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ries immense circular beads of pure white flowers. We 
all admire the well known Mock Orange (Philodel- 
phus coronarius), yet how few are growing the beauti- 
ful Lemoinei varieties, which bloom when very small, 
with single, semi-double or double flowers deliriously 
scented. 
Take again the Lilac family, the most beautiful 
and valuable of the entire family of flowering shrubs. 
By planting even six or eight kinds, commencing with 
Syringa oblata, which blooms about the last of April, 
and including some of the many beautiful hybrids in- 
troduced by M. Lemoine of Nancy, France (the great- 
est hybridizer in the world and the one who has given 
us more fine shrubs, herbs and other plants than any 
other firm), and following with the Pekin, Reuen and 
villosa Lilacs, and lastly, the Japanese tree varieties, 
S. Pekinensis and S. Japonica, we can have fully two 
months of lilac flowers. 
The Chinese Buddleias, more especially such forms 
as B. variabilis magnifica and superba flowering for 
several months, earning racemes 6 to 18 inches long, 
of mauve or lavender flowers, deliriously scented, 
should be in every garden. Young plants from 3-inch 
pots will in good soil grow five or six feet high the 
first season. They are best cut down to the ground 
each spring, when they will break away with vigor. 
Then again we see practically everyone planting 
Spiraea van Houltei, a heavily overdone if handsome 
shrub. I consider S. Arguta far more beautiful and 
graceful : the new and tall-growing S. Wilsoni with 
pale pink flowers, and S. Henryi with pure white flow- 
ers are varieties I would command to your notice. 
Lonicera Morrowi and L. Tatarica are two beauti- 
ful bush honeysuckles. I would ask you, however, 
to plant I. Maackii podocarpa with pure white flowers, 
followed by glorious scarlet berries, carried very late 
in the season. Azalea mollis is well known, but any- 
one wdio has seen the brilliant A. Keempferi will want 
to plant it. Then again the Exechorda grandiflora 
Wilsoni is a great improvement over the type. In the 
way of smaller sized shrubs, Ecscholzia Stauntoni 
treated as an herbaceous plant, makes a fine border 
subject ; its rosy purple flowers are carried on terminal 
erect racomes. Hypericum Moserianum, the lar^e- 
flowered St. John's wort, has a splendid companion 
in the new Hypericum patulum Heuryii. The forego- 
ing names are merely given as suggestions, and must 
not be considered as more than a very partial list of 
flowering shrubs. 
Where space will permit, one or two flowering trees 
should be admitted, and given a chance to show their 
form and individuality. Suggestions are Malus, 
Schvdackeri, Augustifolia Bechteli, floribunds and 
spectabilis, Cornus Florida and its pink form rubra, 
various Magnolias, Cratoegus, and the Judas tree, 
Cercis Canadensis. 
It is well to remember that flowering shrubs, with 
few exceptions, should be pruned NOT in winter, but 
directly after flowering. 
Herbaceous, annual and bulbous flowers must 
always form the salient feature in any home garden, 
but ere mentioning them, roses should have a few 
words. They cannot well be omitted from any well 
considered garden. On large estates, special rose gar- 
dens are possible, but in the average home garden a 
bed or border may be allotted to them. By planting 
sav a dozen varieties, we can secure flowers from June 
until November. In the way of hybrid perpetuals, a 
few of the really desirable ones which are perpetual 
bloomers are: Mrs. John Laing. Mrs. R. G. Sharman 
Crawford, Frau Karl Druschki, Ulrich Brunner, Prince 
Camille de Rohan, and Alfred Colomb. This section 
is hardier than the hybrid teas, and at pruning time 
must be headed back severely. Hybrid teas are more 
tender than the hybrid perpetuals, and need light 
pruning. A useful half-dozen consists of Mme. Caro- 
line Testout, Gruss an Teplitz, Sunburst, Viscountess 
Folkestone, Konigin Carola, Dorothy Page Roberts 
and Mme. Leon Pain. 
In the way of polyantha roses we have some use- 
ful sorts, such as Mrs. Cutbush, Catherine Zeimet, Or- 
leans. Clotilde, Seupert, Hermosa. and Mme. Cecile 
I'.runner, all good bedders and fairly persistent bloom- 
ers. Rambler roses for piazza, pillar or arch cannot be 
omitted. The pioneer of this family. Crimson Ram- 
bler, is not desirable — the flowers fade a bad color and 
foliage becomes unsightly after the blooming season. 
Very good climbers are Dorothy Perkins, Lady Gay, 
Farquhar, Excelsa, Tausendschon, American Pillar, 
Alberic Barbier, Hiawatha and the good old buff-color- 
ed Gloire de Dijon. 
Referring to hardy herbaceous perennials, don't use 
too many varieties, but select those which will give a 
lengthy flowering season. Remove seeds from plants 
when flowers have faded ; in some cases this will cause 
additional flowers to appear, but it will always benefit 
the plants. Many varieties are very easily raised from 
seed in a cold frame, which every garden should pos- 
sess. In this, Pansies, Violas, Double Daisies, Forget- 
me-nots, Canterbury Bells, and other early flowering 
plants of questionable hardiness can be wintered. Let 
these plants freeze stiff, then fill over them with per- 
fectly dry leaves, and place on the sashes. Such plants 
will winter perfectly. 
The four best families of hardy perennials are 
Phloxes, which including the dwarf Subulata type, 
flower from April until October, unquestionably the 
most valuable hardy perennials we have: Iris, com- 
mencing with the early bulbous sorts, flower from 
early April until July; Larkspurs, from June 20 until 
October, by cutting down the first crop of flowers 
when faded and by utilizing the seedlings ; Peonies 
give us but little more than a month of bloom ; they 
have the advantage of carrying handsome foliage, 
however, right through the season, and Liliums, 
faltonias or Gladioli dotted amongst them all will give 
flowers in late summer. With the Larkspurs plant 
the Madonna Lily, Lilium candidum ; the immaculate 
flowers of the lilies and the glorious blue shades of 
the Larkspurs make a most exquisite combination. 
The following I would select as a dozen really first- 
class perennials, probably there are others equally 
good, but these are hardy, free-flowering, and give a 
long season of bloom in the aggregate. Dictamnus 
fraxinella, Anemone Japoniac alba, Lupinus polyphyl- 
lus, Phlox Miss Lingard, Delphinium belladonna. 
Peony Festive maxima, Aquilegia chrysantha. Aster 
Perry's Pink, Iris pallida Dalmatica, Geum coccineum 
Mrs. Bradshaw, Viola cornuta atro-purpurea, and 
Chrysanthemum maximum. 
As a dozen for cutting purposes, I would plant Lily- 
of-the-valley, Campanulas Gypsophila paniculata fl. 
pleno. Aquilegias, Phloxes, Larkspurs. Asters, Peonies, 
Iris, Euphorbia corellata. Hemerocallis, Chrysanthe- 
mums. Monkshoods and Anemones. 
For those wanting to try a dozen really good peren- 
nials, of more recent introduction, I would suggest : 
Gypsophila paniculata fl. pleno: Chrysanthemum 
Autumn Glory: Heuchera Nancy Perry: Achillea 
ptarmica, Perry's White ; Geum coccineum Mrs. Brad- 
shaw ; Delphinium Persimmon ; Phlox Elizabeth Camp- 
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