October, 1 y 9 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



125 



Common Name 



Botanical Name 



Color 



Special Purpose and Situation 



Height 



Duration in 

 Weeks 



Other Facts of Interest 



Great-flowered gail- 



Gaillardia grandifora. 



Heuchera san guinea.. 



Iris laevigata 



Lychnis coronaria. . . . 



Monarda didyma 



Pteonia officinalis. . . . 



Pyrethrum roseum. . . . 



Rhododendron maxi- 

 mum 



Yellow, maroon 

 Coral red 



Cutting 



iHt.... 



iS in.... 

 2^-4 ft.. 



lj-2ft.. 

 2-3 ft. . . 

 2-3 ft. . . 



1 h-z ft. . 

 3-6 ft... 



3-4 ft... 



20 ft 



2-3 ft. . . 

 5ft 



3-5 ft... 

 6 ft. 



2 ft. 



6 ft. 



3ft 



3ft 



2-3 ft. . . 



3-4 ft... 



2J-3 ft.. 



3-4 ft... 



3 ft 



2-5 ft. . . 



lift.... 



6 ft 



1 ft. 



2* ft.... 



2 ft. 



■ hft- 

 4-6 ft... 

 3-4 ft... 



1 $-2 ft.. 



vine .... 

 6 ft. 



4-5 ft... 



20 ft. 

 2-3 ft. . . 

 12 ft 



6 ft. 



12-15 ' n - 

 15-18 in. 



lj-2ft.. 



5 ^ 



2-3 ft... 

 3-5 ft... 



4 ft 



4 ft 



6 ft. 



65 ft.... 

 6 ft. 

 10 ft.. . . 



all summer., 

 all summer . 



eight 



all summer. 



four 



eight 



four 



twelve 



Blooms first year from seed and until frost if fading flowers 

 are cut. Large daisy-like flowers. 







Graceful racemes of delicate flowers. Blooms all summer 

 in any situation. 



Largest flowered iris. Needs more moisture than others. 

 Flowers will not ship well. 



Biennial or perennial. Common plant of old gardens. Glow- 

 ing flowers and white foliage. 



Rapid spreading. Plant next to white phlox to minimize 

 burning color. 



Japanese iris 





Crimson 







Garden peony 



Red chrysanthemum 

 Rhododendron 



Crimson 



Whitish 





Cutting 



soil. Immense flowers. 

 Summer-blooming hardy perennial composite, with finely 



dissected foliage. 

 Safely planted in fall under cover of trees, etc., on non-limey 



soil well drained. 



Insect proof, good for hedge and at seaside. Fruit showy 

 in late summer. 







White to purple- 





Rosa Wichuraiana .. . 



Spiraa palmata 



Spiraa van Houttei . . 



Aconitum autumnale.. 



Ground cover and trellis 



Memorial rose 



White 



Practically evergreen, shiny foliage. Flowers small Grows 



Queen of the prairie. 

 Bridal wreath 



Deep crimson . . 

 White 



on very poor soils. 

 Welcome color, vigorous grower in damp soils. Valuable 



for wild gardening. 

 S. argula is a showier plant, but not so reliable Flowers 





four 



all summer.. 



four 



three 



JULY 



Monkshood 



Blue 





in flat heads. Showiest white flower shrub of season. 

 Flowers continue tin September in rich soil. Beautiful color 





Various 



White 



Open border and shrubbery. . . . 



and habit, very poisonous. 

 Most stately tall herbaceous plant, especially in single varieties. 



Spray with Bordeaux all season. 

 Only reliable flower of its color and season. Grows well 



Butterfly weed 



Pepper bush 



Lemoine's deutzia. . . 



Clethra alnifolia 



Echinacea purpurea. . 

 Gypsophila paniculata 

 Heliopsis Itevis, var. 



Hemerocallis fulva . . . 



Lythrum Salicaria. ... 



Phlox paniculata 



Platycodon grandi- 



Rosa setigera, vars.... 



Spir&a Bumalda, var. 



Anthony Waterer. . . 



Statice lati folia 



Aster Nova- An glite. . . 



Boltonia asteroides. .. . 



Caryopteris Mastacan- 

 thus 





among shrubs, but best color in full sun. 



Flowers in upright spikes till September; fragrant. Valu- 

 able for late summer. Moist soil preferred. 



Showiest and hardiest of the deutzias. Larger flowers than 



White 





eight 



three 



Purple cone flower. . 







Pride of Rochester, but dwarfer. 

 Rather coarse but effective flowers. Sometimes four feet 



White 





high. 

 Beautiful misty white flowers, especially effective in bou- 



Yellow 



Deep tawny yel- 

 low 



Deep purple. . . . 



