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PLANTING LIST for 
A RED GARDEN 
SPRING 
Red 
1. Tsuga Canadensis, hemlock: for hedge, 3' high, 2 1 /fc' apart. 
2. Acer rubrum, red maple: frame planting, trees 10' to 12 
high. . 
3. Early tulips: Mais, dazzling scarlet, darker inside, 
model form, first to bloom; Dusart, deep crimson, large, 
finely formed flower, second to bloom; Kolunoor, deep vel¬ 
vety crimson, purplish bloom, the darkest red tulip, third 
to bloom of the early sorts. 
4. Trillium erectum, wake-robin: very dark red, medium 
height, late April to early June. 
5. Paeonia officinalis, common garden peony: double crimson, 
likes half shade, mid-May to mid-June, 2'-3'. 
6. Paeonia tenuifolia, red peony: large single flowers and 
fine feathery foliage, likes half shade, mid-May to mid- 
June, 
7. Paeonia paradoxa, herbaceous peony: compact, dwarf plant, 
single crimson flowers, glaucous foliage. Half shade, late 
May, l'-l%'. 
8. Late tulips: Eclipse, glowing blood-red, steel blue base, 
probably the best for combination with old-fashioned peony, 
second to bloom; Esato, bright blood-red, rich purple 
bloom on outer petals; King Harold, deep ox-blood red, 
purple-black base, third to bloom; Inglescombe Scarlet, 
vermilion red, black base, fourth to bloom. 
9. Rhododendron hybrid, Abraham Lincoln: very dark red. 
10. Dianthus cruentus, dark red pink: June and July, l'-l%'. 
White 
2 7. Amelanchier Canadensis, shad bush: small tree covered 
with small white flowers in March and April. 
2 8. Sanguinaria Canadensis, blood-root: March and early 
April, 3 "-6". 
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Trillium grandifforum, large flowered wake-robin: pure 
white, very large flower, half shade, May to early June, 
6 "- 12 ". 
Arabis alpina, rock cress: low white, early April to late 
May, 6". 
Spiraea van Houttei, Van Houtte's spirea: May, 3 -6 . 
Spiraea Contonensis; May, lower bush but larger flowers 
than the above. 
Syringa vulgaris, var. alba, common white lilac: May. 
Paeonia albiffora, var. The Bride: large single, faint flush 
rose, golden stamens, early. 
Thalictrum aQuilegifolium, feathered columbine: half 
shade, late May to mid-July, l'-3'. 
Thalictrum flavutn, fen rue: greenish yellow, half shade, 
July-Aug., 2'-4'. 
SUMMER 
Red 
Climbing roses: Crimson Rambler; Silver Moon, single, 
large, silvery white. 
Papaver bracteatum, oriental poppy: blood-red, late May 
to mid-June, 3'-4'. 
Potentilla argyrophylla, var. atrosanguinea, cinquefoil: 
sun, June and July, 2'-3'. 
Geurn atrosanguineum florepleno, var. Mrs. Bradshaw: dou¬ 
ble deep crimson avens, June-July, 1'. 
Heuchera sanguinea, coral bells: nodding red bells on red 
stems, June to late September, l'-l%'. 
Monarda didyma, n*e balm: ragged blood-red head*, effec¬ 
tive. Mid-June to early September, l%'-2%'. 
Althaea rosea, hollyhock: dark red selected shades. Sun, 
July-August, 5'-8'. 
Lobelia failgcns, shining cardinal flower: larger, deeper 
red and more showy than the other. July-Aug.. 2'-3'. 
Phlox paniculata, var. Montagnard: deep blood-red, July 
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to October, 3'-4'. 
Lobelia cardinalis, cardinal flower: August to mid-bep- 
tember, 2'-4'. . 
Lycoris sanguinea, blood-red amaryllis: sun, July-Aug., 
l'-3'. 
Tuberous begonia: deep red. 
