_Varieties_:
Blairii (China).--Vigorous climber for sunny walls; flowers, blush and
rose.
Rugosa (Japanese).--No pruning is needed; flowers, white, rose and
violet.
=GUIDE FOR THE BEST ANNUAL FLOWERS=
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
| =Common and Botanical | =Color, Height and |=Kind of Soil and|
| Name; Hints on | Time in Bloom= | Light Required= |
| Cultivation= | | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN MAY | | |
| | | |
|=Pansies= (_Viola tricolor_), |Various; 7 inches; 8 |Rich, light; |
|generally wintered in frames, |weeks. |partial shade. |
|but protected with leaves often | | |
|survive the winter outdoors. | | |
| | | |
|=Trailing Catchfly= (_Silene |Pink, white; 12 |Light, rich loam;|
|pendula_).--For succession from |inches; 4 weeks. |sun. |
|May 15th to July 15th sow out- | | |
|doors September 1st, and again | | |
|in early spring. | | |
| | | |
|=Cornflower= (_Centaurea |Blue; 24 inches; 10 |Light; sun. |
|Cyanus_).--With moisture and |weeks. | |
|frequent picking will bloom | | |
|longer. | | |
| | | |
|=_Calliopsis_= (_Coreopsis |Yellow and brown; 24 |Light; sun. |
|tinctoria_).--_Calliopsis |inches; 12 weeks. | |
|elegans_ is one of the best | | |
|browns among flowers. | | |
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN JUNE | | |
| | | |
|=Giant Spider Plant= (_Cleome |Rosy purple; 36 |Light; sun. |
|spinosa_).--Usually planted in |inches; 4 weeks. | |
|the front of shrubbery. | | |
| | | |
|=Ageratum= (_Ageratum |Blue; 8 inches; 16 |Rich, light; sun |
|conyzoides_).--Sow seed under |weeks. |or half shade. |
|glass in March. For edging. | | |
| | | |
|=Annual Phlox= (_Phlox |Various; 12 inches; |Rich, moist; sun.|
|Drummondi_).--Remove fading |12 weeks. | |
|flowers daily. | | |
| | | |
|=Monkey Flower= (_Mimulus |Various; 36 inches; 6|Rich, moist; |
|luteus_).--Spotted petals. |weeks. |shade. |
|Flowers somewhat resemble a | | |
|snapdragon. | | |
| | | |
|=Three-colored Gilia= (_Gilia |Various; 24 inches; 8|Any good; sun. |
|tricolor_).--A profuse bloomer. |weeks. | |
|Sow seeds where plants are to | | |
|grow by May 1st, and it will | | |
|bloom in late June. | | |
| | | |
|=Shirley Poppy= (_Papaver |Various; 24 inches; 2|Good, moisture; |
|Rhœas_).--A form of the common |weeks. |sun. |
|corn poppy. Sow seeds in the | | |
|poppy bed in early September or | | |
|April. | | |
| | | |
|=Sweet Pea= (_Lathyrus |Various; 72 inches; 8|Heavy, rich loam;|
|odoratus_).--Manure and moisture|weeks. |sun. |
|cause abundance of blossoms. Sow| | |
|seed March 20th near New York. | | |
|Cut flowers daily. | | |
| | | |
|=Candytuft= (_Iberis |Various; 8 inches; 4 |Good; sun. |
|umbellata_).--Sow early where |weeks. | |
|plants are to stand. | | |
| | | |
|=Petunia= (_Petunia hybrida_).--|White, pink; 12 |Good; sun. |
|Grow somewhat apart from low |inches; 16 weeks | |
|plants because straggling. | | |
| | | |
|=Western Wallflower= (_Erysimum |Orange; 18 inches; 4 |Dry; sun. |
|asperum_).--For May bloom sow in|weeks. | |
|September, for June flowers sow | | |
|in April. | | |
| | | |
|=Antirrhinum or Snapdragon= |Various; 24 inches; |Rich, moist sun. |
|(_Antirrhinum majus_).--Sow in |12 weeks. | |
|hotbed in February for June | | |
|bloom. | | |
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN JULY | | |
| | | |
|=Lavatera= (_Lavatera tri_).-- |Pink, white; 24 |Light, rich; sun.|
|Sow early May where plants are |inches; 5 weeks. | |
|to grow. | | |
| | | |
|=_ neriifolia_= (_Clarkia |White, lilac, pink; |Light, rich; sun |
|elegans_).--_Clarkia pulchella_ |24 inches; 6 weeks. |or half shade. |
|is also useful for edging beds. | | |
| | | |
|=Large-flowered Godetia= |White, lilac, pink; |Good; sun. |
|(_Œnothera Whitneyi_).--The |12 inches; 6 weeks. | |
|large-flowered species. Some | | |
|with spotted throats. | | |
| | | |
|=Early Cosmos= (_Cosmos |White, pink, crimson;|Light; sun. |
|binnatus_).--Very rich soil |48 inches; 8 weeks. | |
|makes it bloom too late. | | |
| | | |
|=Sweet Alyssum= (_Alyssum |White; 8 inches; 14 |Light; sun. |
|maritimum_).--Blooms till frost.|weeks. | |
|Trim back moderately when | | |
|flowers fade. | | |
| | | |
|=_Nicotiana affinis_= |White; 36 inches; 12 |Light; sun or |
|(_Nicotiana alata_).--Very |weeks. |part shade. |
|fragrant at night. Plants | | |
|usually started in cold frame. | | |
| | | |
|=Sander’s Nicotiana= (_Nicotiana|Various; 36 inches; |Light, rich; sun |
|Sanderæ_).--More satisfactory as|12 weeks. |or part shade. |
|a greenhouse plant, steadily | | |
|improving. | | |
| | | |
|=_Arctotis grandis_= (_Arctotis |White and lilac; 18 |Light, rich; sun.|
|grandis_).--Petals white above, |inches; 14 weeks. | |
|lilac beneath. Blue-centered | | |
|daisy. | | |
| | | |
|=Stock, Gilliflower= (_Matthiola|Various; 18 inches; |Deep, rich; sun. |
|incana_, var. _annua_).--For |12 weeks. | |
|July bloom sow February in | | |
|greenhouse or hotbed. | | |
| | | |
|=Annual Larkspur= (_Delphinium |Various; 18 inches; 8|Good, light; sun.|
|Ajacis_).--Sow seeds in Septem- |weeks. | |
|ber outdoors to have flowers | | |
|July 1st. | | |
| | | |
|=Bedding Lobelia= (_Lobelia |Blue; 10 inches; 12 |Light, rich, |
|Erinus_).--Blooms till frost in |weeks. |moist; half |
|partial shade if watered. | |shade. |
| | | |
