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For all boys and girls who love to help things grow.
Jane Eayre Fryer
[Illustration: A GARDEN WHICH MARY FRANCES AND BILLY PLANTED]
[Illustration:
The Mary Frances
Garden Book
or
Adventures Among
the Garden People
by Jane Eayre Fryer
with Illustrations
by William F. Zwirner
The
John C. Winston
Company
Philadelphia
]
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Copyright, 1916, by
JANE EAYRE FRYER
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
THE MARY FRANCES COOK BOOK
——OR——
ADVENTURES AMONG THE KITCHEN PEOPLE
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The book gives recipes in the simplest, plainest words. It describes
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THE MARY FRANCES SEWING BOOK
——OR——
ADVENTURES AMONG THE THIMBLE PEOPLE
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child’s imagination, how the fairy Thimble People teach Mary Frances
to sew. It teaches the reader how to sew—how to make every variety of
garment—how to make the various stitches—how to use patterns—how to
fold and cut the material—how to piece it together. The book includes
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THE MARY FRANCES HOUSEKEEPER
——OR——
ADVENTURES AMONG THE DOLL PEOPLE
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she finds not only the story of the Paper Doll Family of Sandpile
Village, and how they acquired a home, but also the paper dolls
themselves—thirty-six large sheets of dolls and of the new, patented
kind of cut-out furniture. The practical explanations of household
duties and management are woven in so skilfully that as the story tells
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PREFACE
DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS:
Mary Frances and Billy have been growing up, and with their growing,
they have learned to love the great out-of-doors.
No, they haven’t outgrown fairy folk, at least Mary Frances hasn’t,
for that is a part of this story—how Feather Flop, the rooster, and
Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet, the fairies of the wood, helped
teach her to garden.
But in their study and work, Mary Frances and Billy learned more than
that—they learned to appreciate what a wonderful amount of energy is
expended by Mother Nature in growing one little plant from a seed; how
careful she is that nothing be wasted; and what pleasure there is in
tilling the soil, and helping things grow!
Everything else in the Mary Frances stories had to do with indoors:
in cooking, feeding the body; in sewing, clothing the body; in
housekeeping, sheltering the body. In gardening, which took them
out-of-doors, the children had so much fun and had so much to learn,
that the whole story cannot be put down here—you must finish it out for
yourselves in your own gardens.
That you, too, may learn to help things grow, and share the pleasure
which Mary Frances and Billy, and their friends, Eleanor and Bob, had
in making a garden, is the wish of
THE AUTHOR.
MERCHANTVILLE, N. J.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. FEATHER FLOP, THE GARDEN BOSS 17
II. FEATHER FLOP OVERSLEEPS 22
III. BILLY PLANS THE GARDEN 26
IV. FEATHER FLOP’S ARGUMENT 31
V. GARDENS FOR LITTLE FOLKS 34
VI. GARDENS FOR BIG BOYS AND GIRLS 46
VII. EARLY SPRING GARDEN 51
VIII. EARLY SUMMER GARDEN 54
IX. MID-SUMMER GARDEN 56
X. AUTUMN GARDEN 61
XI. SOME FAVORITE ANNUALS 63
XII. WINDOW BOXES 69
XIII. BILLY TESTS THE SOIL 74
XIV. HOW TO PLANT 79
XV. THE OUTDOOR SEED-BED 84
XVI. SEED BABIES AND THEIR NURSES 89
XVII. NAMES OF PARTS OF FLOWERS 96
XVIII. GOOD MRS. BEE 102
XIX. THE STORY OF FERTILIZATION 106
XX. THE STORY OF THE HONEY BEE 113
XXI. HOW THE BEES WORK 119
XXII. THE CHILDREN’S MONEY-MAKING PLANS 126
XXIII. MR. HOP TOAD HOPS IN 131
XXIV. MR. CUTWORM, THE VILLAIN 142
XXV. BIRDS AS PLANTS’ FRIENDS 145
XXVI. LITTLE LADYBIRD 153
XXVII. CURLY DOCK 157
XXVIII. THE STUPID HONEY DROPS 161
XXIX. SOME SPRAYS FOR GARDEN PESTS 165
XXX. EARLY VEGETABLES 170
XXXI. FEATHER FLOP’S TEMPTATION 175
XXXII. FEATHER FLOP GETS ANGRY 178
XXXIII. FATHER AND MOTHER’S SURPRISE 183
XXXIV. FEATHER FLOP MAKES UP 188
XXXV. ROSES 192
XXXVI. THE BEST ROSES TO PLANT 199
XXXVII. THE WICKED ROSE BUGS 211
XXXVIII. THE FAIRY WOOD NYMPHS 217
XXXIX. GOOD AND BAD WEEDS 225
XL. BOUNCING BET AND HER FRIENDS 233
XLI. BUTTERCUP AND DAISY FAMILIES 242
XLII. WATER BABIES 249
XLIII. HOW PLANTS GROW 257
XLIV. A WICKED INNKEEPER 262
XLV. UNINVITED GUESTS 267
XLVI. HOW SEED BABIES TRAVEL 270
XLVII. HAVE A SEAT ON A TOAD STOOL 274
XLVIII. SOME WAYS TO RID OF WEEDS 280
XLIX. QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL 287
L. THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN 292
LI. GROWING PERENNIALS FROM SEED 298
LII. THE MONEY THE CHILDREN MADE 303
LIII. MARY FRANCES’ GARDEN PARTY 310
LIV. FEATHER FLOP’S CONCEIT 323
LV. BOB AND BILLY’S VACATION 328
LVI. DAFFODIL AND OTHER BULBS 334
LVII. BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED 344
LVIII. SOME HINTS ON GROWING VEGETABLES 348
LIX. THE CITY GARDEN 360
LX. GARDEN COLOR-PICTURES 364
LXI. PATTERNS FOR PAPER FLOWERS 367
LXII. THE MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUTS 371
LXIII. LITTLE GARDENERS’ CALENDAR 373
LXIV. BUDDING AND GRAFTING 376
LXV. PRIZES AT THE COUNTY FAIR 377
THE MARY FRANCES GARDENS
To be Cut Out and Mounted by the Reader
(For Instructions, See Chapter LXII)
INSERTS
1. MARY FRANCES’ PLAY HOUSE I, II
2. MARY FRANCES’ EARLY SPRING GARDEN III
3. MARY FRANCES’ EARLY SUMMER GARDEN IV
4. MARY FRANCES’ MID-SUMMER GARDEN V
5. MARY FRANCES’ AUTUMN GARDEN VI
These cut-outs will familiarize the child with the plants shown, and
their season of bloom, and inspire a love for practical out-of-door
gardening.
