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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



cold without snow. Should the seedlings 

 not become large enough, cover the bed with 

 six inches of dry leaves, over which place 

 some boards to keep them in place. 



Nearly half the plants mentioned below 

 thrive splendidly in shady places. All 

 stand transplanting readily very early in 

 the spring or, better, late in the fall. This 

 collection contains all colors, covers the 

 blooming season from early to late and the 

 fragrance of some of the flowers helps to 

 make the assortment nearly ideal. 



Pearl Achillea. One of the most beauti- 

 ful white-flowering perennials. The freely 

 branching plants grow about two feet tall 

 and are covered, from early June to the end 

 of August, with many double, daisy-like 

 flowers about one inch across. For plant- 

 ing along shady walks or among shrubbery, 

 it is ideal. Also fine for cutting. Un- 

 surpassed for groups. One of the best for 

 cemetery planting. A. Ptarmica fl. pi. 

 The Pearl, is the most popular and most 

 widely grown. No difficulty whatever 

 should be encountered in raising it. 



Columbine is represented by a large 

 family of most beautiful forms, all of which 

 grow as "easily as grass" and are as "hardy 

 as oaks." Aquilegias are among the first 

 to greet us in the spring, their delicate 

 brownish-red sprouts appearing almost 

 simultaneously with the peonies. The 

 plants are of semi-round compact growth, 

 ■over which the strong, upright flower 

 spikes extend almost two feet. Many 

 dainty small branches bear the ornamental, 

 long-spurred flowers in great profusion. 

 Content to thrive in sun or shade, making 

 no special demands as to soil, culture or 

 location, blooming for fully two months, 

 and offering a complete assortment of 

 colors, the columbines are one of the few 

 ideal hardy flowers. Splendid as a cut 

 flower, though not fragrant. 



Tickseed is truly the most popular yellow 

 perennial. Two characteristics render it 

 unique — the length of its blooming period 

 and the enormous quantities of flowers 

 which it bears in the course of a season. A 

 dozen well-developed plants will furnish 

 all the yellow daisy-like flowers wanted 

 from May until October. The finely cut 

 foliage of the plants is rather unassuming 

 but supplies a splendid amount of "under- 

 growth" in the herbaceous border. Core- 

 opsis thrives well in sun or shade and the 

 long-stemmed flowers make lovely bou- 

 quets — they only lack fragrance to make 

 them ideal. Coreopsis lanceolate, var. Harvest 

 Moon and grandiflora California Sunbeams 

 are the two strains commonly met with. 



Larkspurs (Delphinium) are about the 

 only really blue flowers of any consequence 

 in the herbaceous border. Of stately, 

 upright growth, they are splendidly adapted 

 for backgrounds, hedges, windbreaks, etc. 

 Well-grown clumps of delphiniums are a 

 sight to behold. From four to six feet tall, 

 with flower spikes two to three feet long, 

 they are highly ornamental and impressive. 

 Nearly all shades of blue have been de- 

 veloped. Sorts with single, semi-double 

 and double flowers are procurable and all 



grow with surprising ease. When the 

 plants reach large proportions it pays well 

 to drive stakes around the beds, to which 

 the plants may be tied as a protection 

 against windstorms. The clumps should be 

 divided every third or fourth year. If the 

 flower spikes are cut off as soon as past 

 their prime, the blooming period may be 

 prolonged considerably. Spikes are ideal 

 objects displayed cut, in tall vases. For- 

 mosum, Chinese and English Hybrids give 

 all equally satisfactory results from 

 seed. 



Blanket Flowers (Gaillardia) are safe 

 and sure stand-bys. Easily started, of easiest 

 culture, not particular as to soil and 

 position, they are absolutely dependable. 

 They like a sunny location best, however, 

 and make the best showing if massed in 

 beds or borders. Flowers are of pleasing 

 reddish-brown colors and are ideal for 

 cutting on account of long, wiry stems. 

 Gaillardias are constant bloomers and the 

 flowers last a long time after cutting. No 

 perennial that I know beats this for ease 

 of cultivation and immense returns of 

 beautiful flowers for a long period of 

 years. 



Baby's Breath (Gypsophila paniculate) 

 has a distinct mission as a hardy plant and 

 for cut flowers. Most plants and flowers are 

 of rather massive character. Here comes 

 a little stranger constructed along much 

 daintier lines — with airy, loose and open 

 branches and tiny, white, profusely borne 

 flowers, all on bushes not exceeding 20 

 inches high by 20 inches across. To 

 break the monotony of the herbaceous 

 border, nothing is more suitable than 

 Gypsophila, and for best effect a dozen 

 plants should be grown in a clump. It is 

 absolutely without a rival as a basis for 

 bouquets. A couple of branches of it, 

 combined with some long, stiff-stemmed 

 flowers like gaillardias, coreopsis, or Stoke- 

 sia, make a bouquet of charming simplicity 



Hollyhocks really need winter protection. They give 

 their best flowers the second year 



and elegance. Nothing is easier to grow, 

 but be sure not to sow it too deeply in 

 heavy soils. 



Hollyhocks belong in the same class as 

 delphiniums, so far as their usefulness 

 goes. Their place is the background, along 

 the fence, against the foundation of the 

 house or similar places where tall plants 

 are required to cover unsightly objects. 

 For best development, hollyhocks require 

 well-drained soil and a sunny situation 

 They are about the only "hardy" peren- 

 nial that really should have some protection 

 every winter — even old plants. No other 

 hardy plant "freezes out" as easily and 

 none other will better repay special care 

 and effort. Well-grown plants produce 

 flower spikes five to six feet tall. They 

 bloom faithfully, up to the last notch, 



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