|=Wishbone Flower= (_Torenia |Blue; 8 inches; 12 |Light, rich, |
|Fournieri_).--Set five inches |weeks. |moist; half |
|apart in two or three lines. | |shade. |
| | | |
|=_Phacelia congesta_= (_Phacelia|Blue; 12 inches; 6 |Light, rich; sun.|
|congesta_)--An interesting |weeks. | |
|little plant for border edge. | | |
| | | |
|=African Marigold= (_Tagetes |Yellow; 36 inches; 16|Rich; sun. |
|erecta_).--Colors range from |weeks. | |
|deep orange to sulphur yellow. | | |
| | | |
|=California Poppy= |Yellow; 15 inches; 16|Rich; sun. |
|(_Eschscholzia Californica_).-- |weeks. | |
|Sow early in border edge. Avoid | | |
|transplanting. | | |
| | | |
|=Giant Tulip= (_Hunnemannia |Yellow, red; 24 |Rich; sun. |
|fumariæfolia_).--Bushy in habit.|inches; 8 weeks. | |
|Sow seeds in May outdoors. | | |
| | | |
|=Annual Gaillardia= (_Gaillardia|Crimson, red, yellow;|Rich, light; sun.|
|pulchella_).--Best kinds belong |24 inches; 14 weeks. | |
|to var. _picta_. Profuse | | |
|bloomer. | | |
| | | |
|=Salvia or Scarlet Sage= |Red; 36 inches; 14 |Good; sun or half|
|(_Salvia splendens_).--Don’t |weeks. |shade. |
|place near pink flowers. Start | | |
|indoors in March. | | |
| | | |
|=Youth and Old Age= (_Zinnia |Various; 36 inches; |Rich; sun. |
|elegans_).--Rather stiff, but |14 weeks. | |
|splendid for mass effects in | | |
|garden. | | |
| | | |
|=Rose Moss= (_Portulaca |Various; 6 inches; 14|Light, sun. |
|grandiflora_).--Sow outdoors |weeks. | |
|June 1st. It self-sows freely. | | |
| | | |
|=Balsam= (_Impatiens |Various; 24 inches; 6|Light, rich, |
|Balsamina_).--_Balsamina |weeks. |moist; sun. |
|hortensis_ strain is best. Pinch| | |
|plants once. | | |
| | | |
|=Painted Tongue= (_Salpiglossis |Various; 18 inches; 8|Rich, light; sun.|
|nuala_).--Beautiful venation. |weeks. | |
|Best started under glass. | | |
| | | |
|=Verbena.=--Sow indoors in |Various; 12 inches; |Rich, light, |
|February to get earliest bloom. |10 weeks. |moist; sun. |
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN AUGUST | | |
| | | |
|=Three-Colored Chrysanthemum= |Various; 24 inches; 8|Rich, light; sun.|
|(_Chrysanthemum carinatum_).-- |weeks. | |
|Sometimes called “painted | | |
|daisy.” | | |
| | | |
|=Mourning Bride= (_Scabiosa |Various; 24 inches; 8|Rich, light; sun.|
|atropurpurea_).--Sown in April |weeks. | |
|for early August bloom. | | |
| | | |
|=China Asters= (_Callistephus |Various; 24 inches; 6|Rich, light; sun.|
|Chinensis_).--Dig in wood ashes |weeks. | |
|around roots to prevent | | |
|diseases. | | |
| | | |
|=Everlasting= (_Helichrysum |Deep red; 36 inches; |Light, rich; sun.|
|bracteatum_).--This shade is by |8 weeks. | |
|far the most desirable. | | |
| | | |
|=Didiscus= (_Trachymene |Light blue; 24 |Rich, light; sun.|
|cærulea_).--Sow _Didiscus |inches; 8 weeks. | |
|cæruleus_ under glass in April. | | |
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN SEPTEMBER | | |
| | | |
|=China Aster= (_Callistephus |Various; 24 inches; 4|Light, rich; sun.|
|hortensis_).--Dig in wood ashes |weeks. | |
|to prevent aster disease. | | |
| | | |
|=Cosmos= (_Cosmos bipinnatus_). |Pink, white and red; |Fairly good; sun.|
|--Dig around it and jolt it in |6 inches; 2 weeks. | |
|midsummer. | | |
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN OCTOBER | | |
| | | |
|=Autumn Crocus= (_Colchicum |Purple, white, pink; |Rich, light; sun.|
|autumnale_).--They begin to |4 inches; 4 weeks. | |
|bloom in September. | | |
| | | |
|=Datsch’s Aster= (_Aster |White; 36 inches; 3 |Good, deep; sun. |
|Datschi_).--Latest aster of its |weeks. | |
|color in trade. | | |
| | | |
|=Himalayan Aster= (_Aster |Violet-purple; 30 |Good, deep; sun. |
|trinervis_).--Latest aster of |inches; 3 weeks. | |
|its color in trade. | | |
| | | |
|=Tea Rose= (_Rosa Chinensis_).--|Various; 24 inches; 2|Rich, deep; sun. |
|Last bloom of the monthly or tea|weeks. | |
|rose. | | |
| | | |
|=Perennial Larkspur= |Blue; 24 inches; 2 |Deep, rich; sun. |
|(_Delphinium sp._).--Cut back |weeks. | |
|larkspur after annual bloom. | | |
| | | |
|=Everbloom Torch Lily= |Orange-scarlet; 36 |Rich, deep; sun. |
|(_Kniphofia Pfitzerii_).--Store |inches; 6 weeks. | |
|roots of _Tritoma Pfitzerii_ in | | |
|cellar over winter. | | |
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN NOVEMBER | | |
| | | |
|=Pompon Chrysanthemum= |Various; 36 inches; 4|Rich, loam; sun. |
|(_Chrysanthemum Indicum_).-- |weeks. | |
|Buttons one-half inch across or | | |
|flowers one inch across. | | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
=GUIDE FOR THE BEST PERENNIAL FLOWERS=
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
| =Common and Botanical | =Color, Height and |=Kind of Soil and|
| Name; Hints on | Time in Bloom= | Light Required= |
| Cultivation= | | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN MARCH | | |
| | | |
|=Anemone or Hepatica= (_Hepatica|Blue, lilac, pink, |Rich, drained |
|triloba_).--For wild garden or |white; 5 inches; 3 |loam; shade. |
|rock garden. Evergreen. |weeks. | |
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN APRIL | | |
| | | |
|=Bluebell= (_Mertensia |Blue; 16 inches; 3 |Rich loam; sun. |
|Virginica_).--Leave undisturbed |weeks. | |
|for years. Foliage dies in | | |
|summer. | | |
| | | |
|=Shooting Star= (_Dodecatheon |Pink; 8 inches; 3 |Good; partial |
