will be given, as it will be indexed in the catalogues that way.
Abyssinian Banana, See _Musa_.
Adam’s Needle, See _Yucca_.
Alleghany Vine, See _Adlumia_.
Alum Root, See _Heuchera_.
American Cowslip, See _Dodecatheon_.
American Senna, See _Cassia_.
Amethyst, See _Browallia_.
Artillery Plant, See _Pilea_.
Aurora’s Bower, See _Gaillardia_.
Australian Glory Pea, See _Clianthus_.
Baby’s Breath, See _Gypsophila_.
Bachelor’s Button, See _Globe Amaranth_.
Balsam Apple, See _Momordica_.
Balsam Pear, See _Momordica_.
Banana Shrub, See _Magnolia_.
Barrenwort, See _Epimedium_.
Basket of Gold, See _Alyssum_.
Bath Flower, See _Trillium_.
Beard Tongue, See _Pentstemon_.
Bird’s Nest Fern, See _Aspidium Nidus-Avis_.
Bishop’s Weed, See _Ægopodium_.
Black-eyed Susan, See _Thunbergia_.
Bleeding Heart, See _Dicentra_.
Blood Flower, See _Hæmanthus_.
Bluebottle, See _Centaurea_.
Bluebottle, See _Grape Hyacinth_.
Blue Leadwort, See _Plumbago_.
Blue Lyme Grass, See _Elymus_.
Blue Salvia, See _S. patens_.
Blue Vetch, See _Grape Hyacinth_.
Bluet, See _Houstonia_.
Boston Ivy, See _Ampelopsis_.
Bowman’s Root, See _Gillenia_.
Bugle, See _Ajuga_.
Bugle Vine, See _Calampelis_.
Burning Bush, See _Euonymus_.
Butterfly Flower, See _Centrosema_.
Butterfly Flower, See _Schizanthus_.
Butterfly Orchid, See _Epidendrum_.
Butterfly Weed, See _Asclepias_.
Calico Bush, See _Kalmia_.
California Poppy, See _Eschscholtzia_.
Canterbury Bell, See _Campanula_.
Cape Hyacinth, See _H. candicans_.
Cardinal Flower, See _Lobelia_.
Castor Bean, See _Ricinus_.
Cheneil Plant, See _Acalypha_.
Chilian Glory Flower, See _Eccremocarpus_.
Chimney Bell Flower, See _Campanula_.
Chinese Bell Flower, See _Platycodon_.
Chinese Lantern Plant, See _Physalis_.
Chinese Matrimony Vine, See _Lycium_.
Chinese Paper Plant, See _Bougainvillea_.
Christmas Berry, See _Ardisia_.
Christmas Rose, See _Helleborus_.
Cinnamon Vine, See _Dioscorea_.
Cinquefoil, See _Potentilla_.
Climbing Fumitory, See _Adlumia_.
Climbing Hawthorn, See _Actinidia_.
Cock’s Comb, See _Celosia_.
Columbine, See _Aquilegia_.
Cone Flower, See _Rudbeckia_.
Coral Plant, See _Erythrina_.
Corn Flower, See _Centaurea_.
Cowslip, See _Primula_.
Crane’s Bill, See _Geranium_.
Creeping Mallow, See _Callirhoe_.
Crown Vetch, See _Coronilla_.
Cruel Plant, See _Physianthus_.
Cup-and-Saucer Plant, See _Campanula_.
Cup-and-Saucer Vine, See _Cobæa_.
Cup Flower, See _Nierembergia_.
Cushion Pink, See _Armeria_.
Dark Mullen, See _Verbascum_.
Day Lily, See _Hemerocallis_.
Devil-in-the-Bush, See _Nigella_.
Double Buttercup, See _Ranunculus_.
Dropwort, See _Spiræa_.
Duck Plant, See _Aristolochia_.
Dutchman’s Breeches, See _Dielytra_.
Dutchman’s Pipe, See _Aristolochia_.
Dusty Miller, See _Centaurea_.
Dusty Miller, See _Cineraria_.
Edelweiss, See _Gnaphalium_.
Emerald Feather, See _Asparagus_.
English Daisy, See _Bellis_.
Evening Glory, See _Ipomœa_.
Evening Primrose, See _Œnothera_.