Pink 





quets. 

 Earlier and smaller than sunflowers. Deeper color than most 



Brown day lily 



Gay feather 



Spiked loosestrife 



Perennial phlox 



Balloon flower 



Shade and grass land 



sunflower-like plants. 

 Rich color for the season. Larger than yellow H. flava 





Var. Kwanso has double flowers. Any soil. 

 Plants in masses against heavy background. Flowers in 





four 



all summer, 

 all summer. 



four 



eight 



four 



five 



all summer . 



dense unbranched spike. 

 Best of the genus. Very showy in swamps. Will also grow 







in borders. 

 Flowers vary much in color. Cut back for later bloom till 



Blue, white 



Deep yellow. . . . 

 Deep blue 



Blue 



White 





frost. Buy named varieties. 

 Largest easily grown flowers of the bellflower family. 







Shrubs with prickly branches. Almost scentless flowers 







about two inches across, deep rose fading to white. 

 Hardy, half-shrubby, much branched plant with button-like 



Anthony Waterer 





flowers. Evergreen, fragrant. 

 Only flowering shrub of its period. Constant bloomer. 





Isolate on account of color. 



Broad-leaved sea 



Flats heads of clear blue flowers which last long when cut. 

 Do not disturb unnecessarily. 



AUGUST 



New England aster. . 



Any soil, moist preferred. Improves greatly in cultiva- 





tion. Best of tall asters. 

 One of the most profuse daisy-like flowers. Any soil. Mixed 





Blue 



Rose, purple. . . . 

 White 



Blue color in the shrubbery 



eight 



eight 



four 



five 



four 



three 



eight 



twenty-four . 



border or rough places. 

 A shrub that in the North is cut to the ground by winter. 





Invaluable for its color. 



Turtle head 



Chelone Lyoni 



Clematis paniculata. .. 

 Helianthus rigidus... 



Hibiscus Moscheutos . 



Hibiscus Syriacus .... 



Rudbeckta laciniata, 



var. f. pi 



Sedum spectabile 



Stokesia cyanea 



Veronica subsessilis . .. 



Abelia grandifora .... 



Anemone Japonica. . . 



Aster Novi-Belgii .... 



Baccharis halimifolia 



Hibiscus hybrids 



Hydrangea paniculata, 

 var. grandifora .... 



Acer platanoides 



Hamamelis Virginica 



Thick clumps. Flowers in dense leafy spikes. Deep green 

 glossy foliage. Profuse bloomer in any soil. 



Profuse bloomer on new growth. Cut back severely each 

 _ year in winter or before growth starts. 



Var. Miss Melish best. Often offered as Harpalium rigidum. 

 Large flowers with loosely arranged rays. Dry soil. 



Var. Crimson Eye best. Like a hollyhock. Foliage effective. 



Japan clematis 





Yellow. . 





Rose mallow 



White, crimson 

 Various 





Rose of Sharon 





Mulch in winter. 



Best tall late shrub in selected pure colors. Best planted in 

 spring. Flowers on old wood. 



Deepest shining red spikes for swamps or open border. Self- 

 sows on rich moist soil. 



Flowers followed by plumose fruits. Common in old gardens. 

 Attacked by borer. 



Commonest tall yellow double flower, growing in any soil, 

 if watered well. Cut back for second crop of flowers. 



Give good drainage. Best of the tall stonecrops. 



Unusually fine shade of blue. Large thistle-like flower. 



Cardinal flower 





Smoke bush 



Yellow 





Golden glow 



Showy sedum 



Massing in rough places 



Lavender 



Deep blue 



White, carmine. 

 Blue, violet 







Cutting 



Plant straggling. 

 Best in deep, rich soil in an open position. 



Valuable in shrubbery because always in flower till November. 

 Grown in peaty soil in open sun. 



SEPTEMBER 



Abelia 



Japanese anemone. . 



Shrubbery or lawn 





five 



eight 



twelve 



till frost 



all year .... 

 all year .... 



border. 

 Best late flowering aster for border or wild garden. Prefers 



moist soil. 

 Select pistillate plants. It is the pappus that is effective 



against dark foliage. 









Shades of pink. . 

 White . . 





Hardy hydrangea. . . 



OCT. and DEC. 



Norway maple 





suitable for formal places. Arching stems. 

 Cut back in winter for profuse flower on new brood. Trusses 

 turn pink when old. 



Round head making effective dense shade, and glorious 



Yellow 



Yellowish 



Yellow & brown 







golden color in fall. 

 Quick growing and effective hedge; deciduous, with red berries 



Witch hazel 





in bunches lasting till spring. 

 Only tree flowering in November. Plant early. Seed pods 







taken indoors burst with loud nnise. 