[Illustration: THE PLANT FAMILIES
Cherry
Rose
Blackberry
Strawberry
Peach
Apple
Potato
Egg Plant
Tomato]
INSTRUCTIONS—
GARDENING
CHAPTER
1. TO PREPARE THE SOIL XIII, XIV
2. HOW TO PLANT SEEDS XIV, XV
3. NAMES OF PARTS OF FLOWERS XVII, LXI
4. FERTILIZATION OR REPRODUCTION XIX-XXI
5. INSECT ENEMIES AND REMEDIES XXIX
6. HOW TO PLANT BULBS LVI
7. CONCERNING VEGETABLES LVIII
8. ROSES: HOW TO PLANT AND TEND XXXV-XXXVII
9. THE BEST ROSES TO GROW XXXVI
10. ANNUALS: WHEN AND HOW TO PLANT XI
11. PERENNIALS: WHEN AND HOW TO PLANT LI
12. HOW TO TELL THE COMMON WILD FLOWERS XXXIX-XLVIII
13. HOW PLANTS GROW XLIII
14. HOW TO MAKE A HOTBED LVII
15. BEST LIST FOR CHILDREN’S FLOWER GARDENS V
16. BEST LIST FOR CHILDREN’S VEGETABLE GARDENS V
17. OUTLINE OF EACH MONTH’S WORK FOR A YEAR LXIII
[Illustration: THE GARDEN PEOPLE
Good Mrs. Bee
Feather Flop
Little Lady Bird
Beauty Butterfly
Mr. Hop Toad
Mr. Cut Worm
The Wicked Rose Bugs]
CHAPTER I
FEATHER FLOP, THE GARDEN BOSS
“OH, dear, I can’t understand a word this book says,” sighed Mary
Frances, who was sitting on the garden bench, looking over a seed
catalogue. “I can’t understand it!”
“Of course you can’t,” said a strange voice. “Not without help.”
Mary Frances was startled; she looked about, but saw no one.
“Why, who can it be?” she exclaimed.
“You can’t without help, I said.”
Feather Flop, the big Rhode Island Red rooster, came strutting around
the corner of the bench.
“Why, is it you?” cried Mary Frances. “What do you know about
gardening?”
“I ought to know a lot about gardening. I’ve lived in a garden most of
the time ever since I was hatched,” shrilled Feather Flop.
“Yes, you have,” laughed Mary Frances, “and you’ve eaten up what you
oughtn’t to, too.”
“That was when I was bad. I’m going to be good now.”
“Oh, well, that is different,” replied Mary Frances. “What’s the first
thing to do?”
“Let me see,” said Feather Flop, scratching his head with one foot.
“Let me see—why, the first thing—the first thing is to get the ground
ready!”
“What do you do to get it ready?” asked Mary Frances.
“Why, dig, of course,” answered Feather Flop. “I can dig.”
“Well, well,” replied Mary Frances, “I see you really want to help me,
so we’ll plan out what we’re going to do. I want all kinds of flowers
and vegetables.”
“Did you start the seeds in the house in March so that some would be
ready to set out now?” asked Feather Flop anxiously.
“Oh, no,” said Mary Frances, “but Billy did. He has a lot of little
seedlings growing.”
“Can’t you steal some?” asked Feather Flop.
“Oh, I wouldn’t do that, Feather Flop,” said Mary Frances. “Would you?
I’d rather ask Billy for them.”
“Don’t say anything about me when you do,” begged the rooster.
“Why?” queried Mary Frances.
“I’m afraid of him. He’s chased me out of the——”
“Vegetable garden several times this Spring, already,” laughed Mary
Frances. “Maybe if he knew how much you wanted to help with this
surprise garden of mine, he would be kinder to you.”
“He’s kind enough,” said Feather Flop, “but I’m not anxious to know him
much better yet a while. So I’ll ask you not to mention me.”
“All right,” agreed Mary Frances, “I think I understand. But Billy
wouldn’t hurt you.”
“Do you really wish me to help you, Miss Mary Frances?” asked the
rooster.
“I certainly do, Feather Flop,” said the little girl; “if you will be
so kind.”
She could scarcely keep from laughing at how pleased and proud he
looked.
“Then, let us take a look at the garden plot,” he said, leading the
way to the front of Mary Frances’ play house.
“I’ll set right to work,” said Feather Flop, beginning to scratch,
“right to work, and dig the whole afternoon, and early to-morrow
morning, too.”
“Don’t work too hard,” said the little girl. “I think I ought to help
you.”
“Oh, no, little Miss,” answered Feather Flop. “Why, see what’s done
already.”
Mary Frances put her hand over her mouth to keep from laughing aloud as
she looked at the little round hole the rooster had made.
“You do splendidly,” she said, “and to-morrow morning I’ll be here
bright and early.”
“Just one question,” called Feather Flop. “Is the garden a secret?”
Mary Frances turned back. “In a way,” she explained. “You see, Father
gave Billy a part of our big garden for his camp and garden——”
“I know,” said Feather Flop, nodding. “I was down there one day—and I
don’t care to go again.”
“I wanted to ask Father for a garden plot of my own,” went on Mary
Frances, “but Billy said, ‘Why don’t you have a flower garden in front
of your play house, and a vegetable garden back of it and surprise all
the folks?’ You can’t imagine, Feather Flop, how delighted I was with
that idea.”
“Fine idea!” agreed Feather Flop, scratching again. “Won’t it be
splendid when the things grow!”
“And won’t it be a perfectly lovely surprise!” cried Mary Frances.
“I won’t tell anybody,” volunteered Feather Flop. “It will be grand to
have a real secret with someone.”
“Oh, thank you, good old Feather Flop,” answered Mary Frances. “Are you
certain you don’t want me to help spade up the garden?”
“Claws were made before spades,” said Feather Flop, scratching away.
“I’d like to do this myself, please. Come bright and early in the
morning when you hear me crow.”