Everlasting, See _Acroclinium_.
Everlasting, See _Ammobium_.
Everlasting, See _Globe Amaranth_.
Everlasting, See _Helichrysum_.
Everlasting, See _Lathyrus_.
Everlasting, See _Rhodanthe_.
Everlasting, See _Xeranthemum_.
Fair Maids of France, See _Ranunculus_.
False Chamomile, See _Boltonia_.
False Dragon Head, See _Physostegia_.
False Indigo, See _Baptisia_.
Feverfew, See _Matricaria_.
Fire on the Mountain, See _Euphorbia_.
Flame Flower, See _Tritoma_.
Fleur de Lis, See _Iris_.
Flora’s Paint Brush, See _Cacalia_.
Florida Rattle Box, See _Crotolaria_.
Floss Flower, See _Ageratum_.
Flowering Currant, See _Ribes_.
Flowering Dogwood, See _Cornus_.
Flowering Maple, See _Abutilon_.
Flowering Sage, See _Salvia_.
Flowering Spurge, See _Euphorbia_.
Forget-me-not, See _Myosotis_.
Fountain Plant, See _Acalypha_.
Four-o’clock, See _Marvel of Peru_.
Fringe Flower, See _Schizanthus_.
Garden Flower, See _Schizanthus_.
Gardener’s Garter, See _Phalaris_.
Garland Flower, See _Daphne_.
Gas Plant, See _Dictamnus_.
Gay Feather, See _Liatris_.
Gilliflower, See _Cheiranthus_.
Globe Flower, See _Trollius_.
Glory Pea of Australia, See _Clianthus_.
Goat’s Beard, See _Spiræa_.
Gold Lack, See _Wall Flower_.
Golden Bush Pea, See _Crotolaria_.
Golden Feather, See _Pyrethrum_.
Golden Honey Bell, See _Mahernia_.
Golden-leaved Elder, See _Sambucus_.
Golden Rod, See _Solidago_.
Golden Tuft, See _Alyssum_.
Great Reed, See _Arundo Donax_.
Great Sea Lavender, See _Limonium_.
Groundsel, See _Glechoma_.
Hawk’s Beard, See _Crepis_.
Holly Fern, See _Cyrtomium_.
Honey Bell, See _Mahernia_.
Horn of Plenty, See _Datura_.
Horned Poppy, See _Glaucium_.
Horse Mint, See _Monarda_.
House Leek, See _Sempervivum_.
Humble Plant, See _Mimosa_.
Hyacinth Clematis, See _Clematis Davidiana_.
Jacobean Lily, See _Amaryllis_.
Jacob’s Ladder, See _Polemonium_.
Japan Quince, See _Pyrus_.
Japanese Bell Flower, See _Platycodon_.
Japanese Beni, See _Caryopteris_.
Japanese Hop, See _Humulus_.
Japanese Ivy, See _Ampelopsis_.
Japanese Primrose, See _Cortusoidea_.
Japanese Primrose, See _Primula_.
Japanese Virgin’s Bower, See _Clematis_.
Japanese Winter Cherry, See _Physalis_.
Jerusalem Cherry, See _Solanum_.
Jerusalem Cross, See _Lychnis_.
Kenilworth Ivy, See _Linaria_.
Lady Washington, See _Pelargonium_.
Larkspur, See _Delphinium_.
Lavender Cotton, See _Santolina_.
Lawn Pearlwort, See _Spergula_.
Lemon Verbena, See _Verbena_.
Leopard Plant, See _Farfugium_.
Lilac, See _Syringa_.
Lily of the Palace, See _Agapanthus_.
Lily of the Palace, See _Amaryllis_.
Little Bo-Peep, See _Antirrhinum_.
Liverwort, See _Hepatica_.
London Tufts, See _Sweet William_.
Look at Me, See _Centrosema_.
Love Grove, See _Nemophila_.
Love in a Mist, See _Nigella_.
Love Lies Bleeding, See _Amaranthus_.
Lungwort, See _Martensia_.
Madagascar Periwinkle, See _Vinca_.
Maidenhair Fern, See _Adiantum_.
Mallow, See _Hibiscus_.
Maltese Cross, See _Lychnis_.
Mariposa Lily, See _Calochortus_.
