HOUSE & GARDEN’S GARDENING GUIDE 
In the first of the following lists the perennials and annuals are combined, and arranged accot^mg to 
height The annuals are printed in bold face type. The directions refer to methods of planting and 
propagation, and to the most suitable soil and exposure. Fifty deciduous shrubs are considered on page 6- 
ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS 
COMMON NAME 
BOTANICAL NAME 
Amethyst 
Rock Speedwell 
Seven Sisters 
Chalk Plant 
Dropwort 
Sanvitalia 
English Daisy 
Tufted Pansy 
Lobelia 
Moss Verbena 
Dwarf Iris 
Chickweed 
Satin Flower 
Sweet Alyssum 
Bugle 
White Rock-cress 
Forget-me-not 
Mignonette 
Hoary Speedwell 
Cowslip 
Lead-wort 
Mountain Pink 
Evening Primrose 
Scotch Pink 
Carpathian Hare-bell 
Dwarf Aster 
Wooly Yarrow 
Candytuft 
Poppy Mallow 
Rock Madwort 
Iceland Poppy 
Coral-Bells 
Floss Flower 
Avens 
Spring Adonis 
Marigold 
California Poppy 
Petunia 
Wishbone Flower 
Meadow Sweet 
Siveet William 
Columbine 
Spring Windflower 
Globeflower 
Stoke’s Aster 
Gilliflower 
Pyrethrum 
Tapanese Primrose 
Snapdragon 
Balloon-flower 
Love-in-a-mist 
Tassel Flower 
Orange Daisy 
Flax 
Giant Daisy 
Clarkia 
Calliopsis 
China Aster 
Garden Balsam 
Dwarf Starwort 
Sea Lavender 
Blue Bonnet 
Evening Primrose 
Mountain Bluet 
Mist Flower 
Speedwell 
Spiderwort 
Butterfly Flower 
Jacob’s Ladder 
Painted Tongue 
Early Phlox 
Cardinal Flower 
Four o’Clock 
Blanket Flower 
Prickly Poppy 
Bleeding Heart 
African Daisy 
Chinese Larkspur 
Coreopsis 
Butterfly Weed 
Golden Marguerite 
Double Sneezewort 
Loosestrife 
Rose-campion 
Red-hot-Poker Plant 
Rosy Meadow-Sweet 
Cone-flower 
Pincushion Flower 
Balloon-flower 
Early Peony 
German Iris 
Yellow Foxglove 
Gas Plant 
Chrysanthemum 
Michaelmas Daisy 
Columbine 
Zinnia 
Oriental Poppy 
Siberian Iris 
Yellow Day-Lily 
Baby’s Breath 
Leopard’s-hane 
COLOR 
Browalia alata 
Veronica rupestris 
Portulaca, vars. 
Gypsophila repens 
Spiraea filipendula 
Sanvitalia, vars. 
Beilis perennis 
Viola cornuta 
Lobelia erinus 
Verbena erinoides 
Iris pumila 
Cerastium tomentosum 
Godetia grandiflora 
Alyssum maritimum 
Ajuga reptans 
Arabis albida 
Myosotis palustris s-f 
Reseda, vars. 
Veronica incana 
Primula veris 
Plumbago larpentae 
Phlox subulata 
Oenothera macricarpa 
Dianthus plumarius 
Campanula carpatica 
Aster alpinus 
Achillea tomentosum 
Iberis sempervirens 
Callirhoe involucrata 
Alyssum saxitile comp, 
l’apaver nudicaule 
Heuchera sanguinea 
Ageratum, vars. 
Geurn Heldrechii 
Adonis vernalis 
Calendula 
Eschscholtzia 
Petunia, vars. 
Torenia, vars. 
Spiraea astilboides 
Dianthus barbatus 
Aquilegia caerulea 
Anemone sylvestris 
Trollius Europaeus 
Stokesia cyanea 
Matthiola, vars. 
Pyrethrum hybridum 
Primula japonica 
Antirrhinum, vars. 
Platycodon Mariesi 
Nigella damascena 
Emilea flammea 
Dimorphotheca, vars. 
Linum perenne 
Chrysanthemum max. 
Clarkia elegans 
Coreopsis drummondii 
Calistephus hortensus 
Impatiens balsamina 
Aster ptarmicoides 
Statice latifolia 
Scabiosa caucasica 
Oenothera fruticosa 
Centaurea monatna 
Eupatorium coelestinum 
Veronica longifolia 
Tradescantia virginiana 
Schizanthus 
Polemonium caeruleum 
Salpiglossis 
Phlox suffruticosa 
Lobelia cardinalis 
Mirabilis 
Gaillardia grandiflora 
Argemone grandiflora 
Dicentra spectabilis 
Arctotis 
Delphinium sinense 
Coreopsis lanceolata 
Asclepias tuberosa 
Anthemis tinctoria 
Achillea Ptarmica 
Lysimachia clethroides 
Agrostemma Coronaria 
Tritoma Pfitzeri 
Spiraea palmata 
Rudbeckia speciosa 
Scabiosa atropurporea 
Platycodon grandiflorum 
Paeonia officinalis 
Iris Germanica 
Digitalis ambigua 
Dictamnus Fraxinella 
Chrysanthemum indie. 
