OcToBER, 1908 
THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
It is the herbaceous perennials that give the richest effects and the best colors in the garden. 
your selection now for next year’s display 
is best done in rows right in the frame where 
they are to remain all winter, the ground 
being first prepared by spading under a 
liberal allowance of good manure and 
trampled a trifle to firm the soil. On no 
account leave the soil soft and spongy 
as it then gets sloppy when watered, a 
condition that is not conducive to healthy 
growth. 
Mark off the bed of a frame in lines, six 
inches apart. This gives the plants quite 
enough room for winter quarters, as they 
do not grow much during winter and by the 
time growth starts in spring they can be 
set out in permanent quarters. A sharp 
stick is useful for dibbing, and the amateur 
will no doubt like to use some aid —a 
pointed label is good — but the professional 
gardener will use his finger and work much 
faster. 
Insert the seedling up to the seed leaves 
and after planting water the plants with a 
watering pot to settle the soil around the 
roots, shade them for several days, watch- 
ing carefully to move the shade as soon as 
growth starts. If this is not done the plants 
will get spindly. 
ATTENTION IN WINTER 
An occasional watering is the only thing 
needed until the cold weather sets in, when 
some kind of protection must be given. 
It is well to have this provided for well in 
advance of the actual need. Of course, 
sash make the best protection but they 
cost a good deal; if you can’t afford sash 
get some ordinary boards. In the depth of 
winter when it freezes hard salt hay or 
stable litter should be piled upon the frames, 
whether you use sash or boards, to keep 
out the heavy frosts. 
But the plants need light, and the more 
they get the better they will be. Therefore 
uncover the frames whenever possible on 
mild days, but I have had frames full of 
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perennials which were covered for a couple 
of weeks and no harm resulted. I do not 
advise you to try this, however, because you 
may not be so fortunate as I was. 
LLNG/ 
Toward March plenty of mild weather 
is due and the frames can be uncovered 
more frequently, and, even though their 
contents may have suffered a trifle during 
the winter, they will soon pick up when the 
spring days come. 
THE SECOND TRANSPLANTING 
The young plants will be ready for the 
second transplanting into their permanent 
quarters some time during April or May. 
They must be moved now to their flowering 
quarters if they are to be planted for garden 
effect. If, however, they are raised solely 
for cutting it will be better to leave them in 
the frame, but in that case more room will 
have to be afforded the plants when planting 
in fall. I plant closely and then in spring 
take out every other plant for shifting to the 
garden, keeping the others in the frame for 
cutting. Lift the plants by means of a 
trowel with a ball of earth and after planting 
in the garden give a good watering. 
Before beginning to plant it will be worth 
while to plan the garden a trifle. Avoid 
planting everything in straight rows; get the 
different colors in clumps; bring the taller 
plants to the rear. Try to work your colors 
so they don’t clash, putting the blue flowers 
in one place and reds in another, dividing 
with white; don’t. bring together two such 
colors as pink and blue, or red and yellow. 
Forty-five Perennials for Fall Sowing—Arranged According to Season of Bloom 
COMMON NAME STANDARD NAME | (feet) COLOR SEASON 
iBindseyemeeaeeoss Adonis vernalis .....-- Destine Ve lOWiy ihrer reesei nroieeta ye Sette otto April and May 
Buglederer eae sacs Ajuga reptans .......- Greepenlawilte as oe st else ysis fy tere May 
IROGkacressieeee eae Arabis albida......-.. Creeper RWwhite tats oo eee ace cere May 
Leopard’s bane ...| Dovonicum plantagine’m| 2... .- yellow eee ere 5 Sarsts cate esckee ree Ee May 
Marsh marigold ..| Caltha palustris....... Teens bri ghtayellowaeeee eae eee eee May 
Columbine=e-ee-- Aquilegia cerulea...... Bee blwevandinwihite yee eee May and June 
English daisy ....| Bellis perennis........ Ose lal: Wilk espe seoee sae xaccoas May and June 
Giant daisy ....-.- Chrysanthemum roseum!2..... Tel 1 WhIOsdbooensdosccousuccs May and June 
Oriental poppy-.-..| Papaver Orientale..... Dit SCARE termes meet ae ere May and June 
St. Bruno’s lily -..| Paradisea liliastrum ...|2-.--- WMS An Sad aaocHer esse te ouaoee May and June 
Forget-me-not ....| Wyosotis alpestris...... Deiat DIME Raat reat oe ale nee ween May to July 
Baneberry ...---- AGH CHG soaccaccuss Ce Win Leupp tree 12k ai conte ate June 
Hoxcloveleasee ee Digitalis purpurea....|6-....- WIAD () WHMIS. ooo kocseboeceses June 
“iD srahtia see Se eS ee Armeria maritima..... We ages TOS CBr eo ate este eae ae June 
Canterbury bells ..| Campanula Medium...| 3--..-- Dine, Whouktie, fork .oo-caccocsuccs June and July 
Dey IW) Scooneoee Hemerocallis flava....- Cee uals As Rae Sean nee aoe June and July 
Gasjplanteeeeeeee Dictamnus Fraxinella..| 2..--- pink wwihite se Saver cere ses June and July 
Coldituiee=--- Alyssum saxatile...... Lprorteos ello Wastes errs el oe oe June and July 
Rose campion....| Lychnis Coronaria....|2-..-- GHIMSOMgseya states oe sievsy ar ate aah a June and July 
Baby’s-breath ....| Gypsophila paniculata.| 3-..-- WIDIt Gwe raniersie yen ee eit ete ay June to Aug. 
