HOUSE AND GARDEN 
September, 1913 
tics. Through neglect and drought, 
through carelessness and flood, the phlox 
blooms bravely on, always fragrant, always 
graceful, and to me its panicles are the 
gracious queens that crown our Southern 
summer gardens. 
From the seed sown last September I 
have secured several desirable varieties, 
but my best-loved ones are the white, 
Jeanne d’Arc and Mrs. Jenkins. I plant 
these in groups and rows and never tire 
of their beauty. Blossoms from the seed¬ 
lings of last fall have been coming on 
since May 15th. 
The sweet william has not bloomed this 
year. The plants are large and fully de¬ 
veloped, but have not given flower. 
The gaillardias have been most satisfac¬ 
tory. They have been blooming constant¬ 
ly since April first, and will continue to do 
so until frost. Of course, the blossoms 
must be kept closely cut to achieve this 
result. Both for flowers in the border and 
for cutting, they are very desirable and 
not usually seen in the South. 
Tell me not in mournful numbers about 
foxgloves! I was so proud of my fox¬ 
glove borders, of my colony of fifty against 
a background of evergreen shrubs. The 
plants were so promising. I had so many 
that I gave them generously to my numer¬ 
ous friends, and we hoped to have their 
graceful flower-spikes topping our bor¬ 
ders. But, alas, from all my plants I had 
only one flower-stalk. Will they bloom in 
the summer of 1914? If they do not, 
then no more foxgloves shall cumber up 
my ground, for the same result followed 
the planting of nursery-raised stock two 
years in succession. My seedlings cost me 
fifty cents for fully one hundred and fifty 
plants. I tried them in every imaginable 
situation. Result: one single plant deigned 
to honor me with a flower. Just enough 
to tantalize me and make me keep on try¬ 
ing. Garden children have a way of doing 
those things, don't you think so? 
Foxgloves are so beautiful. Just the 
name always brings to my mind the picture 
of a rich and effective garden picture seen 
at Highland Falls, New York, three sum¬ 
mers ago. Long lines of stately, dignified 
blossoms, rich in color harmonies, standing 
sentinel-like in the foreground against the 
rich dark greens of pine and fir and cedar. 
An ideal to be striven for! 
To the above list of seedlings may be 
added the chrysanthemums, helianthus, 
hibiscus, rudbeckias, veronicas and physos- 
tegia virginianas, all of which can be bet¬ 
ter bought from the florist than raised at 
home, and are thoroughly hardy and 
beautiful Southern perennials. 
Pansy seed sown this month, and until 
as late as October 15th, will give bloom in 
March, and pansy plants put out in late 
September or early October will be bloom¬ 
ing by Christmas. For the best effects 
keep the colors separate and plants in 
masses. 
The chrysanthemums now need a week¬ 
ly dose of liquid manure; the summer 
flowers must be closely cut to insure au¬ 
tumn bloom. 
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