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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September. 1912 



LOVETT'S 



DOUBLE 

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HERBACEOUS PEONIES 



As Beautiful as the Lily, Sweet-Scented as 

 the Rose, as Hardy as the Oak. 



After their profusion of great, hand- 

 some, varied-colored blooms have faded, 

 their rich, glossy, dark green foliage 

 leaves them still one of the most mag- 

 nificent ornamental plants. 



Peonies are never bothered with disease 

 or insects, and once planted are no more 

 bother whatever, blooming every season. 



Set Out Peonies and Perennials 

 Now for Next Spring Blooming 



Autumn is also the best time to plant Lilies, 

 Hardy Shrubs, and Vines, Evergreen Trees, 

 Hedges, Berry Plants, Grape Vines, etc. 



For 34 years I have been in this business right here 

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Gives description, and prices of everything. ] advise everyone to plant as many peren- 

 nials as they have room (or. They are by far the most satisfactory Bowering plants. 



J. T. LOVETT, Monmouth Nursery 



Box 125, Little Silver, N. J. 



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An Annual for the Bulb Beds 



ONE of the less frequently grown annuals, but 

 nevertheless one which is well worth growing, 

 is Phacclia Parryi. It grows from nine to eighteen 

 inches high, and bears a profusion of rich purple 

 flowers, three quarters to an inch across. The 

 leaves are oval in shape, but the edges are deeply 

 crenate or wavy. They are hairy on both sides 

 and slightly viscid or sticky. It will bloom in 

 about ten weeks from the time the seeds are planted 

 and will continue in bloom if the fading flowers are 

 kept picked off until frost. 



One of the strong points in favor of this dainty 

 little plant is that it does not require an abundance 

 of water. It comes from southern California 

 where it is accustomed to long seasons of dry wea- 

 ther and hot sunshine. In our gardens it can be 

 used as a bedding plant to follow the bulbs in beds 

 where it is desired to leave the bulbs untouched 

 in the ground, for it is a small-rooted plant which 



Phacelin Parryi, an annual that is excellent as a 

 bedding plant to follow naturalized bulbs 



will not interfere in any way with the bulbs, and 

 its dry weather resisting qualities render frequent 

 waterings unnecessary. Bulbs left in the ground 

 should not be watered if they are to be kept in the 

 best condition. 



I saw a bed of this phacelia which bloomed from 

 late in June until frost in 1909. It was a very 

 dry summer and the bed was not watered once all 

 season. The soil in which it grew was a heavy 

 clay to which a little rotten manure was added 

 before the seed was planted. 



All the phacelias have the same drought resisting 

 qualities. There are at least a dozen species 

 which can be purchased from the seedsmen of this 

 country or Europe. They grow from six inches to 

 several feet high and there is a variety of condi- 

 tions under which they will succeed. Some prefer 

 sandy loams, while others prefer stiff clays and 

 still others intermediate conditions. It is an 

 interesting genus for any one who is of an in- 

 vestigating turn of mind. 



Pennsylvania. P. T. Barnes. 



When to Pot House Plants 



IF POSSIBLE, I pot house plants in the autumn 

 on a day when it looks like rain or, at least, is 

 cloudy. The shock of the change is borne better 

 then. Should the rain come, leave the plants out 

 in it to settle the soil and lessen the danger of 

 withering, or losing foliage. — T. B. E. 