Corflower Ss--2- Rudbeckia hirta....... BiLonOn | teOldentyellowmepmanee eae acer June to Sept. 
Meadow sage...-- Salvia pratensis.....-- eee DN Stereo archers ears aN crcte cate Cato June to Sept. 
Monkshood ......| Aconitum Napellus....| 3----- bluewaaeeeisiseinc sess eee June to Sept. 
Blanket flower ...| Gaillardia aristata..... oie es VellOw eiseccciate enna oes June to fall 
Mickseed’ 22 =. .-1.- Coreopsis tinctoria..... Bi as Wallen bee See poeta ae ee June to fall 
Golden marguerite| Anthemis tinctoria..... Togoos poldentyellowpyse sees eer June to fall 
Hardy larkspur -..| Delphinum formosum..| 3 to 6.| blue and white .---......-...... June to fall 
supimtess oes 2 oe Lupinus hirsutus......| 3----- lS SOS Gen eee ees rete June to fall 
Shrubby clematis .| Clematis Davidiana....| 3-.--- NWS cocgdétasssogoneuououesode June to fall 
Warrow <2c2 --2- = Achillea Ptarmica...... Dsoaos WMI TON epetererslereiieyaa) sais e ais cicinis a clele June to fall 
False dragon head | Physostegia Virginiana| 4...-- PULpleMt OR Nifeleee= eee eee July and Aug. 
Hollyhock ....... AUMEDVOSEO eri = Os Goce rose to wh., yellow, madder brown] July and Aug. 
Gaysteathemer aac Liatris pycnostachia ...| 4...-- CimloNNil; S-Hagasocersosoesassae July to Sept. 
Common sunflower| Helianthus annuus ....| 3 to 8.| yellow ......-......----------- July to Oct. 
Stoke’s aster ..... Stokesia cyanea....... DS Se AC ale wateeetereraeiett- fo sere fo eines July to Oct. 
Beard tongue ....| Pentstemon barbatus...| 3-.--- light pink to carmine ..........- July to fall 
Evening primrose .| @nothera biennis..... ieee buiehtny ello ws essere eas ines = July to fall 
Hardy phlox ..... Phlox paniculata...... Aarts pink-purple to white ......-- .---| July to fall 
Knapweed ....... Centaurea nigra......- De ae UID odd snscemmpenBeerce same ts July to fall 
Bear’s breech....- Acanthus mollis....-.- Boteos WRIte wee ete yeaepearet chery yee ee August 
False chamomile ..| Boltonia latisquama....| 2 to 7-| bluish white -..............-.-.- Aug. to Oct. 
Windflower ..---.- ATED. VOR LEE 2.02\| 2 © Bo\\ WaMS SooceScascsosgsasssosecs- Aug. to Nov. 
Snakeroot .....-.- Cimicifuga simplex....| 3----- WKS Goods cooSuoosdeseeser soc Sept. and Oct. 
Stanwortsyeee eee Aster Nove-anglia, etc.| 2...-- blue; white/to: rose. -J522--.22-2- Sept. and Oct. 
Moonpenny daisy . 
Chrysanthemum maxi’m| 2 to 3- 
white, pyellowscentnre sar tts seer Oct. and Noy. 