Marsh Mallow, See _Hibiscus_.
Meadow Beauty, See _Rhexia_.
Meadow Sage, See _Salvia_.
Meadow Star, See _Spiræa_.
Mexican Fire Plant, See _Euphorbia_.
Mexican Lily, See _Amaryllis_.
Michaelmas Daisies, See _Aster_.
Monkey Flower, See _Mimulus_.
Monkshood, See _Aconitum_.
Moon Flower, See _Ipomœa_.
Moonpenny Daisy, See _Chrysanthemum_.
Moonwort, See _Honesty_.
Morning Glory, See _Ipomœa_.
Mosses, See _Selaginellas_.
Moss Pink, See _Phlox_.
Moss Verbena, See _Verbena_.
Mother of Thousands, See _Saxifrage_.
Mountain Fleece, See _Polygonum_.
Mountain Fringe, See _Adlumia_.
Mountain Laurel, See _Kalmia_.
Mourning Bride, See _Scabiosa_.
Mouse-ear Chickweed, See _Cerastium_.
Moustache Plant, See _Caryopteris_.
Musk Plant, See _Mimulus_.
Old Maid, See _Vinca_.
Old Man, See _Artemesia_.
Old Woman, See _Artemesia_.
Orchid Vine, See _Stigmaphyllon_.
Oriental Poppy, See _Papaver_.
Oswego Tea, See _Monarda_.
Painted Daisy, See _Chrysanthemum_.
Painted Leaf, See _Euphorbia_.
Painted Tongue, See _Salpiglossis_.
Pampas Grass, See _Gynerium_.
Pancratium, See _Ismene (in part)_.
Paris Daisy, See _Chrysanthemum_.
Passion Flower, See _Passiflora_.
Peacock Flower, See _Tigridia_.
Pearl Bush, See _Exochorda_.
Peppermint, See _Mentha_.
Periwinkle, See _Vinca_.
Persian Daisy, See _Pyrethrum_.
Pheasant’s Eye, See _Adonis_.
Pincushion Flower, See _Scabiosa_.
Pinks, See _Dianthus_.
Plantain Lily, See _Funkia_.
Plume Poppy, See _Bocconia_.
Pot of Gold, See _Calendula_.
Purple Bells, See _Rhodochiton_.
Purple Fountain, See _Pennisetum_.
Purple Grass, See _Pennisetum_.
Purple-leaved Plum, See _Prunus_.
Queen Lily, See _Amaryllis_.
Ragged Robin, See _Lychnis_.
Ragged Sailor, See _Centaurea_.
Red-hot Poker, See _Tritoma_.
Rock Cress, See _Arabis_.
Rock Madwort, See _Alyssum_.
Rose Campion, See _Lychnis_.
Rose of Heaven, See _Agrostemma_.
Rubber Plant, See _Ficus_.
Sage Palm, See _Cycas_.
St. John’s Wort, See _Hypericum_.
St. Bernard’s Lily, See _Liliago_.
Sand Root, See _Arenaria_.
Sand Verbena, See _Verbena_.
Scarbrough Lily, See _Valletta_.
Scarlet Flax, See _Linum_.
Scarlet-fruited Gourd, See _Bryonopsis, or Gourds_.
Scarlet Sage, See _Salvia_.
Sea Holly, See _Armeria_.
Sea Pink, See _Armeria_.
Seal Flower, See _Dielytra_.
Segar Plant, See _Cuphea_.
Sensitive Plant, See _Mimosa_.
Shaking Fern, See _Pteris_.
Shell Flower, See _Tigridia_.
Shooting Star, See _Dodecatheon_.
Shrubby Honeysuckle, See _Lonicera_.
Silk Oak, See _Grevillea_.
Silver Bells, See _Halesia_.
Slipper Flower, See _Calceolaria_.
Smoke Tree, See _Rhus_.
Snapdragon, See _Antirrhinum_.
Sneezewort, See _Helenium_.
Snowball, See _Viburnum_.
Snowberry, See _Symphoricarpos_.
Snow in Summer, See _Cerastium_.
Snow on the Mountain, See _Euphorbia_.
Southern Wood, See _Abrotanum_.
Speedwell, See _Veronica_.
Spider Plant, See _Cleome_.
Spike Grass, See _Uniola_.