|Meadia_).--Its English name is |weeks. |shade. |
|very descriptive. | | |
| | | |
|=Wild Sweet William= (_Phlox |Blue; 16 inches; 4 |Rich; sun or |
|divaricata_).--The tallest of |weeks. |shade. |
|the early phloxes. | | |
| | | |
|=Sweet Violet= (_Viola |Blue; 8 inches; 6 |Heavy rich; sun |
|adorata_).--Blooms again in |weeks. |or shade. |
|autumn. | | |
| | | |
|=Rock Cress= (_Arabis albida_). |White; 4 inches; 3 |Any; sun. |
|--For edgings, carpeting bare |weeks. | |
|spots, covering banks, etc. | | |
| | | |
|=Large-Leaved Saxifrage= |White, blue, pink; 12|Any; partial |
|(_Saxifraga sp._).--The |inches; 2 weeks. |shade. |
|different species known to the | | |
|trade as _Saxifraga Megasea_ | | |
|generally appear in early April.| | |
| | | |
|=Moss Pink= (_Phlox subulata_). |Pink; 6 inches; 4 |Good; full sun. |
|--Spreads rapidly. Moss-like |weeks. | |
|foliage. Carpets ground. | | |
| | | |
|=English Primrose= (_Primula |Yellow; 9 inches; 3 |Light rich; full |
|vulgaris_).--Some moisture is |weeks. |sun. |
|necessary to produce fine | | |
|blossoms. | | |
| | | |
|=Leopard’s Bane= (_Doronicum |Yellow; 10 inches; 4 |Any; sun or semi-|
|plantagineum_, var. _excelsum_).|weeks. |shade. |
|--Showiest early flower of the | | |
|daisy family. Flowers sometimes | | |
|four inches across. Give | | |
|scattering bloom all season. | | |
| | | |
|=Poppy Mallow= (_Callirhoe |Red, purple; 9 |Good sun. |
|involucrata_).--Hardy. May bloom|inches; 8 weeks. | |
|again in late summer. | | |
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN MAY | | |
| | | |
|=Spiderwort= (_Tradescantia |Violet, blue; 24 |Good; sun or half|
|Virginiana_).--For mixed |inches; 12 weeks. |shade. |
|borders, wild garden or front of| | |
|shrubbery. | | |
| | | |
|=Many-Leaved Lupine= (_Lupinus |Blue, white; 36 |Rich, heavy; sun |
|polyphyllus_).--Easily raised |inches; 4 weeks. |or shade. |
|from seed. Soil must not dry | | |
|quickly. | | |
| | | |
|=Common Columbine= (_Aquilegia |Violet, white; 36 |Rich; sun or |
|vulgaris_).--Also grow _A. |inches; 5 weeks. |shade. |
|chrysantha_ (yellow), and _A. | | |
|Canadensis_ (red). | | |
| | | |
|=German Iris= (_Iris |Various; 24 inches; 3|Good; sun. |
|Germanica_).--Plant rhizomes |weeks. | |
|flat, cover half their depth. | | |
|Best transplanted after bloom. | | |
|Keep from contact with manure. | | |
| | | |
|=Scotch Pink= (_Dianthus |White, pink; 10 |Good; sun. |
|plumarius_).--Evergreen. Don’t |inches; 2 weeks. | |
|cover with litter in winter. | | |
| | | |
|=Garden Heliotrope= (_Valeriana |White; 36 inches; 3 |Good; sun or half|
|officinalis_).--Sweet spicy |weeks. |shade. |
|fragrance; rapid spreader; an | | |
|old favorite. | | |
| | | |
|=Yellow Larkspur= (_Delphinium |Yellow; 12 inches; 10|Deep, rich, |
|nudicaule_).--Grows wild near |weeks. |sandy loam; sun. |
|streams in northern California, | | |
|a pretty, early variety for the | | |
|garden. | | |
| | | |
|=Brown and Yellow Corn Flower= |Brown and yellow; 24 |Any good; sun. |
|(_Lepachys columnaris_, var. |inches; 12 weeks. | |
|_pulcherrima_).--Grown as an | | |
|annual for bedding. Start | | |
|indoors in March; it will bloom | | |
|June to September. | | |
| | | |
|=Lily-of-the-Valley= |White; 8 inches; 3 |Good, heavy; |
|(_Convallaria majalis_).--Divide|weeks. |partial shade. |
|every four or five years if | | |
|crowded. Plant six or seven pips| | |
|in a bunch. | | |
| | | |
|=Bachelor’s Button= (_Ranunculus|Yellow; 18 inches; 5 |Good, moist; |
|acris_, var. _flore pleno_).-- |weeks. |partial shade. |
|Easiest to raise of the yellow | | |
|buttons. | | |
| | | |
|=Cowslip= (_Primula |Yellow; 8 inches; 3 |Moist, deep, |
|officinalis_).--Small flowers |weeks. |light; part |
|well above leaves. Water during | |shade. |
|drought. | | |
| | | |
|=Lemon Lily= (_Hemerocallis |Yellow; 18 inches; 4 |Good; sun or |
|flava_).--This sweet scented |weeks. |partial shade. |
|flower is the best Hemerocallis.| | |
| | | |
|=Early Peony= (_Pæonia |Red, white; 6 inches;|Rich, heavy; sun.|
|officinalis_).--This European |8 weeks. | |
|species is the parent of the | | |
|early peonies; blooms fortnight | | |
|before the Chinese peonies. | | |
| | | |
|=Carolina Phlox= (_Phlox |Rosy red; 8 inches; 4|Good, light; sun.|
|ovata_).--A rich color for the |weeks. | |
|front of a bed. | | |
| | | |
|=Bleeding Heart= (_Dicentra |Rosy red; 18 inches; |Rich, light; sun.|
|spectabilis_).--Commonly planted|4 weeks. | |
|in fall. Sold by bulb dealers | | |
|also. | | |
| | | |
|=Pyrethrum= (_Chrysanthemum |Pink, white; 24 |Rich, deep, |
|coccineum_).--_Pyrethrum roseum_|inches; 5 weeks. |light; sun. |
|dies from too much moisture in | | |
|clay soil. Wilts if too dry. | | |
| | | |
|=English Daisy= (_Bellis |Pink, white; 6 |Rich, rather |
|perennis_).--Best to winter in |inches; 8 weeks. |heavy; sun. |
|cold frames. Water freely while | | |
|growing. | | |
| | | |
|=Siberian Primrose= (_Primula |Pink; 12 inches; 5 |Dry, rich; sun. |
|cortusoides_).--One of the |weeks. | |
|latest primroses. Flowers one | | |
|inch across. | | |
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN JUNE | | |
| | | |
|=Perennial Larkspur= |Blue; 24 inches; 6 |Rich, well- |
|(_Delphinium formosum_).--_D. |weeks. |drained, heavy; |
|Zalil_ is yellow, two feet. _D. | |sun. |
