52 CROMWELL GARDENS, CROMWELL, CONN. 



The Perennials 



HOW, WHEN, WHAT TO PLANT AND THEIR CARE 



A perennial plant is oik- wliidi i> lianlw It die- ilciwn witli thf :ii>iir()ach of Winter, i-c:i|>i>c:iriiiti willi tlic roiiiiiip; of 

 Spring to again bloom forth m Lin atci- inotiisidii and w ith addcl \ \>i(n-. This, the natiiic nf prrcniiiais, is iisiiall>- uiKh'rstood, 

 but it soiiH'tiirics hapiuMi- lh:il th(\- arc I)hintcil with th<' ii ii-ciilicc') it i(ili thai wlicii (Uicc ] il:iiit im 1 tlicv arc pcrlcctly able to 

 take cai. ul I Imi,,-, |\,:. .,11 I line.' As a result, we w it ness a rather emphatic < Iciih iiiM rat i. .ii of " the stu'vival (it lite tittc-t." 

 In vour h:iid\ li. id. r - ilie l!iii-t" must be koi)t within it- allnltcd bdimds and diviih'd as (.tteii as necessary il yon wish re- 

 sults frnln the ,nl||,- |,|;,llllll.J 



Str..r,ii--r.>uiii- Liini- -nei, a- I>hl<i\, Hnltc.nia, Achillea, Hardy Aster, ( 'liry-anthetiiniM, I ; ndl .e.-k etc.. should be taken 

 up (!Ver\- -ec.iid \e:ii. di\ided. .Mill pl:iiiieil in renewed >(,il; .iaii.anese and (lerniaii iri-, I'oppie-. Iha'nicrocalli.s, Funkia and 

 so on, cver>- tiard .\<'.ii, and the smaller ^irciwiiiK l.inds as ol'ten as their {-onditidn warrants it. 



HOW TO PLANT 



In the i)rei)ara1i()n of flie border the soil should be dug to a depth of eighteen inehe.s— more if it is i)ractieable — and the 

 soil well i)ulvcrizc(l and enriched with well decomposed stable manure, to which a good sprinkling of coarse bone meal might 

 be added to advantage, 'i'hc preparation should be completed some time before the arrival of the plants, permitting the soil 

 to becomi! soniewiiat settled. 



With the ))lants on hand, the siirl.iee e,in lie l,»i-ened u]i witli a rake and the plants -paced dut lu-operlv l.efdre .any plant- 

 ing is attempted. The actual aii:in'.ie m ,,| il,r -iciip-. mn-t, ul cmrse, 1 »■ a iii.niei ..i perMncil la-le. l,nt tlie matter of 



height should be kept in mind, l\< ep ih,- l dl-n r, ,w ini' kinds in the rear ny liackiii mmd. t.inenniz the plantnm down (o the 

 foreground with the dwarlcr kind-, avdidmi; a still, inmatiind arranficmcnt l>\ depaitnm iVniii tin- rule, iiei-mit t inu; an occa- 

 Bional group or plant to stand ek'.ir ul its neiirhKdi-s. 'I'he Pcunv makes an exci'll.'nl spi'cimen plan! I'dr this imriidsc. 



Planting can usuallv be d(.ne with ;i Irowfl, makintr the holes hv^r en..u-li to irr,-\\r the plants coml'orlal.lx . If dor- 

 mant, the plants should'be set just deep enough to cover the crowns. I'oI-li.umi plants should be set deep enouiih lo cover 

 the ball or soil from one to three inches, according to flieir size. 'I'he -oil, uh, n retilaeed, should lie well lirmed, lormmg a, 

 slight depression or saucer aroimd each plant to retain suflicient water, w hu h -hould lie applied generously but not too lor<al)ly. 

 In a day or two the surface should be sufTicienfly dry lo permit rakint; level, when each plant should get a linal lirnnug. 