Spring Beauty, See _Claytonia_.
Starworts, See _Asters_.
Stone Crop, See _Sedum_.
Straw Flower, See _Helichrysum_.
Sulphur Fern, See _Gymnogramma_.
Sunflower, See _Helianthus_.
Sun Plant, See _Portulaca_.
Swan River Daisy, See _Brachycome_.
Swan River Everlasting, See _Rhodanthe_.
Sweet Olive, See _Olea_.
Sweet Sultan, See _Centaurea_.
Tassel Flower, See _Cacalia_.
Thrift, See _Armeria_.
Toad Flax, See _Linaria_.
Toad Lily, See _Castalia_.
Tobacco Plant, See _Nicotiana_.
Torch Lily, See _Tritoma_.
Tree Celandine, See _Bocconia_.
Trumpet Flower, See _Datura_.
Trumpet Vine, See _Bignonia_.
Umbrella Plant, See _Cyperus_.
Variegated Comfrey, See _Symphytum_.
Venus’ Looking-Glass, See _Campanula_.
Virgin’s Bower, See _Clematis_.
Wake Robin, See _Trillium_.
Waxhaw, See _Euonymus_.
Wax Plant, See _Hoya_.
Wax Plant, See _Mesembryanthemum_.
White Fringe, See _Chionanthus_.
Whitlow Grass, See _Draba_.
Wild Cucumber, See _Echinocystis_.
Wind Flower, See _Anemone_.
Winged Everlasting, See _Ammobium_.
Wolf’s-bane, See _Aconitum_.
Wood Lily, See _Trillium_.
Woodruff, See _Asperula_.
Yellow Flax, See _Linum_.
Youth and Old Age, See _Zinnia_.
Zanzibar Balsam, See _Impatiens_.
Zebra Grass, See _Eulalia_.
Time For Germination of Seeds
_From Three to Five Days_
Ageratum,
Ammobium,
Aster,
Celosia,
Centaurea,
Chrysanthemums,
Cypress Vine,
Gilla,
Hollyhock,
Lavatera,
Layia Elegans,
Leptosyne Maritima,
Marigold,
Mimulus,
Mina lobata,
Salvia,
Sedum,
Silene Shasta,
Spherogyne,
Stevia,
Stock—ten week,
Sweet William,
Tradescantia,
Trifolium,
Tunica,
Verbascum,
Veronica,
Virginian Stock,
Viscaria,
Vittadinia,
Whitlavia,
Zinnia.
_In Five to Seven Days._
Acacia,
Amaranthus,
Arabis Alpina,
Beta,
Brompton Stock,
Bromus,
Browallia,
Candytuft,
Cannabis,
Carnations,
Centaurea,
Chelone,
Chrysanthemum Indicum,
Cineraria,
Clitoria,
Coleus,
Coreopsis Lanceolata,
Crucianella,
Cuphea,
Cynoglossum,
Dahlia,
Daisy,
Eschscholtzia,
Eupatorium,
Gaillardia,
Geranium,
Gypsophila,
Hablitzia,
Helenium,
Helianthus,
Helichrysum,
Hibiscus,
Iberis Gibraltarica,
Linaria Reticulata,
Lobelia,
Lupinus,
Lychnis,
Malva Moschata,
Mathiola,
Mesembryanthemum,
Mignonette,
Morning Glory,
Nicotiana,
Picotee,
Pink,
Salpiglossis,
_In Eight to Ten Days_
Abutilon,
Achimenes,
Agrostemma,
Antirrhinum,
Armeria,
Balsams,
Begonia,
Calceolaria,
Campanula, Annual,
Canna,
Capsicum,
Commelina Cœlestis,
Deutzia,
Digitalis,
Dracocephalum,
Erianthus,
Gaura,
Gloxinia,
Gnaphalium,
Hibiscus Syriacus,
Humulus Japonica,
Kaulfussia,
Lychnis,
Morina,
Pansy,
Pansy, Viola,
Papaver,
Pentstemon,
Petunia,
Phacelia,
Phlox Drummondi,
Poinsettia,
Potentilla,
Pyrethrum,
Rudbeckia,
Thunbergia,
Tropæolum,
Valeriana,
Verbena,
Zea.
