CHAPTER IX

MID-SUMMER GARDEN

LIST No. 3

TWENTY-FOUR HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS WHICH BLOOM IN MID-SUMMER

As pictured in the Mary Frances Garden Cut-Out No. 3.

------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- | Botanical | | Common Name. | Name. | Remarks. | Height. | | | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Hardy Lark-spur.* |Del-phin-i-um.| Order plants of varieties | 24 | | named, “Belladonna” and | inches. | | “Formosum,” which are | | | turquoise blue and dark | | | blue. | | | | | | Buy the plants, or seeds. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Pæony. | | Bloom but once in the | 3 | | season. | feet. | | | | | Beautiful showy large | | | rose-like flowers. | | | | | | Foliage of plant dies | | | down in Winter, coming up | | | in young new “shoots” in | | | the Spring. | | | | | | Colors: red, pink and | | | white. | | | | | | There is also a “tree” | | | variety. | | | | | | Most pæonies bloom in | | | early Summer. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Alkanet or | An-chu-sa. | See List No. 2 for | Bugloss. | | description. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Bellflower.* | Cam-pa-nu-la.| _Perennial Varieties_: | | | (_a_) Campanula Carpatica | 8 | | (Carpathian Hare-Bell). | inches. | | Bloom from June to | | | October. Blue. | | | | | | (_b_) Campanula | 2-3 | | Persicafolia (Peach | feet. | | Bells). One of the best. | | | Large blue, and white | | | varieties. | | | | | | (_c_) Campanula | 4-5 | | Pyramidalis (The Chimney | feet. | | Bellflower). Stately | | | pyramid form plant, with | | | many blue flowers. There | | | is also a white variety. | | | | | | It is best to buy plants | | | of the above. | | | | | | NOTE.—There are also | | | biennial varieties of | | | Campanula; namely, | | | Campanula Medium or | | | Canterbury Bells, and | | | Campanula Calycanthema | | | (Cup and Saucer). | | | _Biennial_ means of two | | | season’s duration. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Madonna Lily.* | Li-li-um | Pure white lilies, | 2-3 | Can-di-dum. | resembling Easter Lilies, | feet. | | growing on strong stems. | | | Plant in the Fall (or | | | possibly in the early | | | Spring), 6 inches deep, | | | preferably in the shade | | | of some other perennial. | | | Lay bulbs on the side | | | when planting. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Oriental Poppy. | Pa-pa-ver | Very large showy poppies | 36 |O-ri-en-tal- | in various colors. | inches. | is. | | | | Buy plants in clumps in | | | August. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Foxglove. | Dig-i-tal-is.| See tall flowers pictured | 36 | | on cover of this book. | inches. | | | | | Various colors. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Sweet William.* | Di-an-thus | Red, white and various | 18 | Bar-ba-tus | colors. | inches. | | | | | See Garden for Little | | | Folks. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Hardy Garden | Di-an-thus | Buy plants. | 6-12 Pinks.* | Sem-per-flo- | | inches. | rens. | Various colors. | | | Old-fashioned favorites, | | | with spicy odor. | | | | | | Excellent for cutting. | | | | | | Also: “Dianthus | | | Latifolius Atcroccineus.” | | | Hybrid Sweet-William, | | | with brilliant crimson | | | double flowers, blooming | | | all Summer. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Iceland Poppy.* | Pa-pa-ver | Buy “Papaver Nudicaule” | 9-15 | | mixed seed. | inches. | | | | | See description in Garden | | | for Little Folks. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Marguerite.* | An-the-mis | Buy “Anthemis Tinctoria.” | 15 | Tinc-to-ri-a.| | inches. | | Color: yellow. | | | | | | Buy plant. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Coreopsis.* |Co-re-op-sis | See Garden for Little | 24 |Lan-ce-o-la- | Folks for description. | inches. | ta. | | | | Buy plant. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Blanket Flower. |Gail-lard-i-a.| Buy Gaillardia | 24 | | Grandiflora. Crimson and | inches. | | yellow. | | | | | | See Garden for Little | | | Folks. | | | | | | Sow seed early. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Hardy Phlox.* | | _Phlox Suffruticosa_ are | | | the Early-flowering Hardy | | | Phlox. | | | | | | _Phlox Decussata_ are the | | | later Hardy Phlox, and | | | are the variety most | | | used. | | | | | | All colors: Crimson, | | | white, salmon pink, etc. | | | | | | See List of Hardy | | | Perennials for Little | | | Folks Garden. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Hardy | Py-re-thrum | Red, rose, white flowers. | 18-24 Pyrethrums.* | Hy-brid-um. | | inches. | | See Garden for Little | | | Folks. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Tufted Pansies.* | Vi-o-la | See List No. 2 for | 3-6 | Cor-nu-ti. | description. | inches. ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Baby’s Breath. |Gyp-so-phi-la | Tiny white misty flowers, | 20-30 |Pa-nic-u-la- | beautiful to use in | inches. | ta. | bouquets, making a | | | “cobwebby” filmy spray | | | over the flowers. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Hardy Candytuft. | I-be-ris | White low-growing | 8-10 | Sem-per-vi- | flowers. | inches. | rens. | | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Hollyhocks.* | | A grandmother’s | 5-8 | | favorite—picturesque in | feet. | | a garden background. Red, | | | white, yellow, rose, | | | pink. | | | | | | Cut down the stalks when | | | the seeds are dry. | | | | | | Plant seeds; they will | | | bloom the next season. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Speedwell. | Ve-ron-i-ca. | Blue, rose, white. | 12-24 | | | inches. | | Plant seeds in August. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Hybrid Tea Roses. | | See Chapter XXXV on | | | Roses. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Japanese |Plat-y-co-don.| Blue, and white flowers; | Bellflower. | | deep-cupped and star | | | shaped. Buds resemble | Balloon | | tiny balloons. Easily | Flower. | | grown. Buy plants. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Yellow Day Lily. |Hem-e-ro-cal- | Yellow and orange tall | 18-36 | lis. | lilies. | inches. | | | | | These are not pictured in | | | the Cut-outs, but are | | | very similar to the | | | madonna lily in form. | | | They will grow in the | | | shade. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-------- Summer Violet. | Vi-o-la | Resembles single violets, | 4 | Cor-nu-ti | and very desirable, for | inches. | Pur-pu-re-a. | flowers appear when | | | blooming season of | | | violets is passed. | ------------------+--------------+---------------------------+--------

* If garden space is small, select only the names marked with a star.

Turn to Chapter LX on “Garden Color-Pictures,” to read about combinations of color for the garden.