|elatum_ is blue, six feet. _D. | | |
|Chinensis_ is a dwarf kind, two | | |
|feet. | | |
| | | |
|=Canterbury Bells= (_Campanula |Blue, white, pink; 24|Rich, not too |
|Medium_).--Biennial, needs |inches; 5 weeks. |light; sun. |
|winter protection. Var. | | |
|_calycanthema_ best. | | |
| | | |
|=Foxglove= (_Digitalis |Purple; 36 inches; 5 |Light, good, |
|purpurea_).--Short-lived |weeks. |moist; sun; |
|perennial but self-sows. Highest| |shade. |
|type is var. _gloxiniæflora_, | | |
|best sown in August; wintered in| | |
|cold frames. | | |
| | | |
|=Beard-Tongue= (_Pentstemon |Blue; 24 inches; 3 |Good soil; |
|diffusus_).--Tall slender spikes|weeks. |partial shade. |
|of light purplish blue flower. | | |
| | | |
|=Japanese Iris= (_Iris |Various; 48 inches; 4|Rich, moist; sun.|
|lævigata_).--Largest flowered |weeks. | |
|iris. Needs more moisture. | | |
| | | |
|=Siberian Columbine= (_Aquilegia|Light blue; 24 |Rich, dry; sun or|
|Sibirica_).--Give columbine |inches; 4 weeks. |half shade. |
|seeds light soil; plants rather | | |
|heavy soil. | | |
| | | |
|=False Indigo= (_Baptisia |Blue; 36 inches; 3 |Good; sun. |
|australis_).--Resembles the |weeks. | |
|lupine. | | |
| | | |
|=Douglas’ Clematis= (_Clematis |Blue; 24 inches; 3 |Rich, light loam;|
|Douglasi_).--Bell-shaped flowers|weeks. |sun. |
|darker within than without. | | |
| | | |
|=Jacob’s Ladder= (_Polemonium |Blue, white; 24 |Rich, deep loam; |
|cæruleum_).--Likes moisture. An |inches; 4 weeks. |sun. |
|old-time flower. | | |
| | | |
|=Amsonia= (_Amsonia |Blue; 24 inches; 4 |Good; sun. |
|Tabernæmontana_).--Subshrub with|weeks. | |
|willow-like leaves. Grows well | | |
|in shrubbery. | | |
| | | |
|=Goat’s Beard= (_Aruncus |White; 24 inches; 3 |Good; sun. |
|astilboides_).--Feathery-spiked |weeks. | |
|flowers. Fine cut foliage. | | |
| | | |
|=Pearl Achillea= (_Achillea |White; 24 inches; 12 |Rich; sun. |
|Ptarmica_, var. _Pearl_).--Fence|weeks. | |
|in roots with a square of | | |
|boards. | | |
| | | |
|=Phlox Miss Lingard= (_Phlox |White; 18 inches; 6 |Rich; sun. |
|maculata_, var. _Miss Lingard_).|weeks. | |
|--Healthiest and best variety of| | |
|common early perennial garden | | |
|phlox. | | |
| | | |
|=Gas Plant= (_Dictamnus |White, pink; 24 |Rich, heavy; sun.|
|Fraxinella_).--Will also grow in|inches. | |
|partial shade. Very long-lived. | | |
| | | |
|=Hardy Yucca= (_Yucca |White; 60 inches; 4 |Rich, light loam;|
|flaccida_).--“_Yucca |weeks. |sun. |
|filamentosa_” of nurserymen, not| | |
|of botanists. Transplant only in| | |
|early spring. Makes new plants | | |
|every year by suckers. | | |
| | | |
|=Golden Marguerite= (_Anthemis |Yellow; 12 inches; 10|Good; sun. |
|tinctoria_).--Divide every year.|weeks. | |
|Var. _Kelwayi_ best. | | |
| | | |
|=Perennial Coreopsis= |Yellow; 18 inches; 10|Good; sun. |
|(_Coreopsis lanceolata_).--Don’t|weeks. | |
|let it go to seed. | | |
| | | |
|=Woolly Yarrow= (_Achillea |Yellow; 8 inches; 4 |Dry, rich; sun. |
|tomentosa_).--Carpets the ground|weeks. | |
|in early June. | | |
| | | |
|=Perennial Gaillardia= |Yellow; 12 inches; 16|Good, light; sun.|
|(_Gaillardia aristata_).--The |weeks. | |
|yellow with maroon disk is | | |
|perhaps the best. Blooms | | |
|steadily till frost if fading | | |
|flowers are cut. | | |
| | | |
|=Thin-Leaved Coneflower= |Yellow; 36 inches; 5 |Rich, moist; sun.|
|(_Rudbeckia triloba_).-- |weeks. | |
|Biennial, but blooms first year | | |
|and self-sows. | | |
| | | |
|=Wild Indigo= (_Baptisia |Yellow; 24 inches; 4 |Good; sun. |
|tinctoria_).--_Baptisia |weeks. | |
|australis_, blue, is showier. | | |
| | | |
|=German Catchfly= (_Lychnis |Deep red; 9 inches; 3|Good, light; sun.|
|Viscaria_).--Beautiful, old- |weeks. | |
|fashioned, long-lived in | | |
|congenial situation. | | |
| | | |
|=Late or Chinese Peony= (_Pæonia|Crimson, white, pink;|Very rich, deep; |
|Chinensis_).--Flowers best in |30 inches; 3 weeks. |sun. |
|rather heavy soil, with moisture| | |
|in spring and summer. Single | | |
|varieties are exquisite. | | |
| | | |
|=Oriental Poppy= (_Papaver |Red; 36 inches; 2 |Rich; sun. |
|orientale_).--The variety |weeks. | |
|_bracteatum_--deep red--is the | | |
|best. | | |
| | | |
|=Sweet William= (_Dianthus |Various; 12 inches; 5|Light, rich; sun.|
|barbatus_).--Biennial but self- |weeks. | |
|sows. | | |
| | | |
|=Japanese Pinks= (_Dianthus |Various; 9 inches; 12|Light, rich; sun.|
|Chinensis_, var. _Heddewigi_).--|weeks. | |
|Best treated as annual. Start | | |
|indoors. | | |
| | | |
|=Coral Bells= (_Heuchera |Crimson; 18 inches; |Good; sun or |
|sanguinea_).--Graceful racemes |12 weeks. |half-shade. |
|of delicate flowers. Blooms all | | |
|summer. | | |
| | | |
|=Fire Pink= (_Silene |Crimson; 18 inches; 8|Good; sun or half|
|Virginica_).--It cannot stand |weeks. |shade. |
|much moisture. | | |
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN JULY | | |
| | | |
|=Fremont’s Clematis= (_Clematis |Bluish purple; 24 |Deep, rich; sun. |
|Fremonti_).--A western bush |inches; 3 weeks. | |
|clematis for the hardy border. | | |
| | | |
|=Beard-Tongue= (_Pentstemon |Blue; 36 inches; 3 |Moist; sun. |
|ovatus_).--Short-lived but very |weeks. | |
|free blooming while it lasts. | | |
| | | |
|=True Monkshood= (_Aconitum |Blue; 48 inches; 3 |Rich; partial |
