THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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RURALISMS 
The Hardy Flower Garden. 
One of the most interesting features 
about the home grounds is a well ar¬ 
ranged border or bed of hardy flowers. 
The hardy flower garden affords a con¬ 
tinuous delight alike to the enthusiastic 
amateur and to the professional gardener, 
from early Spring until late in the Fall. 
Xo other class of plants is adapted to 
such widely varying conditions as the 
hardy perennials. We have plants for 
every location, from the sunny rockery 
down to the aquatic garden, in many va¬ 
rieties and in .almost all conceivable col¬ 
ors and shades. An unsightly corner 
about the house or grounds can be quick¬ 
ly changed into a cosy nook by a few 
well-selected perennial plants. Shady 
positions, or places where no other flow¬ 
ers can be made to thrive, are often ideal 
enough apart to give them ample room 
for development, from about 18 inches 
to 20 inches each way, according to va¬ 
riety. The smaller and dwarf varieties 
are planted closer in proportion, averag¬ 
ing from eight to 14 inches. Only young 
healthy plants should be used, as they 
will invariably give better results than 
old large clumps. Bulbous and annual 
plants can be used in the hardy garden 
to great advantage. Keep plants and 
flowers at all times tidy, the ground con¬ 
stantly cultivated and clear from weeds. 
New York. h. jungekius. 
Flies in Mushroom Bed. 
Is there any way that I can treat the 
manure prepared for mushrooms before 
I pack it into the bed, so that I will not 
have a pest of flies as it begins to heat? 
Lowell, Mass. c. a. r. 
I do not know of any method of treat¬ 
ing manure by which the fly trouble can 
be eliminated, unless possibly by compost¬ 
ing in an area from which flies can be 
Primula veris (English primrose). 
Dicentra spectabilis (bleeding heart). 
Diantluis barbatus (Sweet William) The var: 
Phlox (livarienta Laphami . 
Aqiiilegia (Columbine) hybrids. 
Phlox suffruticosa, Miss Lingard. . 
Chrysanthemum maximum (Shasta Daisy).!!.!. 
Doronieum plantagineum (Leopard’s banc). 
For early Summer and midsummer 
Peonies in varieties . 
Japanese Iris, (white, lavender and blue shades) 
Delphinium (Larkspur) D. Belladonna. 
D. Formosum . 
D. Formosum coelestinuin. !!!!!!!!’! 
Phlox in many shades and sizes. 
Campanula Persicifolia (bellflower).!! 
For late Summer and Fall flowering: 
Veronica subsessilis . 
Boltonin latisquanne nana.! 
Stokesia Cyanea (Stokes' aster). !!!!! 
Stokesia Cyanea (Stokes' aster). 
Funkia subeordata grandiflora white plantain lily 
Heliopsis Piteheriana .. 
Asters (Michaelmas daisies) in varieties. 
Aconitum (monks’ hood) A. autumnale. 
Pyrethrum nliginosum . 
Anemone Queen Charlotte . 
Anemone Whirlwind . 
Iielenium rubrum . 
Hardy Chrysanthemums, in white, pink, yellow, 
Color. 
Yellow 
Rose 
Newport pink best 
Lavender- Blue 
Pine 
White 
White 
Golden yellow 
flowering : 
Pink, white, red 
Pale blue 
Dark blue 
Pale blue 
White, pink, red 
White and blue 
Blue 
Light lilac 
Blue 
White 
White 
Yellow 
White, pink, blue 
Blue 
White 
Pink 
White 
Bronze 
Crimson 
A Selected List of Hardy Flowers. 
Period of 
flowering. 
April-May 
May-June 
May-.Iune 
May-June 
May-Oet. 
June-.Tuly 
May-June 
June 
.Tune-July 
June-Oet. 
June-Oct. 
June-Oct. 
June-Aug. 
July-Aug. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Aug. -Sept. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Aug.-Oct. 
Sepr.-Oet. 
Sept.-Oct. 
Sept.-Oct. 
Sept.-Oct. 
Sept.-Oct. 
Sept.-Nov. 
Height 
in inches. 
6—8 
24—30 
18—24 
12—10 
18—20 
24—30 
18—24 
18—24 
30—40 
24—36 
20—30 
30—40 
30—40 
18—24 
20—30 
18 -24 
20—30 
12—14 
12—14 
24 
24—30 
18—50 
20—30 
36—48 
18—24 
18—24 
36—48 
20—30 
locations for some of the best perennials. 
As cut flowers perennials are second only 
to the choicest the greenhouses can pro¬ 
duce. 
To plan or lay out a hardy garden is, 
however, not an easy task to the amateur. 
To select the proper plants for each par¬ 
ticular situation requires a thorough 
knowledge of the habits of the plants, 
their period of flowering and their many 
different colors and shades; in fact, to 
be sure that the arrangement of colors 
shall be harmonious and the outlines of 
the garden graceful at all times, one has 
t" have a mental picture of each variety 
"iie is about to plant. 
For the benefit of those who wish to do 
some gardening in a small way, I can of¬ 
fer a few suggestions of general import¬ 
ance. First of all have your garden thor¬ 
oughly prepared. For the ordinary line 
of hardy plants any good garden soil will 
do. Have the ground deeply dug or 
trenched. The top soil well pulverized 
and enriched with decayed stable ma¬ 
nure; should there be any evidence of 
acid or sour soil, land lime should be 
worked in liberally. 
Perennials may be planted either in the 
f all or in the Spring. Spring planting 
may be done as early as the ground can 
be worked until about the middle of May. 
Perennials grown in pots can be planted 
at any time during the season. 
Some of the best varieties for Spring 
and early Summer flowering are listed 
above. 
The above varieties comprise a selec¬ 
tion which gives a wide range of colors 
and habits of growth. They are both in¬ 
teresting and useful. Being easy to cul¬ 
tivate, the amateur should have no diffi¬ 
culty in making an attractive border or 
bed with them. 
There are three important things to be 
remembered in planning the hardy gar¬ 
den : 1. The height obtained by each va¬ 
riety under average conditions. 2. The 
colors and shades of each particular 
kind. 3. Their season of flowering. It 
* s necessary to know the approximate 
height of the several sorts, especially of 
the tall and late varieties, in order to have 
the right “grade” to border of bed. It is 
equally important to be sure of the many 
different colors and know how to har¬ 
monize or blend them together. To know 
their seasons of flowering is of not less 
importance to make the arrangement so 
that it will give the most satisfactory re¬ 
sults. 
Of the planting itself may yet be said, 
t it the tall varieties should be set far 
entirely excluded. This would likely over¬ 
come the trouble provided no flies had 
access to the manure at any period of its 
composting and handling into collar. 
V\ here this cannot be done the flies can 
be killed by several heavy dustings in 
cellar of Persian insect powder. Another 
method, though a dangerous one, is by 
the use of hydrocyanic acid gas. For an 
ordinary cellar of tight construction use 
about two stone jars or quart fruit jars, 
in which place sixe ounces water, three 
ounces chemically pure suphuric acid and 
when ready to leave cellar drop two 
ounces 90, or higher, per cent, cyanide 
of potash, and leave cellar soon as possi¬ 
ble without inhaling a single breath of 
the gas as one good inhalation would 
cause serious trouble, and several death. 
Every living thing would have to be re¬ 
moved from the entire house for six to 
10 hours during this fumigation, and 
doors and windows opened at end of that 
period before staying in house for more 
than sufficient time to open it up. If this 
does not hill the flies use another jar in 
next attempt. elmer j. weaver. 
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