Aster grandiflorus 
Aquilegia vulgaris 
Zinnia elegans 
Papaver orientale 
Iris Sibirica 
Hemerocallis Flava 
Gypsophila paniculata 
Doronicum plantaginum 
Blue, white 
Purple 
Various 
Rose 
Yellow 
Yel. and purple 
Pink, white 
Blue 
Blue 
Blue, white 
Various 
White 
White, rose 
White 
Purplish 
White 
Pale blue 
Pinkish white 
Blue 
Yellow 
Purple 
Various 
Yellow 
Various 
Blue, white 
Bluish purple 
Yellow 
White 
Red 
Yellow 
White, red, yel. 
Red 
Blue 
Orange 
Yellow 
Orange 
Various 
Y'arious 
Yel. and lav. 
White 
Various 
Bluish 
Pink 
Yellow 
Blue 
Various 
Various 
Various 
Various 
Blue, white 
Blue, white 
Orange 
Orange 
Blue 
White 
White, rose 
Yellow 
Various 
Various 
Red and yellow 
White 
Lavender 
Light blue 
Yellow 
Blue purple 
Blue 
Blue 
Blue 
Various 
Violet blue 
Various 
Various 
Red 
Various 
White 
Rose 
Blue and white 
Blue, white 
Yellow 
Orange 
Yellow 
White 
White 
White, crimson 
Orange 
Pinkish 
Orange 
Various 
White, purplish 
Various 
Various 
Yellow 
White 
Various 
Purplish 
White 
Various 
White 
Various 
Yellow 
White 
Orange 
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SEASON 
OF BLOOM 
June to Oct. 
May and June 
May to Oct. 
June and July 
J une 
June to Nov. 
April to June 
April to Nov. 
June 
July to Sept. 
April and May 
May and June 
June to Oct. 
May to Oct. 
May to June 
April and May 
May to Oct. 
June to Oct. 
July and Aug. 
April and May 
Aug. to Nov. 
April and May 
June to August 
May and June 
June to Oct. 
May and June 
May June 
April and May 
June to- Nov. 
April and May 
May to Oct. 
May to Sept. 
August to Nov. 
May and June 
April and May 
June to Nov. 
June to Nov. 
June to Oct. 
June to Nov. 
June 
May and June 
May and June 
April to June 
Ma.y and June 
June to Nov. 
June and July 
June and July 
May to July 
June 
June to Oct. 
May to Oct. 
June 
May and June 
May to Aug. 
June to Nov. 
July to Oct. 
June to Oct. 
Aug. and Sept. 
July to Sept. 
July and Aug. 
July and Aug. 
May to Oct. 
June and July 
May to Sept. 
Sept, and Oct. 
July to Sept. 
May to Sept. 
June to Oct. 
May to Aug. 
June to Sept. 
May to July 
July and Aug. 
Aug. to Nov. 
June to Nov. 
July to Nov. 
April to June 
July to Nov. 
June to Oct. 
May to Sept. 
July and Aug. 
May to Oct. 
May to Oct. 
June to Aug. 
June, July 
Aug. to Nov. 
June to Aug. 
July, Aug. 
June to Nov. 
July to Nov. 
May, June 
May, Tune 
July 
July 
to Nov. 
to Nov. 
June 
Sept. 
May, June 
May, June 
May, June 
June to Sept. 
April, May 
DIRECTIONS 
June, 
June, 
Sept. 
Sept. 
