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House & Garden 
WING’S PEONIES 
Our collections include the best distinct varieties, all¬ 
standard sorts and many new novelties. Now is the time 
to plant. Following are just a few representative varieties. 
Collection A. 
Dr. Bretonneau (Verd.) rose...$.35 
Faust, Hydrangea pink.35 
Fragrane, Solferino red.25 
Duchesse d’Orleans, salmon.25 
Louis Van Houtte, Deep rose.. .35 
Officinalis Rubra Plena, crimson .25 
Duchesse de Nemours, Pure 
white .50 
Mme. Moutout, Bright rose... .50 
Marechal Vaillant, mauve pink .50 
Alexander Dumas, Violet rose. .50 
$3.80 
Entire collection A for $3.25 
Our catalog 
150 varieties. 
Collection B. 
Augustin d’Hour, Dark sol¬ 
ferino .$ .75 
Boule de Neige, crimson.75 
Mary Holley, Rosy magenta... .75 
Umbellata Rosea, amber white .75 
Mme. Bucquet, Dark crimson.. .75 
Edulis Superba, Mauve rose.50 
Duchesse de Nemours, White.. .50 
Floral Treasure, Lilac rose.50 
Mme. Calot, Hydrangea pink.. .50 
Princess Beatrice, Violet rose.. .50 
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W AGNER Plants put into your ground this fall, according to Wag- g 
ner Plans, will begin to blossom before the robins nest in your shade ee 
= trees next spring. They will continue to delight you with fragrance and ^ 
= beauty until the frosts of November put them to sleep for the winter, s 
M If you wait until spring before planting you will lose an entire season’s §| 
g growth. So write today for Wagner’s Lists of bulbs, shrubs, evergreens, || 
= vines and hardy perennials for fall planting. Ask for Catalog No. 62. = 
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Plain Facts About Fall Planting 
(Continued from page 68) 
move the good top soil, placing it in a 
pile by itself. Break up the subsoil thor¬ 
oughly. If it is very hard and stiff, re¬ 
move some of it, break up the next layer 
with a pick, and fill in T or so with 
coarse coal ashes, cinders or gravel. Re¬ 
place a half to two-thirds of the top soil, 
mixing with it thoroughly rotted manure 
or bone dust, or both. (For bulbs and 
hardy lilies, leaf mold is preferable to 
the manure.) In the case of shrubs and 
trees, which will have a considerable ball 
of earth and roots, the remainder of the 
soil can be left out until planting time. 
For perennials, bulbs, etc., to be planted 
with a dibber or trowel, it should be re¬ 
placed, so as to have a chance to settle 
before planting. 
The Present Opportunity 
The fall planting season, contrary to 
what the beginner usually thinks, is a 
long one. It lasts from August until 
hard freezing weather, usually late in 
November. But that does not mean that 
you have nearly twelve weeks in which 
to plant anything you wish. To do your 
planting at the right time, which is the 
only way to be really sure of success, you 
must be ready to attend to each thing 
in its proper season, as even two or three 
weeks’ delay may mean the difference be¬ 
tween success and failure. 
The evergreens—both the broad-leaved 
sorts, such as mountain laurel and rhodo¬ 
dendrons, and the conifers, like the 
pines, spruces and junipers—come first. 
They should be planted in late August 
or September, the earlier during the latter 
month the better. 
The hardy lilies cover a wide range. 
The Madonna or Annunciation lily starts 
the procession, being ready in August or 
September. The native sorts, and most 
of the European varieties, are ready in 
September or October, while the Japa¬ 
nese and Chinese bulbs are usually not 
available here until late October or early 
November. 
In ordering lilies it is always best to 
have them shipped in two or three dif¬ 
ferent lots, so you can get them planted 
as early as possible, instead of having the 
whole order held up until the last are 
received from abroad. In cold climates, 
where there is danger of the ground freez¬ 
ing before the late bulbs arrive, a mulch¬ 
ing of leaves or manure over the pre¬ 
pared beds will keep the ground from 
freezing, so that they may readily be 
planted some weeks after cold weather. 
