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House & Garden 
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My Backyard Garden 
{Continued jroin page 62) 
there are so many candidates, so many 
appeals and so much to be considered 
that one no sooner decides than other 
sorts crowd in. One of my choice is 
Isoline, with a color which very closely 
approaches pink. Every time I see 
this plant in bloom I long for a mass 
of them in combination with a good 
white or blue variety. Prosper Laqier 
is very fine, as are Crusader and Anna 
Farr. Quaker Lady is light and cheer¬ 
ful, a gay combination of lavender and 
gold which seems to glow with bright¬ 
ness. Rhein Nixe, a tall bicolor, is es¬ 
pecially attractive for garden display. 
Pauline is also a fine dark variety. Lo¬ 
hengrin is excellent, a large, bold flower 
of pleasing qualities; and where cost 
must be considered the popular Pallida 
dalmatica, planted in mass with Mrs. 
H. Darwin in the foreground, is thor¬ 
oughly charming. Edouard Michel was 
disappointing, as its description gave 
me keen anticipations. The plant I 
received under this name is very like 
Pauline. Iris King I like, and the old 
favorite jlavescens. We need yellows 
not only for their own beauty but for 
combination and contrast with others. 
Dorothea, of the intermediate sec¬ 
tion, has a warm spot in my affection 
as well as in the garden. It is a hori¬ 
zontal bloom of white, blue and gold 
and comes into flower just ahead of the 
well-known Florentine. A. E. Kun- 
derd, originator of the ruffled gladiolus, 
stated some time ago that he believed 
if the general public could see the newer 
irises as well as the standard kinds 
in bloom, their variety and beauty 
would take the country by storm, and 
there would not be stock enough in 
existence to supply the demand. 
Roses 
A very satisfactory treatment for a 
garage driveway, especially if it is of 
the ribbon variety with grass down the 
center, is obtained by having a long 
rose bed on each side. In this location 
the driveway serves also as paths, the 
roses showing to advantage with the 
open space between the beds. Thus 
they are conveniently cared for and 
should they be desired for picking, 
the blooms are easily gathered. As the 
car is back and forth almost every 
day, each new bloom catches the eye, 
though in some less prominent position 
it might pass unnoticed. The beds are 
3' wide, accommodating two rows each 
of hybrid teas. The one near the 
boundary has ramblers on a trellis at 
the back, an extra foot being allowed 
for this purpose. 
Very rich soil seems to be the great¬ 
est factor in successful rose growing. 
In it the plants grow strong and sturdy 
and are able to ward off many diseases 
which otherwise might trouble them. 
Mine are sprayed but twice in the 
spring, and during the winter are pro¬ 
tected with straw held in place with 
wire netting. With this simple care 
and rather severe pruning and dis¬ 
budding, they thrive and bloom abund¬ 
antly, striving to express perfection un¬ 
til stopped by winter’s cold. Summer 
pruning is also necessary to the main¬ 
tenance of long, strong stems, and can 
be conveniently done when removing 
the old blooms. Each plant requires 
a moment’s study, and the faded dowel’s 
should be so removed that only strong 
buds, generally found quite far down 
on the stems, are left. This practice 
keeps the plant in control and with dis¬ 
budding gives one the maximum of 
high quality flowers. 
Lady Alice Stanley is' a very gen¬ 
erous, willing and beautiful sort, an 
ideal garden rose in every way. It is 
good through the entire season. Kill- 
arney Queen is another beauty whose 
massive buds are wonderful. Mrs. 
Aaron Ward is most dainty and pleas¬ 
ing. Betty is a good yellow— I say 
yellow, because it appears so in the 
garden, although close up it is a combi¬ 
nation of varying shades of copper, 
gold and rose. The bloom is large and 
conspicuous. General MacArthur, an 
old favorite and a bright, lively crim¬ 
son, is particularly good in the spring. 
My personal choice is Madame Jules 
Bouche, introduced in 1911. This is 
the most delicate, charming rose I know. 
It is of medium size and dainty, graceful 
formation. George C. Thomas, Jr. 
claims this to be “by all means the 
best white to blush rose.” The color 
varies a little in different soils and loca¬ 
tions, but with me it is cream white 
with a center of the most exquisite vir¬ 
gin rose. Its description is far be¬ 
yond me; I can simply admire it. Two 
dozen of these occupy a separate, shel¬ 
tered, rather secluded spot in the gar- i 
den, for their beauty is too rare to be ; 
thrust upon one unprepared. 
There is also another favorite whose 
name label was lost before I became 
acquainted with the bloom. It is a I 
deep, velvety crimson of medium size I 
having a beautiful bud and opening ! 
with very reflex petals, bending far | 
down over the calyx and flaring out i 
at the edge so that it gives the appear- : 
ance from the side of two blooms placed ; 
back to back. These petals are adorned ; 
with luscious deep shadings that baffle I 
description. The upper part of the ; 
blossom is globular in form, and when : 
opened brings to view a mass of bright I 
golden stamens which still further en- i 
hance its beauty by their wonderful , 
combination. This rose is of singular i 
beauty, brilliant under artificial light, i 
and no doubt one of few that is really i 
attractive when the bloom is full or i 
even waning. It is also very fragrant, i 
I intend sending a bud to a specialist j 
for identification, as I must have more. ! 
Delphiniums | 
Can anyone stand before these won- i 
derful spires of blue without becoming ] 
an enthusiast? At first the true blue i 
singles were preferred, the doubles ' 
seeming too prim and overdressed; but : 
now it is the reverse, the singles ap- ; 
pearing rather plain although very love¬ 
ly, and the doubles, especially the very 
light lavenders with dark, almost black ■ 
flecked centers, the deep indigos with 
reddish margins and white centers, and 
of course, light and dark blue solids 
with light or striped centers, being pre¬ 
ferred. 
It seems more satisfactory, if you 
do not raise your own plants, to pur- i 
chase seedlings instead of clumps, which 
are sometimes affected with a crown 
disease and also occasionally bring their 
own enemies with them, concealed 
among the roots, into the garden. These 
young plants if planted early in the 
season and kept growing at high speed 
will produce surprisingly large spikes 
of bloom the first year, and make splen¬ 
did plants the second, when many of 
the clumps may have left for parts un¬ 
known. 
There is also a slug that delights in 
scooping out the crowns of perfectly 
healthy plants during the dormant sea¬ 
son to such an extent that the plants 
are killed. Coal ashes, not sifted on 
the surface of the ground over the 
crowns, but worked down thoroughly 
between and around the stalks in early 
fall, so that the dormant buds at their 
base are covered, will very often pre¬ 
vent the attacks of this destructive 
creature. 
Water and Care 
Delphiniums seem to enjoy plenty of 
water, and a deep, rich, light, airy 
soil kept sweet by the addition of lime 
and well cultivated. Some young pot- 
grown plants, selected hybrids, set out < 
on March 10th and given when in bud , 
(Cont'.nued on page 66) ' 