_In Ten to Twelve Days_
Achillea,
Alonsoa,
Alyssum Saxatile,
Anchusa,
Aquilegia,
Argemone,
Artemisia,
Asphodelus,
Aubrietia,
Bidens,
Calandrinia,
Calonyction,
Campanula,
Feverfew,
Galtonia,
Geum,
Gypsophila,
Helianthemum,
Linaria,
Ipomopsis,
Scutellaria,
Silphium,
Spiræa.
_In Twelve to Fifteen Days_
Anemone Sylvestris,
Antigonon,
Asters, Per.,
Callirhoe,
Campanula Tenorei,
Datura,
Didiscus,
Gazanopsis,
Gourds,
Hunnemannia,
Lantana,
Mandevillea,
Maurandya,
Myosotis,
Nicotiana,
Nierembergia,
Peas,
Perilla,
Petunia, Double,
Platycodon,
Polemonium,
Ranunculus,
Ricinus,
Thalictrum,
Torenia,
Verbena Venosa.
_In Fifteen to Twenty Days_
Acanthus,
Agapanthus,
Anemone,
Antigonon,
Armeria Maritima,
Calla,
Cobæa,
Cuphea,
Dictamnus,
Geranium Sanguineum,
Heliotrope,
Hemerocallis,
Impatiens Sultana,
Iris,
Liatris Spicata,
Primula Sinensis,
Rivina Humilis,
Smilax, Boston,
Solanum Robustum.
_In Twenty to Thirty-five Days_
Adlumia,
Baptisia Australis,
Berberis Vulgaris,
Campanula Fragilis,
Campanula Leutweiana,
Campanula Macrantha,
Campanula Nobilis,
Clematis Diversifolia,
Clematis Integrifolia,
Clianthus Dampieri,
Delphinium Nudicaule,
Funkia,
Gentiana Acaulis,
Hibiscus Speciosa,
Humea Elegans,
Musa Ensete,
Phlox, Perennial,
Phormium,
Physianthus,
Tritoma Uvaria,
Yucca.
_One Year or More_
Adlumia,
Ampelopsis,
Anthericum,
Clematis, in variety,
Dictamnus,
Fuchsia,
Geranium Sanguineum,
Iris,
Lilies,
Lupinus Polyphyllus,
Musa,
Tradescantia,
Viola Odorata.
In the foregoing tables it will be observed that a flower occasionally
appears in two or more sections. When this occurs, the first date
indicates the time in which strong and fresh seed should germinate in
flats in the house, or in hotbeds; the latter indicates the time for old
seed, under less favourable conditions, and marks the limit of time in
which plants may be expected.
Chapter _TWENTY-TWO_
Blooming Season of Various Trees, Shrubs, and Plants
T.—Tree. S.—Shrub. V.—Vine. H. P.—Hardy Perennial. A.—Annual. H. H.
P.—Hardy Herbaceous Perennial. E.—Evergreen.
April
_Akebia Quinata_ H. P. V.
_Alyssum Argenteum_ H. P.
_Anemone Blanda_ H. P.
_Bellis Perennis_ H. P. E.
_Dicentra—Bleeding Heart_ H. H. P.
_Dicentra—Dutchman’s Breeches_ H. P.
_Dodecatheon_ H. P.
_Forsythia—Golden Bells_ H. S.
_Sanguinaria—Blood Root_ H. H. P.
_Saxifrage_ H. P.
_Uvularia—Bellwort_ H. P.
_Vinca, Periwinkle, Myrtle_ H. P. E.
_Violets, in var_ H. P. E.
May
_Adonis_ H. P.
_Ajuga_ H. H. P.
_Alyssum Argenteum_ H. H. P.
_Alyssum Saxatile_ H. H. P.
_Amsonia_ H. H. P.
_Aquilegia Argenteum_ H. H. P.
_Arum—Cuckoo Flower_ H. H. P.
_Aubretia_ H. H. P.
_Azalea_ S.
_Barberry_ S.
_Bellis—English Daisy_ H. P. E.
_Callicarpa Japonica_ H. P.
_Calycanthus—Sweet Shrub_ H. P. S.
_Chionanthus—White Wings_ H. P. S.
_Convallaria—Lily of the Valley_ H. H. P.
_Daphne_ H. S. E.