|Napellus_).--This plant lives |weeks. |shade. |
|longer in partial shade. | | |
| | | |
|=Japanese Bellflower= |Blue, white; 18 |Light loam; sun. |
|(_Platycodon grandiflorum_).-- |inches; 4 weeks. | |
|Largest easily grown flower of | | |
|the bellflower family. | | |
| | | |
|=Double Feverfew= |White; 18 inches; 12 |Rich; sun. |
|(_Chrysanthemum Parthenium_).-- |weeks. | |
|Gives many white buttons. | | |
| | | |
|=False Chamomile= (_Boltonia |White, violet; 60 |Any good; sun. |
|asteroides_).--Like a wild |inches; 4 weeks. | |
|aster. Very profuse of bloom. | | |
| | | |
|=Bugbane= (_Cimicifuga |White; 60 inches; 4 |Good; partial |
|racemosa_).--For shrubbery back |weeks. | |
|of border, or wild garden. | | |
| | | |
|=Meadow Rue= (_Thalictrum |White; 60 inches; 4 |Moist; sun. |
|polygamum_).--For wild garden or|weeks. | |
|shrubbery. Fern-like foliage. | | |
| | | |
|=Perennial Phlox= (_Phlox |White, pink, red, |Rich, moist; sun.|
|paniculata_).--See also _Phlox |blue; 36 inches; 4 | |
|maculata_ in June. |weeks. | |
| | | |
|=Hollyhock= (_Althæa rosea_).-- |White, pink, red; 72 |Deep, rich, |
|Dig dry Bordeaux about crowns in|inches; 4 weeks. |heavy; sun. |
|spring; spray under side of | | |
|leaves weekly with ammoniacal | | |
|copper carbonate. | | |
| | | |
|=Double Perennial Sunflower= |Yellow; 60 inches; 6 |Any good; sun. |
|(_Helianthus decapetalus_, var. |weeks. | |
|_multiflorus_).--Divide every | | |
|two years. Flowers deteriorate. | | |
| | | |
|=Shining-Leaved Coneflower= |Yellow; 24 inches; 4 |Any good; sun. |
|(_Rudbeckia nitida_).--Plenty of|weeks. | |
|moisture suits it best. | | |
| | | |
|=Golden Glow= (_Rudbeckia |Yellow; 72 inches; 3 |Any good; sun. |
|laciniata, fl._ pf.).-- |weeks. | |
|Wonderfully prolific. Divide | | |
|annually. Getting common. | | |
| | | |
|=Pitcher’s Sunflower= |Yellow; 6 weeks. |Good, dry; sun. |
|(_Heliopsis lævis_).--Earlier | | |
|than sunflowers, smaller. Var. | | |
|_Pitcheriana_ best. | | |
| | | |
|=Gay Feather= (_Liatris |Pink; 48 inches; 3 |Good; sun. |
|pycnostachya_).--Very striking. |weeks. | |
|Plant in groups of five or more.| | |
| | | |
|=Purple Coneflower= (_Echinacea |Pinkish; 24 inches; 6|Good: deep: sun. |
|purpurea_).--Rather coarse but |weeks. | |
|effective flowers. Sometimes | | |
|four feet high. | | |
| | | |
|=Bee Balm= (_Monarda didyma_).--|Red; 36 inches; 8 |Good; sun. |
|Rapid spreading. Place next to |weeks. | |
|white phlox. | | |
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN AUGUST | | |
| | | |
|=Long-Leaved Veronica= |Blue; 36 inches; 3 |Deep, rich; sun. |
|(_Veronica longifolia_).--The |weeks. | |
|best is var. _subsesilis_. | | |
| | | |
|=Stoke’s Aster= (_Stokesia |Blue; 18 inches; 4 |Well drained, |
|cyanea_).--Hardy near Boston. An|weeks. |light, rich; sun.|
|unusually fine shade of blue. | | |
| | | |
|=Mist Flower= (_Conoclinium |Blue; 18 inches; 4 |Any good; sun. |
|cœlestinum_).--Easily grown. |weeks. | |
|Light blue color. | | |
| | | |
|=Joe-Pye Weed= (_Eupatorium |Purple; 96 inches; 4 |Any good; sun. |
|purpureum_).--For back of broad |weeks. | |
|border, or shrubbery. | | |
| | | |
|=Arkansas Ironweed= (_Vernonia |Purple; 96 inches; 6 |Rich, deep; sun. |
|Arkansana_).--Flowers by August |weeks. | |
|1st. For shrubbery or wild | | |
|garden. | | |
| | | |
|=New York Ironweed= (_Vernonia |Purple; 60 inches; 6 |Rich, deep; sun. |
|Noveboracensis_).--Bushy. May be|weeks. | |
|placed near _V. Arkansana_. | | |
| | | |
|=Lyon’s Turtlehead= (_Chelone |Purplish; 24 inches; |Rich; partial |
|Lyonii_).--Resembles |4 weeks. |shade. |
|pentstemons. Don’t allow to | | |
|suffer from drought. | | |
| | | |
|=Baby’s Breath= (_Gypsophila |White; 24 inches; 3 |Rich, light; sun.|
|paniculata_).--Beautiful misty |weeks. | |
|white flower. Effective in | | |
|bouquets. | | |
| | | |
|=Marshmallow= (_Hibiscus |Rose, white; 60 |Rich; sun. |
|Moscheutos_).--They have deep |inches; 3 weeks. | |
|crimson or purple eyes. | | |
| | | |
|=Showy Coneflower= (_Rudbeckia |Yellow; 24 inches; 6 |Good; sun or half|
|speciosa_).--Moisture will |weeks. |shade. |
|increase the size of the flower.| | |
| | | |
|=Showy Sunflower= (_Helianthus |Yellow; 72 inches; 6 |Good; sun. |
|lætiflorus_).--Spread too |weeks. | |
|rapidly for a crowded border. | | |
| | | |
|=Long-headed Coneflower= |Yellow; 24 inches; 6 |Good; sun. |
|(_Lepachys columnaris_).-- |weeks. | |
|Resembles black-eyed Susan. | | |
| | | |
|=Canadian Goldenrods= (_Solidago|Yellow; 48 inches; 5 |Any good; sun. |
|Canadensis_).--Goldenrods all |weeks. | |
|welcome in the wild garden. | | |
| | | |
|=Yarrow, Milfoil= (_Achillea |Pinkish; 24 inches; 8|Any good dry; |
|Millefolium_).--Pink kind is |weeks. |sun. |
|var. _roseum_. Sink boards | | |
|around it. | | |
| | | |
|=Butterfly Weed= (_Asclepias |Orange; 24 inches; 5 |Good, dry; sun. |
|tuberosa_).--Has big woody root.|weeks. | |
|Transplant young seedlings. | | |
| | | |
|=Cardinal Flower= (_Lobelia |Red; 36 inches; 5 |Deep, moist; |
|cardinalis_).--Does well in |weeks. |partial shade. |
|garden soil. Water freely. | | |
| | | |
|=Showy Stonecrop= (_Sedum |Pink; 18 inches; 6 |Good, rich; sun. |
|spectabile_).--Give good |weeks. | |
|drainage. Best of the tall | | |
|stonecrops. | | |
| | | |