CHAPTER II
FEATHER FLOP OVERSLEEPS
VERY early in the morning Mary Frances awoke and listened a long time
for Feather Flop’s signal, but not a sound was to be heard except the
faint crowing of a distant rooster at the far end of the village.
“I expect he crowed before I was awake,” concluded Mary Frances, as she
quickly dressed and went down-stairs on tiptoe.
The sun was just getting up as she ran out into the garden.
“Hello, Feather Flop,” she called softly as she hurried along, but
there was not a sight or sound of Mr. Rooster.
“Mercy,” she thought, “I hope nothing’s happened to him. Where can he
be? Oh, see, he’s dug—let me count,” (counting them off) “eighteen
holes! My, it must have tired him out.”
“But where can he be?” she went on, and called again and again as
loudly as she dared:
“Feather Flop!”
“_Feather Flop!_”
“FEATHER FLOP!”
“Oh, maybe he’s in my play house!” she suddenly thought and ran to
look. And there he was—where do you think? Fast asleep in one of the
doll’s beds with the covers tucked close up under his bill!
“Well, you’re a funny kind of a gardener,” laughed Mary Frances as soon
as she recovered from her astonishment. “Here it is long past crowing
time.”
Feather Flop turned over. Then he began to mutter sleepily:
“I don’t care what people say,
I shan’t get up and crow to-day;
I’ve never laid in bed—so then!
I shall not crow till half-past ten—to-night!”
“Oh, Feather Flop!” cried Mary Frances. “Oh, Feather Flop! How you
disappoint me! Why, I’ve gotten up early because you promised to help
in my garden! Come, get up!” going toward the bed.
“Excuse me!” exclaimed Feather Flop, hopping out of bed. “Excuse my bad
manners, dear Miss,” and away he ran out the door and into the garden
before Mary Frances could catch up.
“My, but you can dress quickly, Feather Flop,” she called.
“Oh, nothing like having your clothes grow on you,” answered Feather
Flop, lifting his wings, “especially if they are pretty.”
Mary Frances laughed. “Come, come, no conceited remarks, please,” she
chided; “and now to work.”
“It takes longer than you’d think,” said Feather Flop, beginning to
scratch, “especially with an empty stomach.”
“How dreadful of me not to think of your breakfast, Feather Flop,” she
said, and ran to get some corn.
“Thanks, thanks,” said Feather Flop, hungrily eating. “If they only
didn’t keep the food locked up, I could help myself, and not have to
trouble anybody.”
“Well, this is not gardening,” he went on; “and besides, I want my
dessert. I had splendid luck yesterday—four hundred and fifty-one grubs
I ate, and several score of nice long worms. Besides, I let Robin
Redbreast have a hundred or so.”
“Oh, my,” shuddered Mary Frances.
“What’s the matter?” asked Feather Flop, looking up. “You didn’t want
any, did you? I’d have been delighted to have saved some for you.”
“Oh, my, no!” cried Mary Frances. “Oh, no, thank you! No!”
“You’re sure?” inquired Feather Flop. “Well, you must certainly be glad
they are not left here in the garden to eat up your plants, I know.”
“Indeed! I’m much obliged, Feather Flop,” said Mary Frances. “While you
dig, I’m going into the house to get some seeds, and to plan out my
garden.”
“All right!” said Feather Flop. “Don’t mention me, please, to——you
know.”
CHAPTER III
BILLY PLANS THE GARDEN
“MARY FRANCES,” called Billy, as she came into the house, “I say, let’s
start work in your garden to-day. The first thing to do is to dig and
spade it.”
“Oh, Billy, it looks as though it had been done,” answered Mary
Frances. “I guess I can plant it right away.”
“Ha! Ha!” laughed Billy. “Why, it has to be dug deep; the earth has to
be turned under, and compost mixed with it and all pulverized before
little seeds or plants can take hold with their roots.”
“How deep?” asked Mary Frances.
“Oh, about a foot, I guess,” said Billy; “but don’t let’s talk too loud
if you want to keep this garden a secret. Let’s go out and have a look
at it.”
“You needn’t mind—” began Mary Frances, but Billy was well on the way.
“That old Rhode Island Red! See what he’s done!” exclaimed Billy,
throwing a stone at the rooster.
“Oh, Billy,” begged Mary Frances. “Poor old Feather Flop! Don’t scare
him! Maybe he thought he was helping!”
“Helping?” laughed Billy. “Helping! If he tries to help that way when
things come up, I’ll wring his neck!”
“Oh, you wouldn’t do that, Billy,” cried Mary Frances. “He’ll be good,
I know.”
“Well,” said Billy, “you’re responsible for his behavior then—he’s your
rooster. I’d like to clip his wings and cut his tail off right up next
his ears—maybe.”
“He will be good, Billy, I feel sure,” answered Mary Frances. “But you
are very kind to dig my garden up.”
“Well,” answered Billy with a very grown-up air, “I know what sort of
an undertaking this is. How’re you going to lay the garden out?”
“Oh, I don’t know yet,” answered Mary Frances. “Won’t you help me plan
it?”
“Yes, but it’s best to begin with pencil and paper; that’s the first
thing Miss Gardener told us in our ‘Home Garden Course.’”
“Well, here they are,” laughed Mary Frances, throwing open the play
house door.
“Fine,” said Billy, seating himself at Mary Frances’ little desk and
helping himself to the articles needed.
“But wait,” he continued. “If I show you how to plan this surprise
garden you must carry out my directions. I don’t get caught with any
promise to do all the work.”
“Oh, no! No—indeedy! Of course not; I’m just crazy to start and I
promise not to trouble you a bit.”
“Well then,” said Billy, “here goes for the—
GARDEN LESSON NO. 1
_Planning a Garden_
First: How much ground have you to work in?
Let us say 15 x 25 ft. in front of the play house for the Flower
Garden, and 15 x 15 ft. in the rear for the Vegetable Garden.”
He rapidly drew an outline of the two gardens with a pretty sketch of
the play house between.
“Now,” he went on, “you will wish to leave a walk down the center with
a border of flowers on each side,” sketching them in.
“You see, the beauty of a garden depends so much on the way it is laid
out that garden planning has become a profession, and the man who
studies it is known as a landscape gardener.”
