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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
October, 1911 
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larkspur (Delphinium formosuM ) match 
their blues with the skies of late June and 
early July the hardy garden seems worth 
while for them alone. The seven-foot 
spires would be more common if more 
pains were taken to know their require¬ 
ments. This larkspur will flourish in any 
garden, but good, rich soil—with no ma¬ 
nure next to the roots—and no disturbance 
for some years is what they want if the 
best is expected of them. The most won¬ 
derful ones I know of. have never been 
touched since the seedlings were trans¬ 
planted and they are likely to be ten years 
old before they will be in actual need of 
separation. Excepting where seed is de¬ 
sired, the stalks should be cut to the 
ground after blooming to insure a second 
crop of blossoms. Then, and also in the 
spring, some bone meal should be worked 
into the ground around the plants. Be 
sure to get good stock ; that is half the bat¬ 
tle. The type, dark blue with a white cen¬ 
ter, and Belladonna, turquoise blue, are 
the two best varieties to start with. If blue 
is wanted nearer the front of the border, 
plant the Chinese larkspur ( D. Chinciisc ), 
which is lower of growth and comes in a 
good white also. 
There are many phloxes — so many that 
one could be made to follow the other the 
season through; but what we all mean 
when we say this name — Phlox paniculata 
— is nothing short of indispensable. It be¬ 
gins to glorify the garden in Jul}, con¬ 
tinues in August, and there is scattering 
bloom until "frost if the plants are not 
allowed to spend their strength in pro¬ 
ducing seed. Despite an occasional ten¬ 
dency to blight, no perennial gives more 
for a minimum of care. If I could have 
but one variety I would have white, say 
Mrs. Jenkins—which has very fine pani¬ 
cles of great size. I choose white because 
it lends an air of coolness to the garden in 
the dog days and stands out in chaste beau¬ 
ty after nightfall. Of the rose varieties, 
Le Prophete vies with it in size and the 
color is of the very best. Then there are 
the cerise shades. Aetna, Vesuvius and 
General van Heutsz are all excellent. 
Another particularly good kind is Antonin 
Mercie, lilac with a white center. Phlox 
spreads rapidly, and should be sepat ated 
every third year or so. _ 
For a summer blue Veronica longifolia 
subsessilis cannot be surpassed. Let this 
stately, though not very tall, plant come 
next to white or yellow. 
There are several good yellow perennials 
for summer, but the blanket flowet (Gail- 
lardia grandidora) is among the showiest 
as well as one of the most persistent 
bloomers. It has various shades of yellow 
combined with a reddish brown. Support 
it with light stakes and do not let it go to 
seed. 
No lily is hardier or, on the whole, more 
satisfactory than the so-called Japanese 
(Liliwn speciosum). Plant both the pink 
and the white, but keep the two kinds 
apart. They do well in partial shade, and 
therefore are available where many other 
perennials are not. Though ordinary gai- 
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