May, 
Aug 
Sow seed in warm soil; thin to 6" apart 
By seed or division in good sandy soil; sun 
Rake seeds lightly into soil; thin to 4 apart 
By seed, cutting, or division; dry; sunny 
By seed in Spring, or division; dry; sunny 
By seed in Spring, thin to 8" apart 
By seed in Spring, or by division in Sept.; moist, sunny 
By seed, cutting, or division; in sun or partial shade 
Sow the fine seed indoors in March; plant outside / a P*tff 
Sow seed indoors in March; outside later for continuous bloom 
By divisions; spreads rapidly; good foliage; sun or partial shade 
By cuttings or divisions; for dry, sunny places in foreground 
Blooms better in poor and sandy soil than in rich loam 
Sow seed month apart for continuous bloom; thin to 7 apart 
By seed or division; not particular as to soil;, sun or shade , 
By seed, cuttings, or divisions; will grow well in poor soil, sun 
By seed, cuttings, or divisions; will spread very rapidly 
Sow seed in open; thin to 8" apart; will not transplant readily 
By seed or division; prefers sandy soil; sun 
Bv seed or by division immediately after flowering; partial shade 
By division; light soil; sun; light protection in Winter 
By seed, cuttings, or division; will spread; dry soil; sun 
By cuttings or divisions; for the foreground; dry; sun 
By seed or divisions; divide every three years; sun 
By seed, cuttings, or divisions; rock-garden; rich soil; sun 
By divisions; will grow best in partial shade 
By seed, cuttings, or divisons; in poor, dry soli; sun 
By seed, cuttings, or divisions; one of the best foreground plants 
By seed, or by cuttings; light soil; prefers sun 
By seed cuttings, or divisions; cut back first blooms for second 
Sow seed early in rich soil; sun; re-sow every other year 
By seed or divisions; in sun or partial shade 
Sow seed in warm soil outdoors; pick faded flowers for more bloom 
By seed or division; in moist soil; sun 
By newly ripened seed, or divisions;, sandy soil; shade 
Sow seed outside in early Spring; thin to 12" apart 
Sow in Fall or Early Spring; thin to 8" apart; transplants poorly 
Sow best grade of seeds outside in May; thin to 9" apart 
Sow indoors in late March; transplant into warm soil 
By seed, or better, by divisions; prefers moist soil; part shade 
By seed sown in Inly for next year's bloom; poor soil will do; sun 
By seed; easily affected by nearby varieties; sandy soil; sun 
By division; in rich soil; shade 
By seed, or better, by division; in cool, heavy soil; shade 
By division; sandy soil; sun 
Sow indoors and out, for long bloom; transplanting beneficial; 1Z apart 
Bv division in Spring; in rich, sandy, well-drained soil; sun 
By newly ripened seed, or by division immediately after flowering; shade 
Sow outdoors in warm soil; transplanting seedlings to 12" apart 
By seed, or less easily, by division; cut stems to ground in ball 
Sow seeds in Spring or Fall; thin to 10" apart 
Sow seeds in early Spring; thin to 4" apart 
Sow outside in warm soil; thin to 12"-18" apart 
By seed or division; light, rich soil; sun 
By seed, cuttings, or divisions; mulch and water well while growing 
Sow outdoors in early Spring, or in Fall with Winter protection; sun 
Sow directly in the border; thin to 10" apart; sun 
Water seed before sowing and cover with sand; set out 16 apart; sun 
Sow outdoors in May; rich, sandy soil; sun 
By seed or division; not particular, but appreciative of good soil; sun 
By seed sown in Spring; do not disturb after planting; sandy; sun 
By seed or divisions; protect in Winter; rich soil; sun 
By seed or cuttings; in dry sandy soil; sun 
By seed or seedlings; any soil; sun 
By cuttings; any soil; sun; protect in Winter 
By seed or divisions; in rich soil; sun 
By cuttings or divisions; any soil; sun or part shade 
Sow in late Spring; transplant 18" apart with ball of earth; stake 
By seed sown in Fall, or by divisions; moist, rich soil; part shade 
Sow the fine seeds carefully in warm soil; set out 6" apart; sandy 
By divisions; divide every three years in late Fall; rich, moist soil; sun 
By seed, cuttings, or divisions; moist, rich soil; sun or part shade 
Sow seeds thinly in rows in warm soil; thin to 18" apart 
By seed, cuttings, or divisions; will generally not come true to parent seed 
Sow seeds thinly to avoid transplanting; will re-sow itself 
By division; in rich, light loam; partial shade ^ 
Sow seeds in warm soil in Spring; transplant to 18 apart 
By seed, cuttings, or divisions; deep, rich, sandy soil; sun 
By seed or divisions; not particular as to soil; sun 
By divisions; prefers dry soil; full sun; cut down after blooming 
By seed or division; plant in large clumps; any soil; full sun 
By cuttings or divisions; in rather moist soil; sunny exposure 
By seed or divisions; prefers moist soil; sun 
By seed: not particular as to soil; sun . 
By division; protect south of Philadelphia; take up rhizomes in North 
By seed or divisions; moist, rich.soil; partial shade 
Bv divisions or cuttings; not particular as to soil; sun or part shade 
Sow seeds outside in May; transplant to 8" apart; remove seed heads 
By seed or division; in sandy, well drained soil; sun or part shade 
By division in early Fall; cover with manure over Winter; sun or part shade 
By divisions immediately after blooming season; rich soil; sun 
By seed or divisions; light, moist soil; part shade; keep cut back 
By newly ripened seed in open ground, blossoming three years later; sun 
By seed and cuttings; in rich, light soil; sun; protect in Winter 
By seed or division; rich, moist soil; the best of the hardy asters 
By seed or seedlings; rich, moist, sandy, well drained soil; sun 
Sow seed in cold frame in March, transplant to shallow boxes; set out 18 
By newly ripened seed or by division in August;, do not disturb; sun 
By division; plant deep and water well; rich soil: sun 
By division; thrives best in rich, moist soil and partial shade 
Bv seed, cuttings, or divisions; dry; sun 
By divisions; in ric^i, well drained soil; sun 
