Hardy Perennials ^^^ ^Qg^^t^ o// ^Qgrc/ons^ 



Hardy Perennials 



now, WHEN, WHAT to plant, and their care 



A perennial plant is one wliich is hardy. It dies down with the approach of winter, reappearing 

 with tiic oiininLT nf ^|)riiii,' to bloom Inrtii attain in i^^rcatiT prdt'iisinn and with addi'd \ i^or. This, the 

 naturt- ol | .n c n nial-., is usnallv u lul, i st. i, ,(|, hut it s,,nutinus liapprns tlial tliev an- planted with the 

 misc.. iru. pti. Ill tlial when ..luc |)iant<(l tiny arc iKili-ctly ai)K- t.i take care ui' tlicmsehes ior all time. 

 As a nsLilt, \\r witness a railur emphatic demonstration ol' "the survival of the fittest." In your 

 hard\ hi.rdc r "the- littcst" must In- kept within its allotted bounds, and divided as often as necessary, 

 if y.iii w ish results frum tlie entire planting,'. 



■].. inainlaiii a nalix sueicssful liardv l)..r<ler, t In- st n )nLr-^ro\\ in^i kinds . .f spreading,' hahit should 

 he taki II u|) and diNided as ulteii as neeessar\. As an mstanci', tlu' deep i iimsi.n :'nil ^l.iwmti scarlet 

 Phl.A.s will il left undlslded a luimlHr ..f \rars, r.v.rt t.. the . .bicet I. .nal)K- nia-enla and lavender 

 hues s., ,,li,n f.,un,i In ii,d..l..l .aid. us. I'lil,.x, I .Il . mla. liardv Asters, Achillea. Artemisia. Rud- 

 beckia. Spin as and sp, , u s ,,| siinilar liablt sli..u!,l br diNideil e\er>' srcttil year and replanted in 

 emuli.d s.,i|; .lapaiKs, ami (..iiiiaii Iris, Oriental Po|jpies, Shasta Daisies, llemerocaiiis, Delphin- 

 iums, I luikia, ( ;iirvsant In [niiiiis, \ .i..nnas, and so on, every third year; and the smaller-growing 

 kinds as ..ftm as their c'. .n. li 1 1. m iciiiiMs it. 



ii will |..un(! tliai liic mai..iii\ ..I < arl\-ll. )\\ eriiii; piTcnnials prothicc their new growth from a 

 compa.t .i..wn and can, llieni..i.- i.iiiain s, \ < r.d scas-ms witlmut di\ Idini;. The more ru^j:;;ed-jirow- 

 in- \aii.Ii.s ll.,w(iin;^ in lall pi . .. Iiu . > aeli s,as,,ii numer.uis siile gr. .w t hs fr.im the old cmwn which 

 dies away. A strong si.i. -i.iwili, il earelull\ t ransjjlantcd, will produce larger and liner llowcrs and 

 a better plant than the . ni n, . lump. 



Borders of a more pi imaiu nt nature can be obtained by confining the varieties to comparatively 

 non-spreading suijjects such as Peonirs, Dietamnus, Japanese Anemones, (Columbines, Platycodon, 

 Bleeding-Hcart, lleuchera, Staticc, Si.ik. sla, I'rlmula, Gypsophila, Hardy Lilies, etc. 



How to Plant. in the preparall.m ..f tlie border, the s,.il sh.uild be dug t,. a depth of l8 

 inches — more if it is pia.ii. ibl. an. I ilu s.,il w,il pul\<ii/e(l and enriched with well-decomposed 

 stable manure, to whic h a -.....! spnnklmg ..I e.iaise b.iiie meal might i)e added [<> acbantage. The 

 preparation should be comjjlctcd some lime before the arri\al of the plants, i>crmitting the soil to 

 become somewhat settled. 



With tlie plants on hand, the surface can be loosened u|) with a rake and the plants spaced out 

 properly liclore any jjlanting is allempted. The ai tual arrangement i)f the groups must, of course, be 



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