THE FLOWER GARDEN 



Pink : Delightful low-growing flowers. Who 

 doesn't remember the "moss" or "mountain" or 

 "clove" pink of his boyhood days ? Then there is 

 the newer white variety called Her Majesty. 



Poppy : Many people do not know that the Ice- 

 land and the Oriental varieties are hardy perennials, 

 and quite unlike the Shirley or annual kinds. Sow 

 the seed in the fall in finely prepared ground, mulch 

 lightly, remove the mulch in the spring — and await 

 developments, says Harriet. 



Pyrethrum : Daisy-like flowers of various colors. 

 Two feet. 



Rudbeckia : The variety called Golden Glow is 

 the most popular now^adays (and it is indeed a glow 

 of yellow for sometime in the summer). Grows six 

 feet high. Be sure to have some. 



Snowdrop (anemone or windflower) : Plant the 

 same as crocus bulbs. 



Spiderwort : An old favorite. Flowers violet- 

 blue. June-August. About two feet in height. There 

 is a white variety which is not so well known. 



Starworts (hardy aster or IMichaelmas daisy) : 

 Desirable additions to the garden, because the differ- 

 ent varieties bloom late when few hardy plants are 

 in flower. Various colors and heights. 



Sunflower : Plant a few of the hardy, perennial 

 kinds, at the back of the border. Try ]\Iultiflorus, 

 Maximus, Alajor and Soleil d' Or. 



Sweet-william : A great favorite. About a foot 

 high. Various colors. ]\Iay-June. 



Tulip : Plant and treat the same as daffodils. 

 It is not necessary to take up the bulbs every year, 

 although an occasional dividing and transplanting 

 is desirable. After the flowers and leaves die down, 

 remove them in early summer and — if you wnsh — stir 



