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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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References: i, Bermuda lilies; 2, crocus; 3, dwarf cedars; 

 4, Annunciation lily; 5. Crown Imperial; 6, golden-rayed 

 Japan lily (Lilium auratum); 7, white and pink peonies; 

 8, poet's narcissus; 9. pansies; 10. tiger ily; 11, German 

 iris; 12, cannas; 13, gladiolus 14, dahlias; 15, hardy white 

 perennial phlox; 16, hardy pink perennial phlox; 17, scarlet 

 sage; 18, white China asters. 



3. — The garden in four sections 



white ; white daffodils (Xarcissus poeticus) ; 

 Cineraria maritima, or dusty miller; bal- 

 sam, double white; Chinese peonies; sweet 

 peas Mt. Blanc; roses trained to tree form, 

 Baroness Rothschild, Crimson Baby Ram- 

 bler, Dorothy Perkins, Magna Charta, La 

 France, General Jacqueminot, two of each. 



In plan No. 3 a sodded walk divides 

 the garden into four sections. The flowers 

 are confined to narrow beds 3 feet wide 

 leaving 2,448 sq. ft. in all for the vegetables. 



The dial is at the extreme end of the 

 walk opposite the entrance and rustic 

 benches are at the termini of the side paths. 



Small cedar trees are planted along the 

 fence line in the rear of the dial and they 

 are also used in the border on either side 

 of the rustic seats where they bring into 

 fine relief the annunciation lilies and the 

 golden rayed Japan lilies planted near them. 





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References: I, Rhododendron maximum; 2, privet; 3, holly- 

 hocks; 4, cedars; 5, tulips; 6, privet; 7. rose Gen. Jacqueminot; 

 8, Oriental poppies; 9, cosmos; 10. May pinks; 11, snapdragon; 

 12, chrysanthemums; 13, May pinks; 14. lily-of-the-valley; 

 IS, Japanese anemone; 16, sweet William; 17. coreopsis; 

 18, sunflower (Helianthus); 19, sunflower (Heliopsis); 20, 

 Spircta Thunbergii; 21, white lilac; 22. arborvitae (dwarf); 

 23. Shasta daisy; 24, Hybrid Perpetual roses. 



4. — Vegetables in centre, flowers around 



On each side of the walk near the 

 entrance are planted Bermuda Easter 

 lilies. From this point, plantings of hardy 

 white perennial phlox extend half way 

 toward the centre of the garden. Scarlet 

 sage fines the rear of these borders to the 

 plantings of cannas at the turn. At the 

 intersection of the walk, the plantings are 

 similar — cannas in the background, white 

 peonies before them and poet's narcissus 

 at the outer edge. 



Following the path toward the dial, the 

 flower borders are planted with gladioli, 

 pansies and pink hardy perennial phlox, 

 white China asters and — on either side 

 of the dial — the Bermuda Easter lily. 



In the beds along the side paths are 

 dahlias, German iris, tiger lilies, crown 

 imperial and Japan and annunciation lilies. 



The varieties which may be used to make 

 this arrangement effective are: The Ber- 

 muda Easter lily, thirty-six bulbs; crocus, 

 mixed spring flowering, five dozen; dwarf 

 cedars, sixteen small ones planted two feet 

 apart; the annunciation lily, sixteen bulbs; 

 Crown Imperial, twenty bulbs; Lilium 

 auratum, or golden rayed lily of Japan, 

 twelve bulbs; peonies, ten roots each of 

 alba superba (cream white centre and 

 rosy border), Queen Victoria (pink); poet's 

 narcissus, four dozen bulbs; pansies, Morn- 

 ing Dawn (vermilion and yellow), Mauve 

 Queen, and Psyche (rich violet); tiger 

 lily, twelve bulbs; German iris, Mrs. H. 

