 



F 



F 



PF 



P 



P 



plant) 



























Japanese lilies 



P 



P 



P 







F 



F 



F 



F 



P 



P 



P 



St. Joseph lily 













F 



F 



PF 



PF 



P 



P 





Tiger lily 



P 



P 



P 







F 



F 



F 



F 





P 



P 



Easter lily 



P 



P 



P 







F 







P 



P 



P 



P 



Calla lily 



PF 



PF 



PF 



F 



F 







P 



P 



P 



P 



PF 



Canna 





P 









P 



F 



F 



F 



F 



F 





*Note. — P refers to time when planting is to be done; F signifies the season of bloom. 



