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John Connon Co., Limited, Hamilton, Ont. 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 
HINTS FOR PLANTING. 
Aspect. Where a choice of aspects is possible, an open border sheltered from the 
colder winds, would be suitable for a larger number of varieties than any other position, 
but with careful selection almost any spot may be planted with an assurance of success. 
Soil. Fibrous loam is for all purposes the best soil, though any good garden soil 
may be made to serve as a foundation for building up a good border. Where clay pre- 
dominates, a heavy dressing of straw manure and lime well worked in, will improve the 
texture greatly. Sandy soil should also have a dressing of well decayed manure with 
the addition of some clay soil if possible. Bone meal or any of the cooler fertilizers 
are useful for this purpose. 
Preparation. It is essential that the preparation should be thorough, digging 
where possible to a depth of two feet. If the subsoil is clay, that should be well dug also, 
leaving it at the bottom of the trench and well working in the dressing through the entire 
depth. The roots will quickly find their way down to this apparently poor food. 
Where necessary, drainage in some form will help, but given a decent aspect and thor- 
ough cultivation, this is not often necessary. 
Planting. In planting, a generally safe guide is to plant from 12 to 20 inches 
apart, according to the height and vigor of the varieties selected. Make holes large 
enough to lay out all roots and plant firmly. 
Arrangement. This is to a large extent a matter for individual taste, but it can 
hardly be possible to go wrong if, in the distribution of varieties, the season of flowering 
is so taken into account, that some varieties are in bloom during each month of the grow- 
ing season. 
Protection. A little protection for nearly all the hardy plants in winter is advisable; 
not a protection so much against the frost, as against mild winter weather. Hardy 
plants may be killed by alternate freezing and thawing. A covering of leaves or loose 
stable litter will be found beneficial, two or three inches spread loosely over, after a little 
frost is all that is required. 
Height of plant when full grown and period of flowering is stated. 
ACHILLEA Ptarmica plena. The Pearl. Sneezewort. Double white, fine for cut 
flowers. 2 feet. July-October. 15c. 
— Millefolium, Cerise Queen. Bright, cherry-red in color. 2J^ feet. June-October. 
15c. 
ACONITUM Autumnale. Monk's Hood. 3K feet. August-October. Large dark 
blue flowers. 15c. 
AGROSTEMMA Coronarla. Campion. 2]4 feet. June-July. Bright rosy crimson 
flowers. 15c. 
ALYSSUM Saxatile. Golden Tuft. 1 foot. April-May. Golden yellow. 15c. 
— Saxatile plena. 1 foot. April-May. Double yellow, very showy. 25c. 
ANCHUSA Italica, Dropmore. Alkanet. 5 feet. May-July. Pretty gentian-blue 
flowers. 20c. 
ANEMONE Japonica. Windflower. 2 to 3 feet. September till frost. Charming 
plants. 
— alba. Pure white, single. 1.5c. 
— Queen Charlotte. Rose, blushed white, semi-double, very pretty. 15c. 
— Whirlwind. White, semi-double, large, 15c. 
— rubra. Deep red, very showy. 20c. 
AQUILEGIA. Columbine. 2 to 3 feet. May-July. 
— Caerulea. Violet blue. 15c. 
— Califomica Hybrida. Large yellow flowers, with dark orange spurs. 15c. 
— Chrysantha. Semi-double, golden spurred. 15c. 
— grandiflora nivea. Large flowers, pure white, 15c. 
— Long Spurred Hybrids. A fine variety, in mixed colors. 15c. 