“My,” laughed Mary Frances, “how much you learned at the garden school;
you’re lots better than a seed catalogue.”
“Much obliged,” replied Billy, “that’ll do for bouquets. Now listen:
the way to grow early Spring flowers is to plant bulbs in the
Autumn—about the first of November. Then, early in March, sometimes
even in February, tiny snowdrops will pop up and, a little later,
beautiful crocuses.”
“Won’t that be grand!” cried Mary Frances.
“Yes, in the next lesson perhaps, I’ll give you a list of bulbs and
plants which you can set out at the proper time.
“The best scheme for the vegetable garden is to work it out into small
rectangular beds between well-kept walks,” said Billy, finishing the—
LAY-OUT OF THE GARDENS
“How perfect!” exclaimed Mary Frances examining the sheet of paper
which Billy handed her. “I can just imagine how beautiful my gardens
will look. Isn’t it a lovely idea to have that circle in the walk!”
“It would look fine if it had a sun-dial built in the center,” said
Billy, much pleased with his sister’s praise.
[Illustration: THE MARY FRANCES PLAY HOUSE GARDEN]
“Oh, Billy, Billy,” laughed Mary Frances, “I believe, I do believe you
are going to surprise me!”
“What are you talking about?” cried Billy. “I must be going—another
lesson to-morrow, if you say so, because you didn’t interrupt more than
twice while I was talking.”
“It pays to be good,” he teased as he went off.
CHAPTER IV
FEATHER FLOP’S ARGUMENT
NEITHER of the children had noticed the head of the big rooster as he
peered curiously through the curtained window of the play house while
they were talking.
As Mary Frances came out of the door, Feather Flop walked around the
corner of the house. The little girl was so absorbed in looking at the
plan that she did not see the rooster.
“Caw-caw!” Feather Flop cleared his throat. “Caw-caw!”
“Why, Feather Flop,” cried Mary Frances, “How you surprised me! I was
so busy studying out Billy’s plan for the garden——”
“Is he anywhere about?” inquired Feather Flop, looking around
anxiously. “I thought I saw him go.”
“Yes, he’s gone, Feather Flop,” laughed Mary Frances. “But let me show
you—he has been planning such a delightful garden for me.”
“Delightful!” shrilled Feather Flop. “Delightful! I don’t think so.”
“Why, what makes you say that? How do you know what he planned?”
inquired Mary Frances.
“I heard every word, every word,” said the rooster. “Of course you
didn’t see me—I was peeping in the window.”
“Oh, Feather Flop!” cried Mary Frances. “Were you eaves-dropping?”
“I was listening,” acknowledged Feather Flop, “and I don’t approve of
the plan at all.”
“Why, what’s wrong with it?” asked Mary Frances. “I think it’s
beautiful.”
“It’s not sensible!” said Feather Flop. “It’s not useful!”
“But it seems perfect to me. How would you change it, Feather Flop?”
“Nobody can eat flowers!” exclaimed Feather Flop. “See here,” he looked
over Mary Frances’ shoulder as she sat down on the bench, and pointed
with his claw, “that plan fills the entire front yard with bloomin’
plants and gives only the little back yard for such things as taste
good!”
“Dearie me! Dearie me!” laughed Mary Frances. “Is that it, Feather
Flop? Why, don’t you love to see beautiful flowers?”
“Not half as much as I do to eat beautiful lettuce and beet tops and
other beautiful vegetables,” declared Feather Flop, shaking his head
sadly.
“It’s too bad, Feather Flop,” said Mary Frances, smoothing his fine
feathers, “but I’ll see that you get plenty of such green things as you
like.”
“Oh, thank you, little Miss,” said the rooster. “If you will do that,
I’m ready to help with your silly—I mean your brother’s, plan.”
“Thank you, Feather Flop, for all your help,” said the little girl,
“and good-bye for now. I must go or maybe mother will send Billy to
look for me.”
“Good-bye! good-bye!” cried Feather Flop, jumping off the bench and
running away as fast as possible.
CHAPTER V
GARDENS FOR LITTLE FOLKS
“HOW would you like another lesson on gardening to-day, Mary Frances?”
asked Billy the next morning as he appeared at the door of the play
house.
“Oh, Billy, you know I’d just love to have one!” said Mary Frances,
getting the desk ready.
“This time we are to make a list of what to plant, if I remember
correctly,” said Billy, taking a seat.
“Let me see: we will try to plant the garden so that we will have
flowers in bloom from early Spring till late Fall.
In order to have flowering plants continuously in the garden, we must
use the class of flowers called Per-en-ni-als,[A] _the roots of which
live from year to year_.
If we depend on An-nu-als,[B] the seeds of which must be planted every
Spring, we will not have blooms until Summer or early Fall.
So you see, in order to plan wisely, our next lesson is very important,
and it is our—
GARDEN LESSON No. 2
WHAT TO PLANT
Now, Mary Frances, I have really planned a delightful
landscape flower garden for you to plant in front of
your play house, and a wonderfully useful vegetable
garden for the back of the play house; but before I
give you that outline, I am going to pretend that you
are a very little girl, and I will give you a list,
just as our teacher handed it to us. I have it here:
GARDEN FOR LITTLE FOLKS
1. Plan out the garden; that is, make a list of what
you wish to plant.
2. Draw a picture map of your garden, marking the space
where each different kind of flower or vegetable is to
be planted.
3. Remember that low-growing plants should be placed
in the foreground (front part) of the garden, and
tall-growing plants in the background.
4. Order the plants or seeds.
5. Get the ground ready. (See Chapter XIV.)
6. Now begin to plant, following instructions in
Chapter XV.
If space for your garden is about 10 x 15 ft. it would
be delightful to plant it as shown by the picture-map
drawn here.
GARDEN FOR LITTLE FOLKS—10X15 FEET
[Illustration: (.) Bulbs. 2. Iris (blue). 3. Bleeding Hearts. 4.
Pyrethrums. 5. Sweet William. 6. Phlox. 7. Eupatorium. 8. Coreopsis. 9.
Gaillardia. 10. Chrysanthemums. 11A, 11B, 11C. Roses. 12. Hardy Asters.
13. Iceland Poppies. 14. Cosmos (not to be given a permanent place in
garden; it may be used, however, as a filler between Hardy Perennials).