 Darwin, three dozen; cannas Chautauqua 

 (scarlet) and Jupiter (vivid red) ; gladiolus 

 America (soft pink), to be used near the 

 white China asters, and Cardinal (red) to 

 be used in the borders near the entrance; 

 dahlias Jack Rose and Mrs. Roosevelt 

 (pink) twenty roots of each; hardy peren- 

 nial phlox Joan of Arc (white), and Belvi- 

 dere (pink), twenty plants in all; scarlet 

 sage (Salvia splendens) Scarlet Dragon; 

 white China asters, Empress Comet. 



Plan Xo. 4 is the simplest of the garden 

 combinations. It is convenient as it gives 

 direct access to the vegetable garden. 

 Here flowers form the setting, and being 

 planted about the vegetable area, they 

 greet the eye on every side. Walk and 

 flower border are of equal width as here 

 given but may be changed to suit individ- 

 ual preference without marring the effect. 

 This arrangement gives 1,764 sq. ft. of 

 space for raising vegetables. 



An effective planting scheme for the 

 flower border consists of a combination 

 of shrubs and flowers. At each corner 

 the garden is a red cedar. Plantings 

 of hollyhocks near the boundary with 

 RJwdodcndroi maximum in the foreground 

 are features of the right and left bor- 

 ders as one proceeds from the entrance. 

 At the corners are plantings of Japanese 

 anemones. Near the margin of the beds 

 in the nearer corners are tulips and in the 

 farther corners, lily of the valley is used 

 as a marginal planting. Two specimens 

 of the Spircca Thunbergii are planted about 

 fifteen feet from each corner on the right 

 hand side and two specimens of white lilac 

 occupy corresponding positions on the 



left. Cosmos, roses, pinks, daisies, an- 

 tirrhinum (snapdragon) and chrysanthe- 

 mum are given room in the side borders. 

 In the border section opposite the entrance 

 are planted coreopsis, helianthus, heliopsis, 

 and sweet William. Two specimens of 

 dwarf vitea are planted in the border fifteen 

 feet from each corner. 



The necessary varieties are: Rhododen- 

 dron maximum, eight plants; hollyhock 

 (double deep rose and double white) ; tulip 

 .Queen of the Netherlands (rosy pink), 

 four dozen; poppies double fringed (white 

 and pink) ; cosmos Early White Giant and 

 Lady Lenox (pink) ; May pinks (Dianthus 

 plumarius); snapdragon Giant Scarlet; 

 hardy chrysanthemum, Sunset (yellow), 

 and Prince of Wales (white); lily-of-the- 

 valley; white Japanese anemones; sweet 

 William in variety; coreopsis El Dorado 

 or Harvest Moon; Spircca Thunbergii; 

 white lilac; dwarf arborvitas; Shasta daisy; 

 Hybrid Perpetual roses, Magna Charta, 

 Her Majesty, Baroness Rothschild and 

 Black Prince. 



Plan Xo. 5 allows about 3,500 sq. ft. of 



vegetable area. 



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References fall rosesV i. Baby Rambler; 2. Gloire Lyon- 

 naise; 3, Yellow Maman Cochet; 4. Golden Gate; 5. Marie 

 Guillot; 6. Dorothy Perkins; 7. La France; 8. Hermosa; 

 9, The Bride; 10, Gruss an Teplitz; 11, Killarney. 



5. — Vegetables dominant, but with ample rose bed 



prises about 400 sq. ft. and is planted 

 with roses. The path leading to the flower 

 garden is bordered with a privet hedge 

 which also surrounds the flower garden. 

 The entrance is arched with privet, and 

 privet arches just within give access to the 

 vegetable garden. 



The area embraced by the circular path 

 in the inner garden is ornamented by a 

 dial or bird font and planted with roses 

 of the Baby Rambler type. Ten bushes 

 are required for this. In the surrounding 

 beds are two plants each of Gloire Lyon- 

 naise, Golden Gate, Yellow Maman 

 Cochet, Marie Guillot, Hermosa, The 

 Bride, Gruss an Teplitz and Killarney; 

 four of La France and two of Dorothy 

 Perkins over the entrance. For preferred 

 vegetable varieties the reader is referred 

 to earlier issues of The Garden Magazine. 



