FORT ATKINSON 
WISCONSIN 
Perennial Flowering Plants 
Old-Fashioned Garden Flowers—Always in Style 
How to Plant Perennials 
Aconite - Monkshood 
This plant seems especially adapted for planting in shady places. They 
form bushy clumps and produce their hood'shaped flowers on spikes about 
3 feet high during July and August. Color purplish blue. 
Anemone - Windflower 
Early flowering Anemones are fine for rockeries and low borders. They do well 
in shade or sun. Must have a well drained soil. 
Columbine (See page 36) 
Achillea 
Achillea, Boule de Neige. An improvement on The Pearl, but not quite so tall. 
A., The Pearl. 2 feet. Produces an abundance of small, white flowers during summer 
months. 
A. roseum. 15 to 18 inches. Flowers are rosy lilac in color and are produced freely 
during June, July and August. 
Anchusa 
(Dropmore Variety). An improved variety that grows 4 to 5 feet high, 
producing an abundance of gentiamblue flowers in May and June. 
The soil should be well worked and free of big lumps and air 
pockets. The average planting distance for perennials is one foot 
apart. Vigorous growers like peonies and mallows require as much 
as three feet apart. No. 1 plants (see below), such as iris, should 
be planted with the main root just below the surface of the ground. 
No. 2 plants, such as peonies, should be planted with the tips ot 
the buds at or just below the surface of the ground. No. 3 plants, 
in which the leaves spring from the crown, should be planted with 
this crown on the level of the dirt line. No. 4 plants, such as 
hollyhocks, should be planted with the root straight down and 
the bud just below the surface of the dirt. Spread roots out natur¬ 
ally. Bring the soil in contact with all roots and press firmly. If 
the plants are watered, water the roots and not the tops. 
To prevent injury by severe winters, apply a mulch of strawy, 
well-rotted manure after the ground is frozen. 
H ARDY flowering perennials are what make the home garden so delightful. 
For the best effects plant perennials in masses. Set them closely enough to' 
gether to shade the ground and prevent weeds from growing. Use them to 
border walks and drives and to plant in front of shrubbery, as well as for the flower 
garden. A careful selection of varieties will insure a continuous succession of bloom 
and a generous supply of cut flowers from spring to fall. A light covering of coarse, 
strawy manure or of something that will not pack is beneficial in the winter. 
Achillea, Boule de Niege 