_Deutzia_ H. P. S.
_Dicentra_ H. H. P.
_Doronicum_ H. H. P.
_Double-flowered Almond_ H. S.
_Double-flowered Crab_ H. S.
_Double-flowered Peach_ H. S.
_Epimedium_ H. H. P.
_Euonymus—Burning Bush_ H. S.
_Exochorda—Pearl Bush_ H. S.
_Genista_ H. H. P.
_Halesia—Snowdrop_ H. T.
_Hawthorn_ H. T.
_Honeysuckle—Bush_ H. S.
_Iris Aurea_ H. H. P.
_Iris Siberica_ H. H. P.
_Lychnis—Red Campion_ H. H. P.
_Ornithogalum—Bulbous_ H. H. P.
_Phlox Subulata_ H. P.
_Polemonium—Greek Valerian_ H. P.
_Polyanthus_ H. P. E.
_Potentilla, June to August_ H. P.
_Primula—English Primrose_ H. P. E.
_Pulmonaria—Lungwort_ H. H. P.
_Pyrus—(Cydonia) Japonica_ H. P. S.
_Ranunculus Half_ H. P.
_Rhododendrons_ H. S. E.
_Ribes—Flowering Currant_ H. S.
_Sanguinaria—Blood Root_ H. H. P.
_Spiræa Filipendula_ H. H. P.
_Spiræa Thunbergi_ H. S.
_Spiræa Van Houttei_ H. S.
_Syringa—Lilac_ H. T.
_Tamarix_ H. S.
_Trillium_ H. H. P.
_Veronica_ H. P.
_Viburnum—Snowball_ H. S.
_Vinca—Myrtle_ H. P. E.
_Weigela_ H. S.
June
_Aconitum—Monkshood_ H. H. P.
_Alstromeria—Peruvian Lily_ H. H. P.
_Anchusa_ H. H. P.
_Anthemis_ H. H. P.
_Anthericum—St. Bruno’s Lily_ H. H. P.
_Aquilegia_ H. H. P.
_Armeria_ H. P.
_Arum_ H. P.
_Astragalus—Milk Vetch_ H. H. P.
_Baptisia_ H. P.
_Bellis_ H. P. E.
_Buphthalmum_ H. P.
_Callirhoe_ H. P.
_Campanula_ H. P. E.
_Cassia_ H. P.
_Catalpa_ H. T.
_Centaurea_ H. P.
_Centranthus_ H. P.
_Coreopsis_ H. P.
_Cornus—Dogwood_ H. T.
_Coronilla_ H. P.
_Delphinium_ H. H. P.
_Deutzia Gracilis_ H. S.
_Deutzia—Pride of Rochester_ H. S.
_Digitalis_ H. P. E.
_Doronicum_ H. P.
_Dracocephalum_ H. P.
_Erigeron_ H. P.
_Heuchera_ H. H. P.
_Hollyhock_ H. H. P. E.
_Honeysuckle_ H. V.
_Hydrangea—Climbing_ H. P. V.
_Iris_ H. H. P.
_Jasminum_ H. P.
_Laburnum_ H. T.
_Lathyrus—Everlasting Pea_ H. H. P.
_Lilium Canadense_ H. H. P. (bulb)
_Lilium Candidum_ H. H. P. E. (bulb)
_Lilium Longiflorum_ H. H. P. (bulb)
_Linden_ H. T.
_Locust_ H. T.
_Lychnis Chalcedonica_ H. H. P.
_Lychnis Coronaria_ H. H. P.
_Lychnis Gigantea_ H. H. P.
_Magnolia_ H. T.
_Monarda_ H. P.
_Mountain Ash_ H. T.
_Papaver—Poppy_ H. H. P. & A.
_Pentstemon Half_ H. P.
_Philadelphus_ H. T.
_Potentilla_ H. P.
_Pyrethrum_ H. H. T.
_Ranunculus_ H. P.
_Rhododendron_ H. P. E.
_Rose_ Hardy S.
_Salpiglossis_ A.
_Schizanthus_ A.
_Sedum_ H. P.
_Spiræa, in var_ H. P.
_Sweet Alyssum_ A.
_Sweet Peas_ A.
_Sweet Scabiosa_ H. P.
_Sweet Sultan_ A.
