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PLANTING LIST FOR THE PARTERRE 
List No. 1 
On Plan No. 1 
TREES AND SHRUBS , ^ . 
1. Cornus mas: Cornelian cherry; small tree, fruit used in olden times. Very early yellow flowers before the 
leaves. 
2. Buxus sempervlrens: tree box; edging for beds. Bushes should be about IS" high and wide eventually. 
3. Buxus sempervlrens: tree box; as large as possible. If imported box is not hardy in your locality use that 
grown from cuttings from old gardens or transplant some outright. Or IS" globe arborvifce for inner beds and 
5' arborvitae hedge to enclose the garden. 
4. Pyrus avium, flore pleno: double white flowering cherry: mass of white in April. All one kind throughout 
the garden for mass effect. Might use standard snowballs or English hawthorn, for a later bloom. 
5. Syrlnga vulgaris, var. alba: white lilac. Outside the garden, taller than the purple. 
6. Laburnum vulgare: golden chain; small tree with pendant yellow flowers in May. 
7. Old-fashioned roses grouped in corners. 
Harrison's Yellow: a briar rose, pale sulphur, half-double, fragrant, prolific, 3'-4' high. 
Persian Yellow: briar, deep gold, medium size, fragrant, double. 
Rosa spinoslssima: Scotch rose: small yellowish white or pink blooms all along the stem; black fruits. 
White Provence or cabbage rose, tall bush, fragrant. 
PERENNIALS AND ANNUALS 
8. Groups of small spring flowers and bulbs massed together under cherry trees, to be filled in with pansies and 
Ladies' Delight, foi later bloom wherever space occurs. 
Eranthus hyemalis: winter aconite: (bulb) yellow, March. 
Galanthus nivalis: snowdrop: (bulb) green and white, March. 
Beilis perennis: double English daisy; pink. May. 
Viola odorata: sweet violet; purple and white. May. 
Primula vulgaris: English primrose; flowers singly. May. 
Primula polyantha: polyanthus; red or yellow clusters, May. 
Chieranthus Chieri: English wallflower or winter gilliflower; yellow, brown, cream color or dark red. May. 
Myosotis palustris: forget-me-not, blue. May. 
Mertensia Virginica: Virginica cowslip, blue, April and May. 
9. Dicentra spectabilis: bleeding-heart; deep pink, early May. Not introduced until 1846 but old-fashioned. • 
Gives height in beds of 8. 
10. Iris Germanica, var. flavescens: flower-de-luce; the pale yellow one seen in old gardens. 
Iris Gernianica, var. aurca: deeper gold, late May and June. 
11. Campanula persicifoliar bell-flower; blue and white, June. Showy massed in circular beds. To be taken out 
after blooming and beds filled with tall marigolds. Campanula medium, a biennial, would transplant better, 
but the colors are not so good for this garden. .... 
12. Delphinium Belladonna: pale blue larkspur; June. In old lists only the annual variety (D. ajacis) is found, 
but this will be much more effective. Placed as bold accents in front of the cherry trees. All the hybrids 
could be used. , 
13. Valeriana officinalis: valerian or garden heliotrope; tall heads of white or pale, pink, June. Very old-fashioned. 
Cats are fond of it and will come and roll in the beds. 
14. Hemerocallis Thunbergii: late lemon lily or “day lily." July. The var. flava was the one used but this is 
later. 
15. Viola tricolor: Johnny-Jump-Up, or Ladies' Delights; small purple and yellow pansy which seeds itself pro¬ 
fusely. May be allowed to grow right in the paths. Also pansies in variety to fill in after 8. 
16. Phlox in variety, all white, early and late, 
suffruticosa, var. Miss Lingard, pale lavender eye, June, 
paniculata, var. Independence, tall, early. 
paniculata, var. H. G. von Lassburg, largest floret, midseason, 
paniculata, var. Etta's Choice, very late, lasting into September, 
paniculata, var. Frau Anton Buchner, large floret, dwarf. 
17. Aconitum Napellus: aconite; dark blue, lasting from July to early September. One of the few autumn flowers 
listed. 
18. Tagetes erecta: African marigolds; (annual) lemon color. Lasting until very hard frosts. 
19. Tagetes patula: French marigolds; (annual) yellow with brown markings. Also lasts well into the fall. Used 
after bulbs in center beds. 
20. Calendula officinalis: pot marigolds; (annual) orange and yellow, used after crown imperials to surround sun¬ 
dial. Lasts well. 
21. Aconitum Fischer!: late aconite; pale blue, September and October. 
Aconitum Wilsoni: tall light blue. late. 
22. Hardy chrysanthemum. Brown Bessie; small dark red button, November. A later introduction sometimes 
called “Artemesia.’’ 
BULBS 
23. Hyacinthus: hyacinths; April and early May. 
var. Queen of the Blues, light porcelain blue. La Devote, creamy white. All one color should be used in the 
four beds for mass effect, not. a mixture. Bulbs to bo taken up as soon as through blooming and bell-flowers 
put in. May be ripened and used again. 
24. Fritillaria imperialis: crown imperials; April. Choose lighter yellow varieties; extremely quaint; grouped 
around sundial. 
25. Narcissus jonquilla: jonquils; small, sweet-scented, yellow flowers with dark green grass-like leaves, April and 
May. 
26. Muscari botryoides: grape hyacinths; April and May. 
Fritillaria meleagris: checkered lily; greenish white, April and May. An attractive combination to be replaced 
later with annuals 19 and 20. 