15. Alyssum. 16. Nasturtiums.]
Plant Daffodils and Tulips between Hardy Perennials as
indicated on plan with dots.
Now, for an—
EXPLANATION
OF
THE LITTLE FOLKS FLOWER GARDEN
FOUR HARDY BULBS FOR LITTLE FOLKS GARDEN
These bulbs should be planted in late October or early
November. They bloom in the early Spring and then die
down, to come up the next Spring.
-----+-------------------------+-----------+-----------+--------------
No. | | | |
on | No. of Flowers | How Deep | | Average
Map. | to Plant. | to Plant. | Color. | Price.
-----+-------------------------+-----------+-----------+--------------
(.) | 6 Emperor Daffodils. | 4 inches. | Yellow. |25c for ½ doz.
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(.) | 6 Cottage Garden | 4 inches. |All colors.|15c for ½ doz.
| Tulips, called also | | |
| May-flowering Tulips. | | |
-----+-------------------------+-----------+-----------+--------------
(.) | 6 Darwin Tulips. | 4 inches. |All colors.|15c for ½ doz.
| Bloom later than | | |
| “Cottage Garden” | | |
| Tulips; grow taller. | | |
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(2) | 6 German Iris roots, | 4 inches. |Blue, |50c for ½ doz.
| called also | |purple, |
| “Blue Flags.” | |and yellow.|
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HARDY PERENNIALS
The plants whose roots live on from season to season,
or “winter over,” and come up every Spring, are called
Hardy Perennials.
The plants whose roots die in the Fall, and do not
“winter over,” are called Annuals.
When a boy or a girl undertakes to start a flower
garden, how much more desirable it seems to plant, for
the most part, Hardy Perennials, which will “come up”
the next Summer and the next, and so on for years;
instead of Annuals, the seeds of which must be sowed
every Spring.
Of course, the seeds of Hardy Perennials may be sowed
in the Spring, but _Hardy Perennial plants raised from
seeds, seldom bloom until the next year after the seeds
are planted_.
[Illustration: Hand]Therefore, it is best for the
beginner, in most cases, to buy _plants_ of Hardy
Perennials.
If you wish to start seeds, however, see Chapter LI on
“Perennials.”
Following is the list of—
TWELVE HARDY PERENNIALS FOR LITTLE FOLKS GARDEN
-----+--------------------+------------------------------+------------
No. | | |
on | Name and Number | Remarks. | Average
Map. | of Plants. | | Price.
-----+--------------------+------------------------------+------------
(3) | 2 Bleeding Hearts. | Pink heart-shaped flowers on |15c a plant.
| | graceful stems. |
| | |
| | Buy the plants in clumps in |
| | the Fall. |
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(4) | Hardy Py-re-thrums.| Red, pink, white daisy-like |20c a plant.
| | flowers. | 10c a
| | | package.
| | When ordering, use the name: |
| | “Pyrethrum Hybridum.” |
| | |
| | It is best to plant seeds in |
| | early Spring or August, to |
| | get plants which will “winter|
| | over” and bloom the next |
| | Summer. |
| | |
| | Plants may be purchased if |
| | you wish blooms the first |
| | year. |
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(5) | Sweet-Williams | “Biennials,” which means the | 10c a
| (London Tufts). | plants “come up” the second | package.
| | year, but do not do well |
| | after that. |
| | |
| | Plant every other year; |
| | preferably in August. |
| | |
| | Order mixed seed. |
| | |
| | Sweet-Williams often sow |
| | their own seed. |
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(6) | 3 Hardy Phlox. | 1 Salmon Pink: order |20c a plant.
| | “Elizabeth Campbell,” or |
| | “Rheinlander.” |
| | |
| | 1 White: order “Mrs. |
| | Jenkins.” |
| | |
| | 1 Lavender: order “La Vague,”|
| | or “La Mahdi.” |
| | |
| | Buy the _plants_ of Hardy |
| | Phlox. The seeds are not |
| | generally satisfactory, |
| | because they should be sowed |
| | within a short time after |
| | ripening. |
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(7) | Blue Thoroughwort | Order “Eupatorium Celestium.”|15c a plant.
| (“Eu-pa-to-ri-um”).| |
| | Blue misty flowers, sometimes|
| | called “Blue Mist,” pretty in|
| | mixed bouquet. Bloom late in |
| | season. |
| | |
| | Buy the plant. |
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(8) | 1 Co-re-op-sis. | Order “Coreopsis Lanceolata |15c a plant.
| | Grandiflora.” Yellow |
| | daisy-like flowers. A large, |
| | bushy plant. |
| | |
| | Keep the flowers well picked,|
| | to get continuous bloom. |
| | |
| | Easily raised from seed if |
| | planted early. |
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(9) |1 Blanket Flower | Large reddish-brown flowers | 10c a
| (Hardy | with yellow edges, etc. | package.
| “Gail-lard-i-a”). | |
| | It loves to bloom. |
| | |
| | If sowed very early, it often|
| | blooms the first season. |
| | |
| | Order _mixed_ seed. |
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(10) |3 Chrys-an-the-mums.| Order “Hardy Pompon” |3 for 45
| | (1 yellow, 1 red, 1 bronze). | cts.
| | |
| | Bloom very late in the Fall. |
| | |
| | Buy the plants. |
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(11) | Roses (See Chapter | Dwarf “Baby Ramblers”: |50c a plant.
| XXXV). | (_a_) 1 Fairy Rose--“Cecile |
| | Brunner.”Little double |
| | flowers of soft rosy pink on |
| | a creamy white ground. |
| | |
| | (_b_) 1 Baby |
| | Tausendschön—“Louise Walter.”|
| | Larger flowers of a tender |
| | shade of pink. |
| | |
| | CHINESE ROSE: “Hermosa”—pink.|
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(12) | 3 Hardy Asters | Lavender, pink, white and |15c a plant.
| (“Mich-ael-mas | purple little daisy-like |
| Dai-sies”). | flowers, growing in clusters |
| | on large tall bushes. |
| | |
| | Buy the plants. |
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(13) | Iceland Poppies. | All colors. | 10c a
| | | package.
| | Sow mixed seed in August to |
| | grow plants which will bloom |
| | the next Summer. |
| | |
| | Cover with leaves in the |
| | Fall. |
| | |
| | Order mixed seeds of “Papaver|
| | Nudicaule.” |
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ANNUALS
Sow the seeds of Annuals early in the Spring. The roots
of Annuals do not live over Winter, and seeds must be
sowed every Spring.