_Veronica_ T. P.
_Vinca_ E. V.
_Violets_ H. P. E.
July
_Achillea_ H. H. P.
_Allium Angularis_ H. P.
_Anthemis_ H. P.
_Armeria_ H. P.
_Asphodel_ H. P.
_Aster Alpinus_ H. P.
_Bignonia Radicans_ H. P. V.
_Bocconia_ H. P.
_Campanula_ H. P. E.
_Candytuft_ A.
_Chrysanthemum Maximum_ H. P.
_Cobæa Scandens_ Tender P. V.
_Coreopsis_ H. P.
_Cosmos_ A.
_Dahlia_ Tender P.
_Datura_ A.
_Dictamnus_ H. P.
_Digitalis_ H. P. E.
_Dracocephalum_ H. P.
_Eccremocarpus_ V. A.
_Euphorbia_ A.
_Evening Primrose_ H. P.
_Funkia_ P.
_Gypsophila_ A.
_Iris—Japanese_ H. P.
_Liatris_ H. P.
_Lilium Auratum_ H. P.
_Linum_ H. P.
_Lychnis_ H. H. P.
_Perennial Phlox_ H. H. P.
_Phlox Drummondi_ A.
_Potentilla_ H. P.
_Salvia_ Tender P.
_Statice_ H. P.
_Thalictrum_ H. P.
_Thymus_ H. P.
_Vinca_ Tender P.
_Yucca_ H. P. E.
August
_Achillea_ H. H. P.
_Allium_ H. P.
_Armeria_ H. H. P.
_Asphodel_ H. H. P.
_Bellis_ H. P. E.
_Callirhoe_ H. P.
_Campanula_ H. P. E.
_Carnation_ T. P.
_Centranthus_ H. P.
_Clerodendron_ H. P.
_Cobæa_ V. A.
_Cosmos_ A.
_Delphinium_ H. P.
_Dianthus_ H. H. P.
_Digitalis_ H. P. E.
_Dolichos_ V. A.
_Eupatorium_ H. P.
_Euphorbia_ A.
_Funkia_ H. H. P.
_Helianthus_ H. P.
_Hibiscus_ H. H. P.
_Hollyhock_ H. S.
_Hydrangea, late in August_ H. P. S.
_Hypericum Moserianum_ H. S.
_Liatris_ H. P.
_Lilium Album_ H. H. P.
_Lilium Auratum_ H. H. P.
_Lilium Melpomene_ H. H. P.
_Lilium Roseum_ H. H. P.
_Lilium Rubrum_ H. H. P.
_Lobelia Cardinalis_ H. H. P. E.
_Lychnis_ H. H. P.
_Monarda_ H. P.
_Œnothera_ H. P.
_Pentstemon_ H. P.
_Phlox, Perennial_ H. H. P.
_Platycodon_ H. H. P.
_Rudbeckia_ H. H. P.
_Salvia_ Tender P.
_Sedum_ H. P.
_Silphium_ H. P.
_Statice_ H. P.
_Vinca_ Tender P.
September
_Althea_ H. P. T.
_Anchusa_ H. P.
_Anemone—Queen Charlotte_ H. H. P.
_Anemone—Whirlwind_ H. H. P.
_Asters, in var_ A. & H. H. P.
_Boltonia_ H. P.
_Clematis Paniculata_ H. P. V.
_Erianthus_ H. P.
_Eulalia_ H. P.
_Eupatorium_ A. H. P.
_Euphorbia_ A.
_Gladiolus_ Bulbs
_Golden Rod_ H. H. P.
_Hibiscus_ H. P. & T. P.
_Hydrangea_ H. P.
_Ipomœa_ A.
_Lobelia Cardinalis_ H. H. P. E.
_Pampas Grass Half_ H. P.
_Rudbeckia_ H. P.
_Salvia_ T. P.
_Statice_ H. P.
_Tritoma_ Tender P.
_Vinca_ Tender P.
All Summer
_Ageratum_ A.
_Antirrhinum_ T. P.
_Armeria_ A.
_Balsam_ A.
_Bartonia_ P.
_Begonia, Tuberous_ T. P.
_Begonia, Vernon_ T. P.
_Brachycome_ P.
_Browallia_ T. A.
