Part 31

HYBRID TEAS.--These possess the freedom of growth of the foregoing with much of the delicacy of flowers for which Tea-scented Roses are admired. The most satisfactory for the general garden.

_Varieties_:

Robert Huey.--One of the largest bright reds. The Lyon.--Deep coral pink verging on yellow. White Killarney.--One of the best pure whites. La France.--Clear, satiny pink. Burbank.--Rich pink. Richmond.--Brilliant crimson.

TEA AND NOISETTES.--Loveliness with profuseness are combined in this section. Much tenderer than the Hybrid Teas; sweet scented. The Noisette is an excellent climber for walls.

_Varieties_:

The Bride.--Pure white. Perle des Jardins.--Beautiful rich yellow. Papa Goutier.--Dark crimson. William Allen Richardson.--Deep orange-yellow flowers. Garland.--Semi-double, blush and white. Longworth Rambler.--Splendid autumn climber; flowers, semi-double and crimson.

HARDY CLIMBERS.--Popular and showy.

_Varieties_:

American Pillar.--Large, single, pink flowers. Excelsa.--Finest of crimson ramblers. Hiawatha.--Single, brilliant crimson. Dorothy Perkins.--Soft shell-pink, fragrant. Lady Gay.--Delicate cerise-pink which change to creamy white. Wichmoss.--A “Moss” rose, light bluish-pink, fragrant.

HYBRID BRIERS.--Hardy semi-climbing roses.

_Varieties_:

Lord Penzance.--Beautiful contrasting shades. Refulgence.--Dazzling scarlet, in clusters. Juliet.--Rosy red with reverse petals of old gold.

THE “BABY RAMBLERS.”--Dwarf, “perpetual bloomers.”

_Varieties_:

Phyllis.--Beautiful pink. Jessie.--Bright cherry-red, white center. Orleans.--Brilliant red, white center. Snowball.--White, free flowering.

JAPANESE AND CHINESE.--

_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=