GAEDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 



PERENNIALS FOR A WHOLE SEASON'S 

 BLOOM 



Creeping Phlox {PMox suhulata) ; white, rose, 



lavender ; bloom April and May. 

 Lily-of -the- Valley {Convallaria majalis) ; white; 



May, June. 



Bleeding Heart {Dicentra spedahilis) ; rose 



pink; April through June. 

 Iris (Fleur-de-lis) ; white, purple, yellow; April 



to July. 



Peony (Paeonia officinalis) ; white, rose to crim- 

 son; May, June. 



Larkspur {Delphinium) \ blues; June, July, 

 September. 



Balloon Flower (Platycodon) ; blue, purple, 



white ; July to October. 

 Phlox, Hardy {PMox paniculata) ; no blue nor 



real yellow; June through September. 

 Golden Glow {RudhecMa laciniata) ; yellow; 



August. 



Blanket Flower {Gaillardia aristata) ; yellow, 



red ; July to October. 

 Boltonia {Boltonia latisquama) ; lilac ; August to 



October. 



Sunflower (HeliantTius) ; yellow; July to Octo- 

 ber. 



The fault that I would find with the gentleman's 

 list is that he has omitted chrysanthemums, which 

 could be substituted for sunflowers to most people's 

 satisfaction, — and which also would bloom as late 

 as November. Also I should prefer columbine to 



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