_Canary Bird Vine_ A.
_Candytuft_ A.
_Canna_ Tender P. Rhizomes
_Celosia_ A.
_Centrosema_ H. P.
_Clarkia_ A.
_Cleome Pungens_ A.
_Cobæa Scandens_ A.
_Collinsia_ A.
_Cosmos_ A.
_Crotolaria_ A.
_Cypress Vine_ A.
_Delphinium_ H. P.
_Gloxinia_ T. P.
_Hyacinthus Candicans_ H. P.
_Ipomœa_ A.
_Maurandya_ P.
_Nasturtium_ A.
_Pansy_ P.
_Petunia_ A.
_Portulaca_ A.
_Rose_ Hardy or Half Hardy S.
_Sweet Pea_ A.
_Sweet Scabiosa_ A.
_Sweet Sultan_ H. P.
_Thunbergia_ T. P.
_Verbena_ T. P.
_Veronica_ H. P.
_Vinca_ T. P.
_Vincetoxicum_ H. P.
Chapter _TWENTY-THREE_
A Chapter of Odds and Ends
Tools: There is always a tendency among beginners to overload with the
paraphernalia of their calling, whatever it may be. When the first
enthusiasm passes, and one becomes a careful and successful worker, all
that is superfluous is gradually dropped, and one realises that it is
brains and not tools that make the successful gardener. A hotbed, a
cold-frame or two, a work-table in some convenient place, a trowel,
wheel-barrow, spade, pitchfork, rake, hoe, a few yards of stout cord, a
hatchet to sharpen stakes, a watering-pot, rubber sprinkler, rubber
gloves, a good supply of pots and wire-netting, and a couple of good
mole-traps cover the real necessaries. Incidentals, such as wire-sieves,
lath-screens, trellises, and the like, may be made as they are required.
One should not have more tools than can be kept in good working order.
An excellent place for Begonias, Gloxinias, and other shade-loving
plants is made by fitting a wide shelf under a north or east window on
the outside, with a raised edge three or four inches high, made by
tacking strips of wood across the front and ends. Inclose with
window-netting, first nailing strips of wood from the outer corners of
the shelf to the upper corners of the window-casing to support the
netting. When the shelf is filled with wet sand, and the plants plunged
in it, one has a miniature greenhouse accessible from the room, and safe
from trespass of chickens, cats, or careless feet. The shelf may extend
considerably beyond the window-casing if desired, and be made attractive
from the outside by climbing vines. The Maurandya is fine here, as it
will push its tips through the netting, and be very ornamental; the
Asparagus tenuissimus and A. plumosus nanus are also good. A couple of
plant-brackets fastened to the outside casing will afford room for
drooping plants, and add to the attractiveness of the shelf. Primroses
will bloom here all summer, and Ferns, Gloxinias, and fancy-leaved
Caladiums find a congenial home.
Insecticides
A good supply of insecticides should be kept in store, or at least the
formulas and materials for preparing them. Plant enemies have increased
to such an alarming extent in the past few years that comparatively few
flowers are free from them, and some kinds, as the Rose, Dahlia, Aster,
Clematis, and Cosmos, are becoming more and more difficult to raise. The
Rose, especially, is in need of constant care and watchfulness from the
swelling of the leaf-bud until the end of the growing season. One of its
most dreaded fungous diseases is known as “black spot,” which must be
given thorough treatment in the beginning, before the leaves start in
the spring on plants that have been previously affected. Syringe with
Bordeaux mixture and repeat once or twice a week during the growing
season.
Cosmos Borer is very destructive to the Cosmos, Dahlia, Asters, and
Clematis; the preventive is a teaspoonful of Paris green to three
gallons of water, poured around the base of the plant, using sufficient
to wet the ground three or four inches deep. Begin when the plant is a
foot high, and continue until fully grown.
The Black Beetle is an unpleasant pest that has become very destructive
to the Asters, eating the flowers, and soon destroying an entire bed if
not promptly checked. It resembles the common blister beetle, but is
smaller and jet black in colour; it is easily killed by knocking off
into a pan of water containing a little kerosene. In the early morning
it is very sluggish, and may be picked off and killed, or the plants may
be showered with the Paris-green solution, but the appearance of the
first bug must be the signal for active operations.