|=False Chamomile= (_Boltonia |Pinkish; 60 inches; 5|Rich, deep; sun. |
|latisquama_).--Satisfactory for |weeks. | |
|back of border. Spreads | | |
|considerably. | | |
| | | |
| BLOOMING IN SEPTEMBER | | |
| | | |
|=Fischer’s Aconite= (_Aconitum |Blue; 60 inches; 4 |Rich, deep, |
|Fischeri_).--Early frost does |weeks. |partial shade. |
|not harm this beautiful flower. | | |
| | | |
|=Blazing Star= (_Liatris |Rosy, purple; 36 |Rich, good; sun. |
|graminifolia_).--A singular and |inches; 3 weeks. | |
|strikingly beautiful flower. | | |
| | | |
|=Tartarian Aster= (_Aster |Blue; 72 inches; 3 |Any good; sun. |
|Tataricus_).--Tallest of all |weeks. | |
|asters. Many other good blue | | |
|kinds. | | |
| | | |
|=New England Aster= (_Aster Novæ|Purple; 48 inches; 3 |Any good; sun. |
|Angliæ_).--The rose variety is |weeks. | |
|better. | | |
| | | |
|=Giant Daisy= (_Chrysanthemum |White; 60 inches; 3 |Rich, moist; sun.|
|uliginosum_).--Spreads rapidly. |weeks. | |
|For back of borders. Rather | | |
|heavy soil. | | |
| | | |
|=Graceful Sunflower= |Yellow; 96 inches; 4 |Any good; sun. |
|(_Helianthus orgyalis_).--One of|weeks. | |
|the best hardy sunflowers. | | |
|Blooms late. | | |
| | | |
|=Maximilian’s Sunflower= |Yellow; 72 inches; 5 |Any good; sun. |
|(_Helianthus Maximiliana_).-- |weeks. | |
|Another graceful sunflower. | | |
| | | |
|=Sneezeweed= (_Helenium |Yellow; 60 inches; 8 |Any good; sun. |
|autumnale_).--Begins to bloom in|weeks. | |
|August, sometimes in July. | | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
=DESIRABLE ANNUAL VINES=
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
| =Common and Botanical | =Color, Height and |=Kind of Soil and|
| Name; Hints on | Time in Bloom= | Light Required= |
| Cultivation= | | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
|=Hyacinth Bean= (_Dolichos |Purple; 15 feet; 4 |Rich, light; sun.|
|Lablab_).--Sensitive to frost. |weeks. | |
|Makes good screen. Plant one | | |
|foot apart. | | |
| | | |
|=Cup and Saucer Vine= (_Cobæa |Purplish, white; 15 |Rich, light; sun.|
|scandens_).--Rapid climber. Set |feet; 6 weeks. | |
|plants six inches apart. | | |
| | | |
|=Allegheny Vine= (_Adlumia |Pinkish; 10 feet; 3 |Moist, rich; |
|cirrhosa_).--For covering |weeks. |shade. |
|bushes. Set eight inches apart. | | |
| | | |
|=Ivy-Leaved Gourd= (_Coccinea |White; 10 feet; 4 |Light, rich; sun.|
|cordifolia_).--_Coccinea Indica_|weeks. | |
|is grown for its scarlet fruit. | | |
| | | |
|=Canary-Bird Vine= (_Tropæolum |Canary yellow; 15 |Light, rich; sun.|
|Canariense_).--Not showy, but |feet; 3 weeks. | |
|quick growing. Set eight inches | | |
|apart. | | |
| | | |
|=Balloon Vine= (_Cardiospermum |White; 10 feet; 3 |Light, rich; sun.|
|Halicabum_).--Seed vessels like |weeks. | |
|balloons. Set plants ten inches | | |
|apart. | | |
| | | |
|=Balsam Pear= (_Momordica |Yellow; 10 feet; 3 |Light, rich; sun.|
|Charantia_).--Plant seeds |weeks. | |
|outdoors after last frost, else | | |
|under glass earlier. | | |
| | | |
|=Climbing Nasturtium= |Yellow or red; 10 |Light, rich; sun.|
|(_Tropæolum majus_).--For close |feet; 8 weeks. | |
|screen plant ten inches apart. | | |
| | | |
|=Cypress Vine= (_Ipomœa |Scarlet; 15 feet; 3 |Light, rich; sun.|
|Quamoclit_).--Star-shaped |weeks. | |
|flowers. Finely cut leaves. | | |
| | | |
|=Scarlet Runner Bean= |Red, white; 18 feet; |Light, rich; sun.|
|(_Phaseolus multiflorus_).-- |4 weeks. | |
|Tender perennial with tuberous | | |
|roots. | | |
| | | |
|=Maurandia= (_Maurandia |White, blue; 10 feet;|Light, rich; sun.|
|Barclaina_).--Showy leaves and |2 weeks. | |
|trumpet-shaped flowers. | | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
=FLOWERING SHRUBS AND HEDGE PLANTS=
+-----------------------------+---------+----------+---------------------+
| =Names and Descriptions= | =Height |=Flowering|=Cultivation and Use=|
| |in Feet= | Time= | |
+-----------------------------+---------+----------+---------------------+
|=Spirea= (_Spiraea Van | 6 | June |Plant in a conspicu- |
|Houtter_).--The most showy of| | |ous place with ample |
|the spireas; flowers in | | |room. Cut out flower-|
|umbels two inches across. | | |ing wood in summer. |
|Handsome foliage all summer. | | |Thrives anywhere. |
| | | | |
|=Spirea= (_Spiraea_, _Anthony| 3 | July |Prune off old flower |
|Waterer_).--The only shrub of| | |heads as soon as |
|its season. Flowers crimson | | |withered to induce |
|red produced successively for| | |good second crop. |
|six weeks. Good for edging. | | | |
| | | | |
|=Mock Orange= (_Philadelphus | 12 | June |Old wood should be |
|coronarius_).--Most fragrant | | |cut out from time to |
|white large flowered shrub. | | |time, otherwise the |
|Valuable for tall screen. | | |tree gets very |
|Flowers one and one-half | | |ragged. |
|inches across. | | | |
| | | | |
|=Althea or Rose of Sharon= | 12 | August |Good for hedges and |
|(_Hibiscus Syriacus_).--The | | |screens. Must be |
|only tall shrub of late | | |planted very early in|
|summer. Very hardy; leafs | | |the autumn. |
|late. White or rose flowers. | | | |
| | | | |
|=Hydrangea= (_Hydrangea | 6 to 15 | July- |Prune very completely|
|paniculata_, var. | | August |in winter for |
|_grandiflora_).--Most showy | | |quantity of flowers |
|of all summer shrubs. White | | |next year. |
