HOUSE AND GARDEN 
206 
October, i 910 
Anemone Japonica will do well in any good 
garden soil and is one of the finest of all 
fall-blooming herbs 
Other plants of 
different manner 
of growth, such as 
the various Heli- 
anthus, Rudbeck- 
ias, Physostegia 
and the like, the 
old root of which 
dies out and nu¬ 
merous new crowns 
are produced, are 
much benehtted by 
taking up and re¬ 
setting. Often a 
plant may not be 
doing its best, but 
by taking up and 
dividing the clump 
and discarding all 
the dead wood of 
the root and giving 
it a new location, 
or, if the exposure 
itself is congenial, 
by merely remov¬ 
ing a portion of 
the old soil and replacing it with new, a new lease of life is 
given the plant and a successful growth results. I think that 
many plants throw off, in the decay of the old root, a toxic 
poison which is exceedingly injurious to the new growth of the 
plant. I have noticed this especially in the case of some Iris, 
notably the Japanese variety. 
Such plants as the Hardy Phlox, the Physostegia and Sun¬ 
flowers of all varieties, may be planted as soon as they are 
through blooming. The Dielytra dies down to the ground as 
soon as through making its year’s growth, and is usually dor¬ 
mant by the middle of July, so that it may be moved any time 
after that. 
Plants which do not come into bloom until midsummer or 
fall may be moved somewhat later than early spring-blooming 
plants, but all should be given time to become established before 
the ground freezes. 
In the planting of hardy perennials, as in all planting, thorough 
preparation of the soil is of great moment. Good drainage is 
an indispensable condition and good soil next 
in importance. Where the natural lay of the 
land makes drainage of doubtful condition, or 
a sub-soil of clay obstructs this action, it will 
be necessary to supply artificial drainage by 
digging out the beds to a depth of two feet or 
more and filling in several inches of rough 
stone and sand, replacing the best of the soil, 
together with a quantity of well rotted manure. 
Should there be a deficiency of sand, of humus 
or fibrous loam in the soil, add sufficient of 
that element to meet the demands of the plants. 
Where the soil is a clay one it will be best to 
discard it altogether — except in the case of 
beds intended for Roses, which have a prefer¬ 
ence for a reasonable amount of clay—and re¬ 
place it with a good mixture of fibrous loam 
made from rotted sod, old, well decayed cow 
manure, sharp white sand and a little leaf- 
mould, but do not get the soil too light and 
porous — this is often a serious defect in our 
flower gardens and is unfavorable for our hot, 
dry summers, when the evaporation makes garden work a burden. 
Serious consideration must be given to the location of all 
hardy plants, as most of them are to remain permanently in one 
position. It is unfortunate that shade-loving plants should be 
planted in full sun and left to struggle along as best they may 
until their death, or failure to bloom, impresses upon the care¬ 
less gardener the fact that the environment is wrong. Even 
when this is discovered in the first season a whole year’s growth 
is wasted. The characteristics of the plants should be learned 
before any attempt is made to plant them and, as far as pos¬ 
sible, right conditions secured. The ordinary garden presents 
considerable diversity of conditions, of shade, moisture or sun¬ 
shine and if there is a low, wet spot, yet one in which water does 
not stand in winter, it may be reserved for moisture-loving 
plants like the Iris, while the hot, dry exposures will bring out 
dfe ,v Sun-loving Plants 
Name. 
Season of Bloom. Height. 
Delphinium Chinense, a fa¬ 
vorite garden variety of 
the double blue Larkspur 
blooming all summer 
Aquilegias 
Canterbury Bells 
Chrysanthemums 
(hardy) 
Centaureas 
Dictamnus (Gas plant) 
Delphiniums (Lark¬ 
spur) 
English Daisies 
Garden Pinks 
Foxgloves 
Hibiscus (Marsh Mal¬ 
low) 
Helianthus (Sun¬ 
flower) 
Iris in variety 
Liatris (Blazing Star) 
Lupins 
Lychnis 
Lysimachia (Loose¬ 
strife) 
Peonies 
Perennial Poppies 
Phlox 
Platycodons tBell- 
flower) 
Romneys (California 
Tree Poppy) 
Rudbeckia 
Stokesias 
Sweet-Williams 
Tritomas 
Valerian 
V eronica 
Shasta Daisy 
Pansies 
May and June 
June 
Sept.-Nov. 
3-4 ft. 
2-6 ft. 
2 ft. 
All summer 2)4-3 ft. 
May, June, July 2-3 ft. 
All summer 2-5 ft. 
All summer 
May 
June, July 
July, Aug. 
July-Sept. 
May-July 
June, July 
June 
June-Aug. 
July 
June 
June 
July-Sept. 
July, Aug. 
July 
July-Aug. 
July, Aug. 
All summer 
Fall 
July-Oct. 
July, Aug. 
July, Aug. 
May-Nov. 
4 in. 
9 in. 
4 - 5 ft- 
5- 6 ft. 
5-6 ft. 
2 ft. 
2- 3 ft. 
2 ft. 
3 - 4 ft. 
2 ft. 
2 ft. 
2 ft. 
2-4 ft. 
18 in.-2 ft. 
6 ft. 
4- 6 ft. 
18 in.-2 ft. 
18 in. 
2-3 ft. 
18 in.-2 ft. 
18 in. 
18 in. 
9 in. 
Most Roses are transplanted in the spring, but if you are planning new beds the work 
of enriching them should be done now 
