September, 1915 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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slowly, but this is, for the gardener, an 
advantage rather than a disadvantage, as 
the plant does not have to be disturbed 
for separating and replanting, like many 
other perennials, but will continue to give 
increasingly beautiful results, year after 
year, in the same place. To get a long- 
season of bloom, a few plants of the peony 
of former generations (Peonia officinalis), 
which can be had in pinkish-white, bright 
pink and deep crimson, should be planted, 
as this blooms some two weeks earlier 
than the modern fragrant sorts. A baker's 
half-dozen of the best sorts, of proven 
merit, are Festiva maxima, the finest 
white; Couronne d’Or, a very late-flower¬ 
ing white; Felix Crousse, brilliant red; 
Mme. Crousse, white and crimson; 
Duchess de Nemours, sulphur white and 
fragrant; Marie Lemoine, ivory white; 
Delicatissima, crimson purple. In planning 
your plantings of peonies, remember that 
they require deep, good soil to do well and 
also an abundance of sunlight. The plants 
cost from fifteen to fifty cents each, ac¬ 
cording to the variety. But a dozen of 
them used about the place will give you 
more show for your money than probably 
any other flower in which you could in¬ 
vest it. 
A close second to the peony in long life 
and general freedom from diseases and 
insect troubles is phlox—one of the most 
important contributions which America 
has made to the international flower gar¬ 
den. It has one great advantage over most 
perennials—it can be had in flower from 
spring until frost; in fact, some single 
varieties, such as Divaricata, bloom prac¬ 
tically throughout the season. There are 
other early-flowering and late-flowering 
varieties which there is not space to men¬ 
tion here by name but which can be found 
fully described in any good catalog. (Par¬ 
ticular mention, however, should be made 
of a new early-blooming species which 
combines the beautiful flowers of the late 
Decussata with the early-flowering habit 
of Divaricata, mentioned above. The 
plants are one to two feet high, begin 
blooming the latter part of May and blos¬ 
som with the utmost freedom for six to 
eight weeks. This section is known as 
Phlox arendsi. Unlike the peonies, with 
phlox the best effects are to be had by 
using them in rather large masses of a 
single variety or two of contrasting colors. 
Whether planted by themselves or in the 
hardy border, they should be given thor¬ 
oughly enriched soil and should be divided 
and replanted every second or third 
season. 
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