THE FLOWER GARDEN 



more gorgeous pink, red, white, etc., flowers. Be 

 sure to plant some of these.) 



Hollyhock : A general favorite. Single or 

 double varieties. Height about six feet. Various 

 colors. June-August. They like a deep, rich soil, 

 and appreciate a mulch-protection in the winter. A 

 fungous disease often attacks them, but early spray- 

 ings with the Bordeaux mixture should prevent it. 



Hyacinth : Fine for early spring bloom. Various 

 colors. Plant and treat the bulbs the same as advised 

 for daffodils, but set them an inch deeper. 



Jacob's Ladder : Handsome foliage and spikes of 

 blue flowers. June- July. Grows about a foot high. 



Larkspur: Great spikes of bloom (various 

 colors) produced continuously from June until late 

 summer. The tall kinds attain a height of five feet 

 or more; dwarf varieties about two feet. 



Lily : I could write a chapter about these, but, 

 alas ! space forbids. Among the many excellent 

 varieties I can mention 

 the following : Lilium 

 candidum — white, blooms 

 in June, often grows six 

 feet high, sometimes 

 called ''annunciation lily" ; 

 lilium auratum, about three 

 feet high, blooms July- 

 August, also called "gold- 

 banded lily of Japan" ; 

 lilium longiflorum, or . 



° . ' LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY— A GREAT 



trumpet lily, white, two favorite of Harriet's 



and one-half feet high, 



June ; lilium tigrinum splendens, or ''tiger lily," 

 spotted orange color, four feet high, August ; lily- 

 of-the-valley is last but not least — a home is incom- 



