CROMWELL GARDENS, CROMWELL, CONN. 



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WHEN TO PLANT 



Spring is the season usually selected for iilaiiting opera- 

 tions and is undoubtedly the safest time to plant. The one 

 objei'tion to .Spring jilanting is that if it is not conii)leted in 

 the first early days, the plants having started, are ajit to 

 either die or appear sickly and inuittractive throughout the 

 season. As it is not always convenient to jilant early in the 

 season we oven-onie any risk attached to later idantiiig liy 

 potting ])ractically all of our jierennials (which have grown in 

 the field during the Summer) in early Fall, wintering them 

 over in coldframes. ^^'e can suj^jjly well-established plants, 

 each with a ball of soil, as hito in the season as it is i)rac- 

 ticable to plant. 



WHAT TO PLANT 



The selection of varieties to plant will depend largely on 

 their location. 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 VvlUiam, Canterbury Bells, Hollyhock, 

 Delphinium, or whatever seems appropriate. If an old- 

 fashioned mixed border jilanting is desired, the most satis- 

 factory arrangement would be to group -several plants of a 



kind together, making the groups in proportion to the border. 

 Select varieties that will flower at various seasons, rendering 

 the border attiactivc and intcrc-t ing throughout the season. 



CARE OF THE BORDER 



D\u-ing tlie Spring months tlic border sliould lie ciillivatod 

 freiiuciitly to (lisposr 1,1 (he weeds and pn.\idr the l"-t pos- 

 sible growing coiidil ions. As the lint Suililiiri- 1 1 k .1 1 1 1 H come 

 oil, tli<' harder should be inulclied will: an iiirl, iwm n( stable 

 littei-, and tlu' plants watered fi-e(|ueii( K'. The old llower 

 stems .|„,uld be cut down from lime to lime, not onlv as a 

 matter of appearance, but to iiuhiee aii addilion.al erop of 

 flowers on those that are disposed lo fl(,wer agiun the Del- 

 phinium, for instance. The taller grow ing kinds wlm li llower 

 in late Summer and Fall should he iieatl>- staked li\- the 

 time th(> flower heads apjx'ar, or tlie\ will beeume -I r^iguly on 

 opening and the stems are liable n, break off at ihe groiind. 



The best '\\ uiter protection for the border ^vould be a cover 

 of two or three inches of stable litter ap|)lied in e,ai l\- .\.i\em- 

 ber, and for the more tender kinds an addiiii nal ei.\eiing of 

 leaves, which should be removed gradualh- in the early 

 Spring. 



Hardy Herbaceous Perennials 



ACHILLEA 



Extremely hardy border plants of simple culture, excellent for ipass- 

 ing or mixed plantings; the flowers when cut are very useful for decora- 

 tion or iDouciuet work. 



Perry's White. (New.) This novelty wiU undoubtedly supersede all 

 other varieties for cutting or garden decoration. The individual flow- 

 ers are larger and more double than Boule de Neige or The Pearl ; the 

 petals are broad and over-lapping and arranged so that the center of 

 the flower does not show at any stage. In character, the jilant is 

 robust and very profuse in flowering. We consider this novelt\-, 

 after a thorough trial, to be one of the most valuable additions to 

 the hardy border plants. 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. 



Ptarmica fll. pi. (Boule de Neige). A more compact and desirable 

 form of "The Pearl." 



Ptarmica fl. pi. (The Pearl). Pure double white flowers; flowering 

 freely throughout the Siunmer. Two feet. 



Millefolium roseum. Dense heads of rose pink flowers, produced 

 throughout the season. Attractive, deep green, finely-cut foliage. 

 A good wild garden subject. 



15c. each, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100, except where noted. 

 Collection of the four varieties, 65c. 



ADENOPHORA. 



Gland Bell Flower 



Potanini. Pale blue flowers on branching stems, resembling Cam- 

 panulas. July and August. 18 to 24 inches. 

 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



ADONIS. Bird's-Eye, or Spring Adonis 



Vernalis. Bright yellow; one of the earliest ol the Spring flowers; fine 

 for rockwork or the border. Nine inches. 

 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



^GOPODIUM. Bishop's Weed 



Podograria variegata. A rapid-growing perennial, with pretty green 

 and white foliage; a good edging plant. One foot. 

 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 



