CROMWELL GARDENS, CROMWELL, CONN. 



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WHEN TO PLANT 



Spring is the season usually se- 

 lecteil for planting operations and 

 is uncloul)tetll\- the safest time to 

 plant. I'lu- line (il_ijccti(.)n to Spring 

 planting is ilmt if it is not com- 

 pleted m til.' In>i r:\r\y days, the 

 plants Inning starteil. are apt to 

 either die or apjiear sickly and im- 

 attractive throughout the season. 

 As it is not always convenient to 

 plant early in the season we over- 

 come any ris!< attacluMl to later 

 planting \>y potting practically all 

 of our perennials (which have grown 

 in the field ihn-ing the Summer) in 

 early Fall, wintering them over in 

 coldframes. We can supply well- 

 established plants, eiich with a 

 ball of soil, as late in the season ;is 

 it is practicable to plant. 



WHAT TO PLANT 



The selection of varieties to 

 plant will depend largely on theii 

 iocation. If a single group or bed 

 is desired, it will be better to make 

 the planting individual in character 



and plant only one kind — Sweet William, Canterbury Bells, 

 Hollyhock, Delphinium, or whatever seems appropriate. 

 If an old-fashioned mixed border planting is desii-ed, the 

 most satisfactory arrangement would be to group several 

 plants of a kind together, making the groups in proportion Spring 



i till" border. Select varieties 

 lai will (lower at various seasons, 

 ndcring the border attractive and 

 terestiiig throughout the 

 a son. 



CARE OF THE BORDER 



During the Spring months the 

 border should be cultivated fre- 

 quently to dispose of the weeds a,nd 

 provide the best possible growing 

 conditions. As the hot Summer 

 months come on, the border should 

 be mulched with an inch or two of 

 stable litter, and the jilaiils watered 

 frequently. The old 11,, wcr stems 

 should be cut down from time to 

 time, not only as a matter of ap- 

 pearance, but to induce an addi- 

 tional crop of flowers on those that 

 are disposed to flower again — the 

 Delphinium, for instance. The tall- 

 er growing kinds which flower in 

 late Summer and Fall should be 

 neatly staked by the time the 

 flower heads appear or the}' will be- 

 come straggly on opening and the 

 stems are liable to break off at 

 the ground. 



The best Winter protection for the border would be a cover 

 of two or three inches of stable litter applied in early Novem- 

 ber, and for the more tender kinds an additional covering of 

 leaves, which should be removed gradually in the early 



Hardy Herbaceous Perennials 



ADONIS. Bird's-Eye, or 

 Spring Adonis 



Vernalis. Biight yellow; one of 

 the earliest of the Spring flowers; 

 fiiie for rockwork or the border. 

 Nine inches. 



25c, each, $2.50 per doz. 



AEGOPODIUM, 

 Bishop's Weed 



Podograria variegata. A rapid- 

 growing perennial, with pretty 

 green and white foliage; a good 

 edging plant. One foot. 



15c. each, -SI. 50 per doz., .SIO.OO 

 per 100. 



ALYSSUM. Madwort 



Saxatile compactum. Yellow. 



.^n indispensable rockery or bor- 

 der plant, producing attractive, 

 broad, flat heads of flowers in 

 early Summer; fragrant. One 

 foot. 



15c. each, .SI. 50 per doz. 



ANEMONE. Windflower 



The Jaijanese Anemones are 

 prominent among the Autumn- 

 flowering perennials. Their gorgeous 

 flowers are unexcelled for cutting 

 and flowering, as they do from 

 .\ugust until frost, are of ines- 

 timable value for garden decoration. 



Japonica alba. Immaculate, 

 snowy-white flowers. An invalu- 

 able variety. 



Japonica rosea superba. Delicate 

 silvery rose; flowers of medium 

 size, very freely produced. 



Alice. Large; silvery-rose color. 



Queen Charlotte. Large flowers 

 of a La France pink shade; 

 flowers of great substance and 

 excellent form. Desirable for 

 cutting. 



Rubra. Beautiful ro.sy red ; promi- 

 nent, bright yellow stamens. 

 Whirlwind. Large, semi-dotible, 

 pure white flowers. \'ery free 

 flowering and desirable. 



15c. each, .S1.50 per doz., SIO.OO 

 per 100. 