ANNUALS FOR LITTLE FOLKS GARDEN
-----+----------------------+-------------------------------+---------
No. | | |
on | Name and Number | Remarks. | Average
Map. | of Plants. | | Price.
-----+----------------------+-------------------------------+---------
(14) | Cos´-mos. | Easily grown in poor soil. |10c a
| | Grow over 4 feet tall. | package.
| | Flowers: pink,white, garnet, |
| | with yellow centers. |
| | |
| | Buy mixed seed, “Summer or |
| | Early Flowering” Cosmos which |
| | will bloom early and continue |
| | until frost. |
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(15) | Sweet A-lys´-sum. | A charming edging plant. |5c a
| | Order “Little Gem,” which | package.
| | grows 4 inches tall, and |
| | blooms like a snow carpet. |
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VEGETABLES FOR LITTLE FOLKS GARDEN
---------------------+--------------------------------------+---------
| | Average
| | Price
Name. | Remarks. | per
| | Package
| | Seed.
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_Nasturtiums._ | In the early Spring, sow seeds of | 5c.
| _dwarf_ nasturtiums for narrow |
Buy “Tom Thumb” or | border along the walk of the |
Dwarf. | vegetable garden. |
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_Lettuce._ | Plant a small quantity of Early | 5c.
| Lettuce seeds in the early Spring; |
Buy “Early | when plants are two inches high, |
All-heart;” Early | plant more seeds; thin plants out, |
Cos; Late Lettuce. | that the ones left standing may grow |
| large. Plant a few seeds every week |
| until weather grows very warm. |
| |
| Lettuce does not grow well in very |
| warm weather. |
| |
| Plant late variety in early Fall. |
| |
| _Cos or Romaine lettuce_ is easily |
| grown, and stands the heat better |
| than the other varieties. It has a |
| very crisp fleshy rib in the leaf, |
| but the leaf part is not so delicate |
| as of the other varieties. |
| |
| _All lettuce needs very rich soil._ |
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_Parsley._ | Plant in early Spring. | 5c.
| |
Buy “Dwarf Curly.” | Soak seed overnight in warm water, |
| mix sand in the water, and fling |
| sand and seed over the prepared |
| ground. Sometimes it takes six weeks |
| for parsley seed to “come up.” |
| Except far north, it lives over |
| winter if well covered with leaves. |
| |
| Plant some parsley every year, as |
| what has “wintered over” goes to |
| seed very easily. |
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_Onions._ | “Onion sets” are tiny little onions | 10c a
| which are set out in early Spring, | pint.
Buy yellow “Onion | about 2 inches apart in rows. |
sets.” | Usually when they are partially |
| grown, they are pulled, and green |
| tops and bulbs are used for salads |
| and in soup. |
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_Thyme._ | A very pretty low-growing herb, used | 5c.
| to flavor soup, and “stuffing” for |
| meat. Grows easily from seed if |
| sowed early. Lives over winter |
| --except far north--if covered with |
| leaves. Is, therefore, a |
| “perennial.” |
| |
| Plant in the Spring in the northern |
| states. |
| |
| Plant in the Fall in the southern |
| states. |
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_Radishes._ | Sow a few radish seeds every week | 5c.
| for four weeks, to have new young |
Buy Little Red | tender radishes ready for pulling |
Globe-shaped. | each week. |
| |
| Radishes do not do well in very hot |
| weather. |
| |
| The late or “winter” radish is |
| planted in the early Fall. |
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_Tomatoes._ | Tomato seeds may be sowed in a |2 for 5c.
| box placed in a sunny window or |
Buy _2 plants_ of | under glass in the hot bed in very |
early and 2 of | early Spring, but unless a large |
late varieties. | number of plants is needed, it is |
| better to buy the young plants. |
| |
| A very interesting variety is |
| “cherry tomatoes,” which grow in |
| little clusters of red fruit |
| resembling cherries in appearance. |
| Buy 1 plant. |
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The approximate cost of this garden for little folks is
three dollars.
Seeds of all these vegetables may be started in the
house. See Chapter XIV, page 81, “To Plant Seeds in
Boxes.” The young plants may be put out in the garden
when they are of some size, about which you will read
later.
FOOTNOTES:
[A] See Chapter LI on Perennials.
[B] See Chapter XI on Annuals.
CHAPTER VI
GARDENS FOR BIG BOYS AND GIRLS
“OH, Billy,” cried Mary Frances, as her brother laid down the paper,
“that doesn’t sound a bit babyish to me! If I could just have a garden
like that——”
“That’s an all-right garden,” interrupted Billy, “but, Mary Frances, it
isn’t much compared with my plan for your wonderful play house garden,
as you’ll soon see when I give you the—
GARDEN LISTS FOR BIG BOYS AND GIRLS
The following-named flowers, which are pictured in the
Mary Frances Garden Cut-Outs, are described in the
outlines that follow the lists.
Do not attempt to plant all the flowers named, but read
the lists, and study the descriptions carefully. Then
select the plants you prefer for your garden, and make
your own list ready for ordering.
You will notice that certain names are repeated in
several instances. This is only to show the period of
bloom, whether early Spring, Summer, or Autumn, or
throughout the season.
NOTE ON THE GARDEN CUT-OUTS
DEAR GIRL OR BOY:
No doubt you will wish, just as Mary Frances did, to
be able to cut flowers every few days from your garden
for your mother to use as a “centerpiece” on the
dining table, or for your father’s desk, or for your
grandmother’s dresser, or to give to some dear friend.
Now, anyone can have a few plants which will bloom at
some time or other, but the garden you and Mary Frances
have in mind is one which will have flowers blooming
from March, through April, May, June, July, August,
September, October, and on into November, until killed
by frost.
Flowers nearly nine months of the year! Yes, that is
quite possible in almost every part of our country—if
you study carefully the outlines given on pages 51-62,
inclusive.
The _first_ outline gives a list of plants which bloom
in the Early Spring. (See Garden Cut-Out No. 1.)
The _second_ names the plants which bloom in the Early
Summer. (See Garden Cut-Out No. 2.)