Gladioli, red varieties of pure color: Princess Orange, 
Governor Hanley, Cherry King. 
Dahlias: J. H. Jackson, cactus, dark crimson maroon; 
Le Grant, decorative, velvety red shaded maroon. 
White 
Clematis recta, herbaceous virgin's bower: sun, early June 
to mid-July, 2'-3'. 
Iris Kaempferi, Japanese iris, var. Gould Bound: white 
with yellow markings, sun, June-July, 2'-3'. 
Galium Molluge, mist flower: half shade, June to late 
August. l'-3'. 
Gypsophila paniculata, infant's breath: July-August, 2'-3'. 
AUTUMN 
Red 
25. Hardy chrysanthemums: Black Douglas, fringed petals, 
dark mahogany brown, medium early; Brown Bessie, small 
button, dark brownish maroon; Regal Beauty, deep wine 
red. 
26. Berberis Thunbergii, Japanese barberry: planted for foli¬ 
age and fruit effect of brilliant red. 
White 
38. Boltonia asteroides, aster-like boltonia: sun, late August 
to mid-October, 2'-8'. 
39. Anemone Japonica, Japanese anemone: sun or half shade, 
late September to early November, 2'-2 1 /&'. 
40. Hardy chrysanthemum. Queen of the Whites: large flow¬ 
ered, medium to late. 
and the gold of its stamens. At the opposite 
end of the garden, an arch of the well known 
Crimson Rambler is so placed that its red is 
not seen in conjunction with the poppies. 
Another effect for May, but a minor one, 
is that of some clumps of red pinks at the 
upper end of the garden. If the right shade 
of the red can be secured—a deep, rich crimson 
which glows like rubies against the green— 
they can be used in profusion; but they are 
introduced thus, cautiously, because their color 
is so liable to variation. 
In June, several effects come into promi¬ 
nence. The only flowers to be seen in the 
nook now are of white: peonies and the tas¬ 
sels of the meadow rue, because other reds 
might conflict with the poppies. By the time 
the petals of the latter have fallen, there will 
appear the large, irregular heads of the bee 
balm. They are a true red, remain in bloom 
all summer and are most effective if planted in 
large, round masses, and not in straggling thin 
lines which emphasize their habit of growth. 
The outer garden in June has a background 
of white Clematis recta, planted as it should 
be in well spaced round clumps which are 
staked upright before they begin to sprawl. 
At the lower end, two enormous balanced 
clumps of galium present an effect of misty 
white similar to the later blooming gypsophila. 
This also looks at its best when staked upright. 
The red flowers to be seen now are coral 
bells in a band between the arabis and the 
peonies around the panel. Their swaying 
stalks and tiny red bells last throughout the 
summer. Another true red is the double geum, 
which is about the size and form of a gar¬ 
denia; and the potentilla, whose small straw- 
berry-like blossoms are of a slightly pinker 
tone. At the lower end are some clumps of 
bee balm and cardinal flower as a transition 
from the character of the shady place. 
In July, the large, solitary white flowers of 
the Japanese iris in the recess repeat the strik¬ 
ing effect of the peonies earlier in the season, 
though in order to thrive they must be so 
placed as to get some sun. With these are 
some of the fringe-like flowers of the late 
meadow rue, contrasted with the red spikes of 
the shining cardinal flower, an early and espe¬ 
cially showy variety. In pots on the pave¬ 
ment are blood-red amaryllis. 
Surrounding the pool where they will luxu¬ 
riate in the cool moisture, and planted in 
pockets of rich loam between the stones, are 
large tuberous begonias of glowing red, min¬ 
gled with the delicate fronds of the greenhouse 
variety of maidenhair fern. 
In July and August, large round clumps 
of red hollyhocks flank the entrance to the 
outer garden. Like the bee balm, they are 
much less effective in scattered lines. Their 
color, like that of the pinks, must be selected 
after some experimentation. The coral bells 
and mist flower still remain in bloom, but on 
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