|flowers, shading into pink | | | |
|and persisting all winter. | | | |
| | | | |
|=Golden Bell= (_Forsythia | 5 to 8 | April-May|Plant against a dark |
|suspensa_).--The most showy, | | |background, such as |
|early-flowering shrub. Yellow| | |evergreens, or a |
|flowers before the leaves. | | |hillside to set off |
|Branches arch over and root | | |flowers. |
|at tips. | | | |
| | | | |
|=Japan Quince= (_Cydonia | 4 to 8 | May |Very subject to San |
|Japonica_).--Earliest bright | | |Jose scale. Don’t |
|scarlet flowered shrub. | | |plant near orchards |
|Useful also as a hedge. Plant| | |unless systematically|
|as specimen. Slow growing. | | |sprayed. Stands close|
| | | |pruning. |
| | | | |
|=Lilac= (_Syringa vulgaris_).| 8 to 15 | May-June |Spray with potassium |
|--Very fragrant lilac, white | | |sulphide for mildew |
|or purple flowers. Grows | | |in August, September.|
|anywhere, even in partial | | |Do not permit suckers|
|shade. | | |to develop. Prune for|
| | | |form only. |
| | | | |
|=Japanese Snowball= | 6 to 8 | May-June |Prune as little as |
|(_Viburnum plicatum_).-- | | |possible. Should be |
|Largest showy white balls of | | |planted on lawn as a |
|bloom, better habit than the | | |specimen, or trained |
|common snowball and not so | | |on wall of house. |
|subject to plant louse. | | | |
| | | | |
|=Tartarian Honeysuckle= | 8 to 10 | May-June |Plant in shrubbery |
|(_Lonicera Tatarica_).--Most | | |where its presence is|
|fragrant of all the early | | |made known by the |
|summer shrubs, especially at | | |odor. Valuable as a |
|dusk. Flowers pink; several | | |low screen on |
|varieties red or white. | | |seaside. |
| | | | |
|=Weigela= (_Diervilla | 6 to 8 | June |Can be planted where |
|florida_).--Showiest shrub of| | |other shrubs fail. |
|midsummer. Flowers pink, | | |Free from insects and|
|white, red. Best flowering | | |disease. Cut out old |
|shrub under big trees. | | |wood to the ground. |
| | | | |
|=Wistaria or Wisteria= (_W. | 8 to 15 |All Summer|Adapted for screen or|
|Frutescens_).--Handsome | | |trellis. |
|hardy, slow-growing, climbing| | | |
|shrub. Flowers in elegant | | | |
|lilac-colored racemes, | | | |
|slightly scented. | | | |
| | | | |
|=California Privet= | 6 to 8 | ... |Set six inches deeper|
|(_Ligustrum ovalifolium_).-- | | |than in the nursery |
|Fastest growing. Stands salt | | |and cut back to six |
|spray. Good soil binder. | | |inches or less. |
|Stands severest pruning and | | | |
|can be trained high or low. | | | |
| | | | |
|=Regel’s Privet= (_Ligustrum | 2 to 6 | June |Useful as a border |
|Ibota_, var. _Regelianum_).--| | |hedge to plantations |
|Low growing, denser habit | | |and along roadways. |
|with spreading, drooping | | |Should not be planted|
|branches clothed with white | | |as a protection. |
|tassels. | | | |
| | | | |
|=Osage Orange= (_Maclura | 3 to 15 | May |Unless regularly |
|pomifera_).--Grows in any | | |trimmed, the top |
|soil. Makes a dense defensive| | |branches will spread.|
|hedge as far north as | | |Will exhaust soil on |
|Massachusetts. Flowers white.| | |each side for some |
| | | |feet. |
| | | | |
|=Japanese Barberry= | 4 | June |Does not need |
|(_Berberis Thunbergii_).-- | | |pruning. Red berries |
|Foliage down to the ground. | | |all winter, and |
|Dense compact growth of small| | |foliage red until |
|spiny branches making | | |Christmas. Do not |
|effective hedge in winter. | | |plant in wheat |
| | | |districts. |
| | | | |
|=Honey Locust= (_Gleditschia | 3 to 15 | May |Plant thickly and |
|triacanthos_).--The thorniest| | |prune severely. Mice |
|of all. “Bull strong, horse | | |girdle in winter. |
|high and pig tight.” | | |Spring trimmings must|
|Perfectly hardy. Fast and | | |be burned. Needs |
|vigorous grower. Suckers. | | |strict control. |
| | | | |
|=Buckthorn= (_Rhamnus | 6 to 10 | ... |Spray with kerosene |
|cathartica_).--The best | | |emulsion for hop |
|strong hedge, as dense and | | |louse. Old hedges |
|tight as honey locust but not| | |that are out of |
|so high. Thorny. Never | | |condition are easily |
|ragged. Moderate grower. | | |recovered by cutting |
| | | |back. |
| | | | |
|=Trifoliate Orange= (_Citrus | ... | ... |Not reliably hardy |
|trifoliatus_).--Best medium | | |north of Phila- |
|height hedge for the South | | |delphia. White |
|where it is evergreen. | | |flowers followed by |
|Deciduous in the North. | | |small yellow fruits |
|Foliage yellow in fall. | | |make it ornamental |
| | | |also. |
| | | | |
|=Tamarix= (_Tamarix | 5 to 10 | ... |Flowers feathery pink|
|Gallica_).--Unexcelled for | | |on old wood; on new |
|saline and alkaline soils, | | |wood in var. |
|growing on the salt water’s | | |_Narbonnensis_. |
|edge where nothing else will.| | |Foliage small. |
| | | | |
|=Japanese Briar= (_Rosa | 5 to 8 |All Summer|Suited for boundary |
|rugosa_).--The only rose | | |or screen. |
|suitable for a hedge. White, | | | |
|pink and red flowers. | | | |
+-----------------------------+---------+----------+---------------------+
=BEST LAWN GRASSES FOR ALL PURPOSES=
+---------------+------------+---------+--------+-----------------------+
| =Common and | |=Lbs. per|=Sow per| =Conditions and Uses= |
| Botanical | =Region of | bushel | acre | |
| Name= | Use= | cleaned | bushels| |