27. Tulipa vitellina: a May-flowering variety, primrose yellow to creamy white; in old lists. 
28. a. Lilium excelsum: Nankeen lily; tall, buff yellow, fragrant. mid-June to mid-July. 
b. Lilium tigrinum: tiger lily; orange, August. Not introduced until 1804, but a great favorite. Good in 
combination with early aconite. 
PLANTING LIST FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN 
List No. 2 
TREES. SHRUBS. VINES AND ROSES 
1. Buxus sempervirens: tree box; large, irregular rounded specimens. 
2. Buxus suffruticosa: dwarf edging box; to grow S"-10" high eventually; if somewhat ragged it adds to the 
effect of age.. 
3. Prunus Persica, flora plena rosea: double pink flowering peach; all specimens at sides of garden the same 
for mass effect. Very early and showy. 
4. Cercis Canadensis: Judas tree or red bud; mass of soft purplish pink flowers before the leaves in spring. Ex¬ 
quisite if not too near yellow. 
5. Pyrus Japonica, var. Mocrloosci: white Japan quince. 
Pyrus Japonica, var. cblonga (communis) pink or white. Both of these are improvements on the old red 
flowering variety. Seen around old places though not on old lists. May. 
6. Daphne Mezereum: mezerion; low shrub, very early flowers of lilac pink appearing before the leaves. Good 
with Judas tree. 
7. Prunus Japonica, rosea plena: double pink flowering almond. May. An old favorite, filled with exquisite pink 
blossoms. Excellent background for late tulips. 
S. Calycanthus florid us: sweet shrub. Carolina allspice; cinnamon scented flowers of dark chocolate. May. 
9. Wistaria Chinensis: Chinese wistaria; purple, end of May. On the arbor, blooming with the iris. 
10. Syringa Persica: Persian lilac; much more delicate and graceful than the common lilac. Blooming with the 
wistaria and iris. 
11. Viburnum opulus sterilis: snowball or guelder rose; white balls in May. This old form sometimes afflicted 
with aphis. The Japanese variety, V. tomentosum, var. plicatum, is free from disease. The flowers are sim¬ 
ilar but the leaves thicker and wrinkled. 
12. Philadelphus coronarius: mock orange or syringa; sweet-scented white flowers in June. 
13. Spiraea prunifolia: bridal wreath or Peter's wreath; upright shrub, double white flowers on short stems all 
along the branches in May. Turns red in autumn. 
14. Old-fashioned roses scattered throughout the beds. 
A. Rosa Damascena: damask rose; deep rose color, loosely double, very fragrant, round, compact shrub. 
B. Rosa indica: monthly rose; pink and white, blooming continuously until frost, low to medium bush. 
C. Rosa Gallica niuscosa: moss rose, pink and white, upright. 
D. Rosa Gallica officinalis: Provence or cabbage rose, red or white, large double fragrant blossoms, upright 
bush. 
E. Madame Plantier; white hybrid china, upright bush, filled with bloom. 
15. Hibiscus Syriacus: althaea or Rose-of-Sharon; pink or white flowers in August, resembling a hollyhock. Use 
newer improved varieties which do not have the dirty purple hue of the old-fashioned sorts. 
PERENNIALS AND ANNUALS 
16. Groups of small spring flowers and bulbs massed under the peach trees and elsewhere as in the parterre. 
A. Double English daisy, pink. May. 
B. Yellow English primrose, May. 
C. Sweet violet. May. 
D. Hepatica triloba: liver-leaf, pink, white, lavender; May. 
E. Ladies' Delights, all summer. 
F. Pansies, all summer if picked. 
G. Forget-me-not, May. Especially good with yellow iris. 
H. Purple crocus, and lavender striped white, (bulb) April. 
17. Dianthus plumarius: Scotch pink; sweet-scented pink or white flowers in May. Foliage masses well on corners. 
18. Viola cornuta: horned pansy; light blue, May. Blooms again in fall. Combined with pinks. 
19. Iris Germanica, var. Purple King: flower-de-luce; deep purple. May. 
20. Iris Florentina: orris-root; white shaded lavender. May. 
20. a. Iris flavescens: pale straw-color. May. 
21. Dictamnus fraxinella: gas plant cr bastard dittany; white or pink. May. Dark glossy foliage valuable for 
massing on corners. 
22. P<eonia officinalis, var. alba fl. pi. and rosea fl. pi.: the true old-fashioned peonies; white and pink, double, 
early. May. 
23. Lupinus polyphyllus and var. albus: blue and white lupines; June. 
24. Digitalis purpurea: foxglove; tall spikes in June. Best in large masses. Can be taken up after blooming and 
replaced with annuals. 
25. Dianthus barbatus: Sweet William cr “London Pride.” Use old-fashioned mottled varieties in red and white 
as looking best with foxglove. Can also be taken up and replaced with annuals. 
26. Campanula medium: Canterbury bells or Marian's violet; mixed pink, white and purplish blue, harmonizing 
with the color scheme of the garden. Biennial; take up after blooming and sew poppies and cornflowers, or 
put in annual plants. 
27. Hemerocallis flava: day lily; the early form of lemon lily, June. 
28. Valerian officinalis: garden heliotrope; pale pink, tall, June. 
29. Delphinium hybrids: larkspur; all shades of blue, June. 
30. Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum: ox-eye daisy, white, June and July. 
Chrysanthemum Partheniuni: old double white feverfew; all summer. 
31. Althasa rosea: hollyhocks; all colors, single and double, July. 
32. Large masses of various annuals to replace hyacinths, tulips, foxgloves, Sweet Williams and Canterbury bells. 
Snapdragon or snout flower, pink, white, salmon, bronze. 
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