The _third_, the plants which bloom in Mid-Summer. (See
Garden Cut-Out No. 3.)
The _fourth_, those blooming in Late Summer or Early
Autumn. (See Garden Cut-Out No. 4.)
For instructions for making the Garden Cut-Outs, see
Chapter LXII, page 373.
[Illustration: PICTURE OF MARY FRANCES PLAY HOUSE BEFORE THE CHILDREN
PLANTED THE GARDENS
For Directions for Garden Cut-Outs, see Chapter LXII]
_Thirty-seven Hardy Perennials_
Aster (Wild)
Alkanet (Anchusa)
Baby’s Breath
Bellflower
Bergamot
Blanket Flower
Bleeding Heart
Campanula
Candytuft
Centaurea
Chrysanthemum
Columbine
Coreopsis
English Daisy
Forget-me-not
Foxglove
Hollyhock
Larkspur
Lupine
Marguerite
Monkshood
Pæony
Pinks {Moss
{Hardy
Poppy {Iceland
{Oriental
Phlox (Hardy)
Pyrethrum
Poker Plant
Rock Cress
Roses
Sneezewort
Speedwell
Sweet Alyssum (yellow)
Sweet-William
Thoroughwort
Violet and Viola
Wall Flower
Windflower
_Twenty Annuals_
Ageratum
Cockscomb
Cornflower
Cosmos
Cigar Plant
Everlasting
Four-o’Clock
Garden Geranium
Lemon Verbena
Nasturtium
Petunia
Princess Feather
Periwinkle
Phlox
Scarlet Sage
Snapdragon
Sweet Alyssum (white)
Verbena
Wild Cucumber Vine
Zinnia
_Eight Bulbous Plants_
Daffodil
Hyacinth
Iris
Lily of the Valley
Madonna Lily
Snowdrop
Tulip
Yellow Day Lily
A LETTER ABOUT THE GARDEN CUT-OUTS
_Dear Boy or Girl:_
_No doubt you will wish, just as Mary Frances did, to
be able to cut flowers every few days from your garden,
for your mother to use as a “center piece” on the
dining table, or for your father’s desk, or for your
grandmother’s dresser, or as a gift for a friend._
_Now, anyone can have a few plants which will bloom at
some time or other, but the garden you and Mary Frances
have in mind is one which will have flowers in bloom
from March, through April, May, June, July, August,
September, October, and into November until ruined by
frost._
_Flowers over eight months of the year! Yes, that is
possible in nearly every part of our country—if you
study carefully the outlines following this page._
_The first outline gives a list of plants which bloom
in the Early Spring._
_The second names the plants which bloom in Early
Summer._
_The third, the plants which bloom in Mid-Summer._
_The fourth, those blooming in Autumn._
_These lists are nearly like the ones given Billy by
his teacher, which he and Mary Frances used in planting
a garden in front of the Play House. As you read these
lists, turn to the pictures of the Mary Frances Garden
Cut-Outs, and try to recognize the flower named._
_All that Mary Frances wished, she and Billy made “come
true,” and every day through the flowering season she
gathered flowers from, her garden—but that is part of
the story, so now begin to read_
A FEW HINTS ON GROWING THE FLOWERS SHOWN IN THE GARDEN CUT-OUTS
In using the following lists, if the garden space is
small, select only the names marked with a star.
The height of each plant is given because it is
always desirable to plant low-growing flowers in the
foreground; and tall ones in the background.
The following-named Perennials (the roots of which live
from year to year) may be grown from seeds, but _cannot
be depended upon to bloom the first year_.
Instead of beginners starting _seeds_ of _Perennials_,
it is well to buy the young _plants_ from a reliable
dealer to start the permanent garden, and to experiment
with seeds after acquaintance with those plants already
established.
Do not buy many plants of any kind, as a few, well
cared for, will increase in number the next year.
Annuals (the roots of which die in the Fall) will bloom
the same season as planted. Start seeds early, either
in a box in a sunny window, or in a warm sunny corner
out of doors early in May.
The first step in garden-making is the planning of the
garden.
(See Chapter LXII on “The Mary Frances Garden
Cut-Outs.”)
The second step is selection of the seed, and the
ordering of the same from one of the _best_ seed firms.
Never try inferior or untested seeds. It is no economy.
In regard to “color scheme,” see Chapter LX.
For artistic effect, it is usually best to plant the
same kind of flowers close together to obtain “masses”
of bloom.
CHAPTER VII
EARLY SPRING GARDEN
LIST No. 1
FIVE BULBS* FOR EARLY SPRING HARDY GARDEN
See Mary Frances Garden Cut-Out No. 1.
_Plant the following named bulbs in the Fall._ See
Chapter LVI.
---------------------+------------------------------------------------
|
Names. | Remarks.
|
---------------------+------------------------------------------------
Snowdrops. | Pure white small bells, blooming late in
| February or early in March, whenever the snow
| leaves the ground.
|
| Leave bulbs in the ground over Winter, covered
| withleaves.
|
| Plant 4 inches deep.
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Nar-cis-sus or | Daffodil bulbs are very hardy, and increase in
Daff-o-dils.* | number from year to year. They should be
| covered with leaves over Winter.
|
| The best varieties are “Emperor”* and
| “Empress.”
|
| Plant 4 inches deep.
|
| Barii Conspicuus, a Star Narcissus, is
| beautiful for cutting.
|
| Poet’s Narcissus have beautiful white petals,
| with golden and red center.
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Cottage Garden* | Beautiful large flowers of all colors, making
(May-flowering) | the Spring garden bright and gay.
Tulips. |
| Plant bulbs 4 inches deep.
|
| Plants grow 18 to 24 inches high.
---------------------+------------------------------------------------
Darwin Tulips. | These beautiful, stately tulips grow two feet
| high and more. Large globe-shaped brilliant
| blooms.
|
| They come in all colors except yellow.
|
| Plant 4 inches deep.
---------------------+------------------------------------------------
Hy-a-cinths. | Plant only a few hyacinth bulbs, because they
| do not “winter over” well; new bulbs should be
| added every year, as the old ones deteriorate.
|
| Colors: pink, purple, white.
---------------------+------------------------------------------------
* If garden space is small, select only the names
marked with a star.
