House and Garden 
Hollyhocks must be sprayed with Bordeaux 
mixture as soon as they are well up, which 
should be repeated about the ioth of May 
and again the ] st of June, to prevent the 
rust, that unsightly disease which covers the 
leaves, first with red spots and then causes 
them to shrivel and fall, leaving a bare stalk. 
The roses, too, should be sprayed early 
in April with kerosene emulsion, and about 
the first of May with slugshot, and again, 
just before the buds form, with kerosene, as 
prevention against the creatures that attack 
them. Gardeners generally say that this is 
unnecessary and wait until the pests appear, 
but experience has taught me that in the end 
it is less labor to keep ahead of the enemy. 
The leaves of monkshood have a ten¬ 
dency to turn black from some microbian dis¬ 
ease, which will be averted if the plants are 
sprayed in April, May and June with Bor¬ 
deaux mixture. A spray of tobacco water 
will kill the black aphids that sometimes ap¬ 
pear on chrysanthemums, and also the red 
ones that occasionally infest the stems of 
rudbeckias. 
While there are many advantages in 
autumn planting, better results being ob¬ 
tained when plants need not be disturbed in 
the spring, and also because all garden work 
accomplished in the fall is a great relief in 
the busy spring days, still nearly everything 
can be planted in the spring if necessary. 
Most perennials can be planted in spring. 
A few, however, such as bleeding-heart, 
Crown-imperial, peonies and valerian, start 
so early that they should always be set out 
in the fall. On the other hand, Japanese 
anemones, tritomas and montbretias are plants 
that must always be set out in the spring, as 
they must be well established before the first 
winter. Hybrid perpetual and climbing 
roses can be set out in the spring, if planted 
very early before growth begins, and the 
more tender varieties must always be set out 
in the spring. 
Where the climate is like that of New 
\ ork, perennials can be planted safely about 
the 15th of April, and the earlier it is done 
the less chance there is that they will receive 
a setback. Success in planting depends 
much upon attention to details. Care must 
always be taken to properlv prepare the 
ground, to give the roots plenty of room, to 
water well at first and not to allow the poor 
things to suffer for want of food and moist¬ 
ure. 
Of the great number of hardy perennials 
the following are a few of those easiest 
grown and most satisfactory: Aconitum na- 
pellus (monkshood), Agrostemma, Anem¬ 
one Japonica, Aquilegia (columbine), Boc- 
conia, Boltonia, Coreopsis grandiflora, Del¬ 
phiniums, Dianthus, Dicentra spectabilis 
(bleeding-heart), Dictamnus, Funkias, Heli- 
anthus multiflorus plenus (double hardy 
sunflower), Hemerocallis (day lily), Hibis¬ 
cus, Hollyhocks, Iris, Lobelia (Cardinal 
flower), Oriental Poppy, Pentstemon, Phlox, 
Platycodon Mariesi, Scabiosa Caucasica, Spi¬ 
raeas, Tritomas, Veronica, Yuccas. 
Of the foregoing the following will be 
found easy to raise from seed: Columbines, 
Hollyhocks, Sweet Williams, Platycodon 
Mariesi, Delphiniums, Coreopsis, Hibiscus, 
Rockets and Oriental Poppies. Also of the 
biennials, Foxglove and Campanula (Canter¬ 
bury Bells). But it is better at first for the 
amateur to buy the other varieties of plants. 
Annuals may be sown from April 20th to 
May 1 st, according to the season. Asters 
for late blooming may be sown up to the 
end of May. 
In planting, tall plants should be set at 
the back of the bed or border, with the 
low-growing ones in front. Catalogues usu¬ 
ally give the height, period of blooming 
and color of flowers, so that, with a little 
study, even the beginner in gardening can¬ 
not go astray. The flower gardener must 
remember that fine effects can only be 
produced by masses of color, and that a 
number of each variety of plants should al¬ 
ways be set together. Never put one or 
two lone plants by themselves, with the rest 
of their family scattered about singly or in 
couples. 
The making of an entirely new garden is a 
most delightful experience, but like the mar¬ 
riage estate is something not to be undertaken 
“lightly or unadvisedly.” The amateur, 
who is a beginner in flower gardening, would 
scarcely be successful in planning, making, 
and planting a new garden, particularly a 
formal garden, without experienced advice. 
After selecting the location and determining 
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