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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Aphil, 19 18 



Perennial border to be raised from seed. 



NOTE: — Working blueprints of any of these plans can be had from the editor for 

 ten cents each. 



Poppies in a mixture give a delightful effect 

 of delicacy and variety, which is softened and 

 relieved by pure white masses of Asters and 

 Candytuft. White Cosmos masks the sharp 

 line of the trellis. 



For those who prefer selected colors, this 

 plan is capable of an infinite variety of 

 combinations. Both Asters and Sweet Peas 

 may be had in tints of shell pink, cream, 

 rose, and lavender. These may be used both 

 in harmonizing or contrasting effects. Laven- 

 der or pink Candytuft may be substituted for 

 white, and selected strains of Poppies may 

 be attempted, though all of the latter are 

 subject to variation. 



Sow the Sweet Peas as early as is humanly 

 possible, and in a trench. The Asters should 

 be started in February or March and trans- 

 planted to the open ground when the weather 

 is warm. Plants may easily be bought if an 

 early start was not made. The other seeds 

 are sown out of doors in May. If the summer 

 happens to be a dry one, or the soil is shallow, 

 the Sweet Peas and Poppies will be decidedly 



III. THE BORDER FOR POOR SOIL 



weary by the end of July; but the season can 

 be prolonged by sowing a second row of 

 Poppy seeds in front of the first in early 

 July, and by choosing late varieties of Asters 

 and Cosmos. 













INDEX 





HEIGHT 



APART 



COST 



I 



Bocconia cordata 

 Plume Poppy, pe- 

 rennial, white, 

 July-Aug. 



6'-8' 



12" 



2 pkts. $.10 



2 



Annual Sunflowers 

 Single miniature 

 mixed 



4'-6' 



12" 



1 I'kt. .10 



3 



Kochia tricophylla 

 Summer Cvpress 



2-3' 



2 



1 pkt. .05 



4 



Echinocystis lobata 

 Wild Cucumber 

 Vine 



20-30' 



3' 



1 pkt. .05 



5 



Cleome gjgantea alba 

 Spider Plant, clus- 

 ters of white flow- 

 ers and long pods 

 giving it a spider- 

 like appearance 



3§' 



18" 



.10 



6 



Centaurea cyanus 

 Bachelor's Buttons, 

 deep blue 



*'-3' 



6" 



1 pkt. .05 



.7 



Portulaca 

 Sun Plant, single 

 yellow and white 



4 "-6" 



4" 



2 pkts. .20 



.65 1 



IV. THE PERENNIAL BORDER FROM SEED 







DISTANCE 





INDEX 





APART 





SPRING 

 I 



Arabis alpina, Rock Cress, white, 









6" 



9" 



$0. 10 



2 



Bellis perennis, English Daisy, 









pink and white, 6" 



6" 



. 10 





Myosotis alpestris Victoria, 









early Forget-me-not . 



8"-I2" 



. 10 





Mvosotis palustris semper- 









fiorens, everblooming 



8"-I2" 



. 10 



3 



Narcissus, mixed yellow, long 

 and short cup cost from $1.25 







4 



Darwin or May - flowering 

 Tulips, mixed cost from 

 $1.25 per hundred 







SUMMER 









' 5 



Dianthus barbatus, Newport 

 Pink, salmon pink Sweet 

 William, 18" (June and 









July) 



8" 



• IS 



* 6 



Delphinium hybrids, Larkspur, 

 light and dark blue, 4.'— 5' 









(July) 



2' 



•15 



7 



Althaea rosea, Hollyhocks, sal- 

 mon and yellow shades, 5 -6' 









(July-Aug.) 



18" 



•IS 



* 8 



Asclepias tuberosa, Orange 

 Butterfly Weed, 2' (July- 









Aug.) 



12" 



. 10 



* 9 



Platycodon grandiflorum, Bal- 

 loon Flower, deep porcelain 









blue, 3' (July-Aug.) . 



12" 



■ °S 



10 



Chrysanthemum maximum 

 laciniatum Lace-petalled 

 Shasta Daisy, white, 2' (July- 









Aug.) 



18" 



■IS 



• 11 



Gypsophila paniculata, Baby's 

 Breath, misty grayish white, 











18" 



■ 05 



AUTUMN 









12 



Helenium autumnale Riverton 

 Gem, Bronze Sneezewort, old 

 gold turning to wallflower red, 









4'-6' (Aug.-Sept.) . . 



18" 



•IS 



13 



Boltonia asteroides, False 

 Chamomile, white, 6' (Sept- 









Oct.) 



18" 



. 10 



III. Getting Result • \ Poor Soil 



F YG'T have one of ti 5t, brickbat and 

 cinder backwards the th^d plan is war- 

 ranted to succeed. The architectural form 

 of these plants is particularly good. Note the 

 contrast between the tall, striking stems of the 

 Plume-poppy and Sunflowers, the sym- 

 metrical form of the Summer Cypress, the 

 clinging vine on the fence, the flat mass of 

 Portulaca and the irregular intermediate 

 masses of Spider-plant. The color effect is a 

 delicate one — creamy white and yellow, 

 relieved by one mass of deep blue Corn- 

 flowers. In the fall when the leaves and the 

 seed pods of the Plume-poppy turn to bronze, 

 and the Kochia to dull red another phase of 

 interest will be seen. 



Should you wish to try other things, collect 

 some of the lovely skyblue Chicory to put with 

 the Spider-plant, and arrange some orange 

 Butterfly-weed in front of the Cornflowers. 



All these seeds may be sown in the open 

 ground. Bocconia is a perennial which 

 flowers the first year and spreads very rapidly 

 from the roots. In fact, if not kept back, it 

 is liable to become troublesome. 



V. THE USEFUL BORDER 



* Note: These plants will flower the first year if sown 



Rhubarb, 3 plants, or seeds (.05) 

 Asparagus, 24 plants, or seeds 



(.05) 



Horse-radish, 6 plants . ^ . 

 Peppermint or spearmint, I 



plant 



Sage, seeds 



Thyme, seed 



Chives, I plant .... 

 Small fruited tomatoes, 



plants or seeds (.15) • 

 Peppers, 12 plants 

 Scarlet Runner beans, seeds 

 Parsley, seeds (biennial) 



Radish, seed 



Carrots, seeds .... 

 New Zealand spinach, seed 

 Calendulas, pot marigolds, seed 



DISTANCE 

 APART 



12" 



3 "-6" 



55.75 



.40 

 . 10 



.10 

 ■ 05 

 .10 



• 50 



• 30 



• 05 



■ OS 



■ OS 



S2.85 



