Cut Flowers from the Fall Garden 
THE THREE MAINSTAYS OF AUTUMN-CHRYSANTHEMUMS, DAHLIAS AND ANEMONES— 
THE MODERN IMPROVED SORTS AND THEIR ATTRACTIONS—SOME^GOOD VARIETIES 
by A. W. Dean 
Photographs by George Oakes Stoddard and Nathan R. Graves 
M Y summer garden is not as 
great a subject of care as 
is the garden of spring or fall. 
When the early bulbs have had 
their bloom I leave the garden 
very much to itself to be reigned 
over by a few of the most flourish¬ 
ing perennials. But when late 
summer turns into fall the stars of 
my garden appear. I have three 
favorites which seem to make my 
garden more glorious than any of 
the other bloom. They are, chrys¬ 
anthemums, the hardy sort, dahlias 
and anemones. Often asters are 
used as well, but the gorgeous bril¬ 
liancy of my three favorites seems 
to be without peer. From the last 
of August until frost there is 
something blooming—a bloom ap¬ 
preciated because so 
much of it is desirable 
for cutting. Besides this 
there are such wonderful 
chances for color com¬ 
binations, the reds and 
browns and golds may 
be blended and perhaps 
emphasized with high¬ 
lights of pure white. 
The busy nurserymen 
have done so much in 
developing the races of 
these fall flowers that 
the stiff varieties we 
used to know are quite 
surpassed by extraor¬ 
dinarily graceful and 
immense blossoms. 
My first care is the 
little hardy chrysanthe¬ 
mum. True, it is an old- 
fashioned flower, but has 
been neglected for so 
long in this section that 
it appears now almost as 
a new variety. Growers 
are appreciating it more 
and more and develop¬ 
ing new types. 
The little pompon 
chrysanthemums belong 
in the garden of him 
who is hurried. They 
take little time and little 
care, but bring rich re¬ 
ward. Of course, atten¬ 
tion to disbudding and cutting 
back, brings results in larger blos¬ 
soms, but even if you just plant 
them and let them grow in masses, 
the results are most satisfactory. 
After there is no possibility of 
frost you may set out the plants, 
which, if you are wise, you will 
order early. They are grown in 
the nursery from cuttings and 
divisions, but best results come in 
the use of pot grown plants made 
from cuttings. Your only care 
should be in the selection of a well 
drained spot in the garden, with a 
lightish soil. Heavy loam or clay 
is apt to give opportunity for 
winter killing, and in such soil the 
plants do not thrive vigorously. 
Protection on the north is valu¬ 
able, and you may set your 
plants out in the early part 
of May if planted on the 
south side of a fence, or 
if not in such a situation, 
close to shrubbery or a 
growth of plants that will 
keep off the wind. The 
stocky little plants will 
soon show rapid growth, 
if in well cultivated and 
fertilized soil, and by the 
end of the summer will 
need a stake to protect 
them at the time of bloom. 
Protection will prevent an 
untidy appearance of the 
bushes and is conducive to 
better bloom. I like to 
see the chrysanthemums 
massed; the rich yellows, 
golds, browns and ma¬ 
roons may be combined to 
make a border that is very 
beautiful. If the plants 
are set about eighteen 
inches apart they will not 
interfere and will suc¬ 
ceed well. 
It is hardly worth while 
to go into the subject of 
classification with these 
flowers. There is some 
misconception as to races, 
types and varieties, but 
the nurseryman’s cata¬ 
logue is quite descriptive 
The hardy chrysanthemums appear in a wonderful variety of 
forms from the compact type to quilled Souvenir d’Or 
Japanese anemone is one of the most satisfactory flowers of the fall and is espe¬ 
cially valuable for cutting. There is great diversity of color in the blossoms 
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