Spring Bulbs and Perennials 
The spring flowering bulbs also are 
usually not ready for shipment until it 
is time to plant. There is danger in 
planting them too early, as the object in 
their case is not to get a growth of tops, 
but merely of roots, before cold weather. 
A simple rule to follow with bulbs of 
this kind—tulips, narcissi, etc.—-is to 
plant as soon as possible after the first 
killing frost. 
With bulbs of all kinds, and especially 
lilies, put sand in the hole before plant¬ 
ing. A large percentage of bulb failures 
is due to the fact that they rot in the soil 
from being too wet. The sand affords 
protection against this in any soil that is 
not so wet as to be altogether unsuitable 
for the planting of bulbs. With the 
hardy lilies, it is best to put sand not 
only under the bulbs, but to cover them 
entirely. 
The hardy perennials are for the most 
part planted quite late in the fall—the 
latter part of September through October 
—after active top growth for the season 
is over. But the root growth continues, 
and so they become established before the 
soil freezes hard, and are ready to go 
ahead like oldtimers when the first warm 
spring days arrive. Perennial seedlings, 
of course, are in a different class; the 
earlier they can be set in their permanent 
places the better, as they will still be in 
active growth, making top as well as root 
development. 
Shrubs and Trees 
The hardy shrubs are especially im¬ 
portant for fall planting, because it is 
not only more convenient to plant them 
then, but also because, in most sections, 
they do better than with spring planting. 
The proper time for planting is soon 
after the first hard frosts—the latter half 
of September to late October. 
Ornamental and shade trees, with a 
few exceptions, may also be planted in 
the fall as well as or better than in the 
spring, in most sections. They are nat¬ 
urally much larger when set out than 
the shrubs, and therefore more likely to 
be injured by high winds. On this ac¬ 
count a support of some kind is advisable. 
As well as supporting the tree, it also 
serves to enable the gardener to give it a 
straight start in life by keeping it tied up 
if it shows any tendency to grow crooked. 
Both trees and shrubs have root sys¬ 
tems that are quite distinct from those of 
flowers and vegetables, with which the 
beginner is likely to be more familiar. If 
carefully packed at the nursery when 
dug, as they usually are these days, little 
trimming or cutting of the roots will be 
required; but any broken or bruised ones 
should be cut back to clean, firm wood. 
The mistake most likely to be made 
by the inexperienced person in planting 
trees and shrubs is to fail to pack the 
soil firmly enough about the roots. It is 
not sufficient to fill the hole, and then try 
to make it firm on the surface. A blunt 
stick should be used, with which to ram 
the soil gently but firmly about the roots 
as the hole is filled up. If the soil is dry, 
water should be given two or three times 
during the operation, letting it soak away 
each time before putting in more dirt, 
and leaving the upper 2" or so dry. 
From the foregoing it is evident that, 
even if you have determined to have a 
better vegetable garden than ever next 
year, you can make provision for an 
abundance of flowers and flowering 
shrubs by planting now. Most of the 
things mentioned, after once being care¬ 
fully planted this fall and protected for 
the winter, will need little or no attention 
during the busy weeks of next spring. 
The wise gardener plants in the fall. 
This fall he has more reason than ever 
to do so. 
HILL COUNTRY 
Brown hill I have left behind, 
Why do you haunt me so? 
You never were warm and kind 
And I was glad to go. 
Is it because there lies 
Up in your cold brown breast 
One who brought joy to my eyes 
And to my heart brought rest? 
Never again shall I see 
The flash in her answering eye; 
Never again shall the heart in me 
Stir when she passes by. 
Hill, you are proud and cold, 
Haughty and high your face. 
Is it, O hill, because you hold 
Her in your grim embrace? 
Aline Kilmer. 