| | | seed= | alone= | |
+---------------+------------+---------+--------+-----------------------+
|=Rhode Island |On sandy | 15 | 3 |For close, fine turf. |
|Bent= |seasides. | | |Color very green. |
|(_Agrostis | | | | |
|canina_). | | | | |
| | | | | |
|=Creeping Bent=|Low lying | 15 | 3 |Rapid growing, forms a |
|(_Agrostis |inland and | | |strong turf, that is |
|alba_, var. |dry valleys | | |improved by heavy |
|_stolonifera_).|of the East.| | |rolling or tramping. |
| | | | | |
|=Red Top, Fancy|From Tennes-| 14 | 4 |Stands hot weather and |
|Red Top= |see north. | 35 | 5-6 |hard usage. Fills in |
|(_Agrostis | | | |well with blue grass. |
|alba_, var. | | | | |
|_vulgaris_). | | | | |
| | | | | |
|=Beach= (_Ammo-|On railway | 15 | 3-1/2 |Dry, loose soils. Holds|
|phila arena- |cuttings and| | |drifting sands and |
|ria_, _A. arun-|embankments | | |banks. |
|dinacea_). |on the sea | | | |
| |coast. | | | |
| | | | | |
|=Biennial Sweet|Useful only |Used only in mix- |Starts early in spring,|
|Vernal= |to lend |ture two pounds to|and makes new root- |
|(_Anthoxanthum |fragrance to|the acre. |leaves all the year |
|odoratum_). |the lawn | | |after cutting. |
| |when cut. | | | |
| | | | | |
|=Bermuda= |Is killed by| 15 | 1/2 |Can be used for binding|
|(_Capriola |frost; | | |banks. The best lawn |
|Dactylon_). |valueless | | |grass for the South |
| |north of | | |from Virginia to |
| |Virginia. A | | |Florida. Withstands |
| |weed in blue| | |heat and drought. |
| |grass lawns | | |Thrives on poorest |
| |where it | | |soils. |
| |dies early. | | | |
| | | | | |
|=Crested Dog’s |Valuable for| 30 | 1 |Same color as Kentucky |
|Tail= |shady places| | |blue and so mixes well |
|(_Cynosurus |and under | | |with that. A good |
|cristatus_). |trees. Also | | |bottom grass. Not re- |
| |for terraces| | |commended alone. |
| |on deep | | |Prefers rich, moist |
| |soil. | | |soil. |
| | | | | |
|=Various Leaved|Northern | 15 | 1-1/2 |Does best in cold, |
|Fescue= |States and | | |moist soils, rich in |
|(_Festuca |on cold, wet| | |humus and potash. |
|heterophylla_).|soils. | | | |
| | | | | |
|=Sheep’s |Useful in | 16 | 2 |This is a “bunch” or |
|Fescue= |mixtures for| | |“stool” grass with very|
|(_Festuca |the North- | | |fine foliage and dense |
|ovina_). |west and for| | |dwarf growth for any |
| |lands on | | |uplands. |
| |poorest | | | |
| |sands. | | | |
| | | | | |
|=Slender |Dry slopes | 22 | 1-1/2 |Finer leaf than sheep’s|
|Fescue= |on lawns or | | |fescue and stools like |
|(_Festuca |on dry, high| | |that. Recommended only |
|ovina_ var. |situations. | | |in special situations. |
|_tenuifolia_). | | | | |
| | | | | |
|=Italian Rye= |Very thickly| 22 | 2-1/2 |Very rapid growing and |
|(_Lolium |or in mix- | | |valuable for short, |
|Italicum_). |ture as far | | |quick effects. Is prac-|
| |south as | | |tically an annual. |
| |Jackson- | | | |
| |ville, Fla. | | | |
| | | | | |
|=Pacey’s or |For quick | 28 | 2 |Makes good verdure in |
|English Rye= |effects in | | |four weeks. Dies out in|
|(_Lolium |the Middle | | |two or three years. |
|perenne_ var. |and Eastern | | | |
|_tenue_). |States. | | | |
| | | | | |
|=Canada Blue= |Throughout | 14 | 3 |Flatter, more wiry stem|
|(_Poa compres- |the East and| | |than the Kentucky |
|sa_). |North in- | | |grass, also bluer |
| |cluding | | |color. Used in the very|
| |Canada on | | |cheap mixtures as a |
| |dry sand or | | |substitute. |
| |clay. | | | |
| | | | | |
|=Wood Meadow= |Best grass | 19 | 1-1/2 |Very hardy and early, |
|(_Poa |for very | | |resisting heat, too. |
|memoralis_). |shady places| | | |
| |in woodland | | | |
| |parks. | | | |
| | | | | |
|=Kentucky Blue=|Best lawn | 14 | 3 |Starts early, lasts |
|(_Poa praten- |grass north | | |till frost, fine |
|sis_). |of Washing- | | |texture, rich green |
| |ton and west| | |color, smooth, even |
| |to the | | |growth. Three years to |
| |Allegheny | | |establish. Dislikes |
| |range. | | |some soils. |
| | | | | |
|=Rough Stalked |More shaded | 26 | 4-5 |Does not do well on dry|
|Meadow= (_Poa |portions of | | |land. Forms a fine turf|
|trivialis_). |lawns or | | |and dense mat. |
| |north side | | | |
| |of | | | |
| |buildings. | | | |
| | | | | |
|=St. Augustine=|Florida and | 26 | 4-5 |Coarse and upright |
|(_Stenotaphrum |the West | | |leaf, but keeps green |
|secundatum_, |Indian | | |when even Bermuda grass|
|_S. America |Islands. | | |burns out. |
|num_). | | | | |
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_VI. WILD FLOWERS AND FLOWERLESS PLANTS_
The beauty and inspiration of wild flowers, which lovers of Nature
constantly bring to our attention, should by no means, be passed by.
There are few, indeed, whose joy in living is not more than a little
deepened by contact with the woods and meadows, perfumed with the
scent of wild-growing flowers and blossoms, and made beautiful to
the eye by a riot of colors both soothing and delightful. They are
to be found under forest trees, in bushes and hedges, amidst grasses
in meadows, on highways and declivities, and on rubbish heaps and in
water; they crowd together, as though unwilling to be hidden from
view.
Among the leading representatives of these plants, grouped according
to the localities in which they are found, are sure to be the
following.