SEVEN HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS WHICH BLOOM IN THE EARLY SPRING
As pictured in the Mary Frances Garden Cut-Out No. 1.
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
| Botanical | |
Common Name. | Name. | Remarks. | Height.
| | |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Rock-cress. | Ar-a-bis | Little white flowers | 6-8
| Al-pi-na. | blooming in early Spring. | inches.
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
English Daisies. | Bel-lis | Little white and pink | 3-6
| Per-en-nis. | flowers, blooming in | inches.
| | April and May. |
| | |
| | Pretty among Poet’s |
| | Narcissus, or mixed in an |
| | edging. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Bleeding Hearts.* | Di-el-y-tra. | Pink heart-shaped drops | 24
| | on graceful stem. | inches.
| | |
| | Raised from plants only. |
| | |
| | Buy clumps in the Fall. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Moss Pinks. | Phlox | White, rose, lilac, | 4-6
| Sub-u-la-ta. | little flowers blooming | inches.
| | in April and May. |
| | |
| | Blooms make a carpet of |
| | flowers. |
| | |
| | Buy only a few plants as |
| | they soon spread. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Violets. | | There are native and | 4
| | double Russian varieties. | inches.
| | |
| | Buy plants of |
| | sweet-scented double |
| | Russian variety. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Yellow Alyssum | A-lys-sum | Little yellow clustered | 12
“Basket of Gold.” | Sax-a-tile. | heads of flowers. | inches.
| | |
| | Pretty for edging flower |
| | beds. |
| | |
| | Sow seed in August. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Wallflower. | | Not perfectly hardy in | 15
| | all places. | inches.
| | |
| | Fragrant brown and yellow |
| | flowers. |
| | |
| | Plant seeds in August, in |
| | a protected southern |
| | corner, where they may |
| | “winter over” if the |
| | weather is not very |
| | severe. Plant needs sun. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
In order to obtain good Spring blooms, plant these flowers in August
of the Summer before, or earlier.
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* If garden space is small, select only the names
marked with a star.
[Illustration: MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT
No. 1
EARLY SPRING HARDY GARDEN
For directions for making, see Chapter LXII]
MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT
No. 1 No. 1—_Continued_
For description of the flowers Hyacinths,
shown here see Chapter VII. Rock-cress,
English Daisies,
_List of flowers shown in the Bleeding Hearts,
Early Spring Hardy Garden_ Moss Pinks,
Violets,
Snowdrops,
Narcissus or
Daffodils,
Cottage Garden Tulips, Yellow Alyssum,
Darwin Tulips, Wall Flower.
Sundial
[Illustration: MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT
No. 2
EARLY SUMMER HARDY GARDEN
For directions for making, see Chapter LXII]
MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT
No. 2 No. 2—_Continued_
For description of the flowers Anchusa,
shown here see Chapter VII. Lupines,
Tufted Pansies,
_List of flowers shown in the Bleeding Hearts,
Early Summer Hardy Garden_ Hardy Candytuft,
Forget-me-not,
Yellow Alyssum, Perennial
Columbine, Cornflower.
German Iris,
Lily-of-the-Valley,
CHAPTER VIII
EARLY SUMMER GARDEN
LIST No. 2
ELEVEN HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS WHICH BLOOM IN THE EARLY SUMMER
As pictured in the Mary Frances Garden Cut-Out No. 2.
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| Botanical | |
Common Name. | Name. | Remarks. | Height.
| | |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Yellow | A-lys-sum | See List No. 1 for | 12
Alyssum.* | Sax-a-tile. | description. | inches.
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Columbine. |A-qui-le-gi-a.| Airy, graceful plants, | 18-24
| | with spurred flowers, in | inches.
| | red, blue, violet, white, |
| | yellow. Buy the seed of |
| | “Long Spurred Hybrids.” |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
German Iris | I-ris | Lavender, purple, yellow, | 24-30
(“Blue Flags”). | Ger-man-i-ca.| white. | inches.
| | |
| | “Corm” roots which |
| | “winter over” and take |
| | care of themselves, |
| | “coming” up every Spring |
| | in increased numbers. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Lily of the |Con-val-la- | Sweet-scented tiny white | 6
Valley. | ria. | bells. | inches.
| | |
| | Buy clumps and roots in |
| | Spring or Fall. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Alkanet or | An-chu-sa | Buy “Dropmore” variety. | 36
Bugloss. | I-tal-i-ca. | | inches.
| | Blue flowers. |
| | |
| | Buy the plants. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Lupines. | Lu-pi-nus. | Varieties in blue, white, | 24-28
| | pink. | inches.
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Tufted Pansies.* | Vi-o-la | Sow seed early. | 5-8
| Cor-nu-ti. | | inches.
| | Resemble pansies, not so |
| | large; but bloom all |
| | Summer. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Bleeding Hearts. | Di-el-y-tra. | See List No. 1 for |
| | description. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Hardy Candytuft.* | I-be-ris. | Buy “Iberis | 8-10
| | Sempervirens”: white. | inches.
| | |
| | Pretty for edging. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Forget-me-Not. | My-o-so-tis. | Buy “Myosotis Palustris | 8-10
| | Semperflorens.” Sky-blue | inches.
| | little flower. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Hardheads or | Cen-tau-re-a.| “Centaurea Montana” is | 2
Knap Weeds. | | known as the Perennial | feet.
| | Cornflower. Bears large |
Perennial | | violet-blue flowers from |
Cornflower. | | July to September. |
------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------
Rambler roses also bloom in early Summer.
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* If garden space is small, select only the names
marked with a star.
[Illustration: MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT
No. 3
MID-SUMMER HARDY GARDEN
For directions for making, see Chapter LXII]
MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT
No. 3 No. 3—_Continued_
For description of the flowers Marguerites,
shown here see Chapter IX Coreopsis,
Gaillardia,
_List of flowers shown in the Hardy Phlox,
Mid-Summer Hardy Garden_ Hardy Pyrethrums,
Tufted Pansies,
Hardy Larkspur, Baby’s Breath,
Pæony, Hardy Candytuft,
Anchusa, Hollyhocks,
Bellflower, Veronica,
Madonna Lily, Japanese Bellflower,
Poppies, Summer Violet.
Foxglove,
Sweet William,
Hardy Garden Pinks,