Chapter VI: Garden Plants (2)

+====================================================++============================================++==================================================+
| || SEASON || HEIGHT |
| HARDY GARDEN PERENNIALS ||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| ||April|May|June|July|August|September|October||6 inches|1 foot|2 feet|3 feet|4 feet|5 feet|6 feet|
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Delphinium grandiflorum chinense., Larkspur || | | --|----|---- | | || | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Kelway’s Hybrids || | | --|-- | | ---- | ---- || | | --|-- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Dianthus barbatus. Sweet William || | --|-- | | | | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| barbatus, Newport Pink || | --|-- | | | | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| barbatus, Scarlet Beauty || | --|----|-- | | | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| plumarius. June Pink, Clove Pink || | |----| | | | || --|-- | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| plumarius, Mrs. Sinkins || | |----|-- | | | || ---- |-- | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| plumarius, White Reserve || | |----|-- | | | || ---- |-- | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Dicentra eximia || | --|----|----|-- | | || --|-- | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| spectabilis. Bleeding-Heart || |---|-- | | | | || | | --|-- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Dictamnus Fraxinella. Gas Plant || | | --|----| | | || | | ---- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Digitalis purpurea. Foxglove || | | --|----|-- | | || | | | --| ---- |-- | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| sibirica. Siberian Foxglove || | | --|----|-- | | || | | --|-- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Doronicum plantagineum excelsum. Leopard’s Bane || |---|-- | | | | || | | --|-- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Echinops humilis. Globe Thistle || | | | | ---- |-- | || | --| ---- |-- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Erigeron macranthus. Flea Bane || | | | --| ---- | | || | ---- |-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Eryngium amethystinum. Sea Holly || | | | --| ---- | | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Eupatorium cœlestinum. Mist-Flower || | | | | --| ---- | || | | --|-- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Filipendula hexapetala. Meadow Sweet || | | --|-- | | | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Funkia Fortunei. Day Lily || | | |----|-- | | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| lancifolia. Day Lily || | | | | --|-- | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| ovate. Day Lily || | | --|-- | | | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| subcordata grandiflora. Day Lily || | | | | ---- | ---- | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| variegata. Day Lily || | | --|----|-- | | || --|-- | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Gaillardia grandiflora. Blanket Flower || | | --|----| ---- | | || --|-- | | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------++-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------++--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

COLOR, SEASON AND HEIGHT OF HARDY PERENNIALS--_Continued_

+--------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| COLOR | |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+ HARDY GARDEN PERENNIALS |
|Pink| White|Yellow|Orange|Red|Blue|Lavender|Purple| |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| |------| | | | | | |Gypsophila paniculata. Baby’s Breath |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| |------| | | | | | | paniculata fl.-pl. Double-flowering Baby’s Breath |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | | | | |----| | | repens. Creeping Baby’s Breath |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | | |------|---| | | |Helenium autumnale. Sneezeweed |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | |------| | | | | |Helianthus moltis. Woolly Sunflower |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | |------| | | | | | orgyalis. Tall Sunflower |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | |------| | | | | | rigidus, Miss Mellish |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | |------| | | | | | Maximilianii. Late-flowering Sunflower |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | | |------| | | | |Hemerocallis Dumortieri. Dwarf Day Lily |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | |------| | | | | | flava. Yellow Day Lily |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | |------| | | | | | Florham. Giant Day Lily |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | | |------| | | | | fulva. Tawny Day Lily |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | | |------| | | | | fulva var. Kwanso. Double Orange Lily |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | | |------| | | | | fulva, Gold Dust |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | |------| | | | | | Thunbergii. Japanese Day Lily |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
|----| | | | | | | |Heuchera brizoides. Hybrid Coral Bells |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | | | |---| | | | sanguinea. Coral Bells |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
|----|------| | | | | | |Hibiscus militaris. Marsh Mallow |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
|----|------| | | | | | | Moscheutos, Mixed. Marsh Mallow |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | | | |---| | | | Moscheutos, Giant Red. Marsh Mallow |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| |------| | | | | | |Iberis sempervirens. Evergreen Candytuft |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | | | | | |--------| |Iris cristata. Dwarf Blue Iris |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | | | | |----| | | germanica. German Iris |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
|----|------| | | |----|--------|---- | Kaempferi. Japanese Iris |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | |------|------|---| | | |Kniphofia Hybrids. Red-Hot-Poker Plant |
+----+------+------+------+---+----+--------+------+----------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| | SEASON | HEIGHT |
+ HARDY GARDEN PERENNIALS |-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| |April|May|June|July|August|September|October|6 inches|1 foot|2 feet|3 feet|4 feet|5 feet|6 feet|
+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|Gypsophila paniculata. Baby’s Breath | | | --------| | | | | | ----|---- | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| paniculata fl.-pl. Double-flowering Baby’s Breath | | | ---|----| | | | | | ----|---- | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| repens. Creeping Baby’s Breath | | | | ---|------| | |--------| | | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|Helenium autumnale. Sneezeweed | | | | | ----|----- | | | | ----|---- | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|Helianthus moltis. Woolly Sunflower | | | | |------|-- | | | | | | | --|---- |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| orgyalis. Tall Sunflower | | | | | ---|----- | | | | | | ---|------|-- |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| rigidus, Miss Mellish | | | | |------|-- | | | | | | ---|------|------|
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Maximilianii. Late-flowering Sunflower | | | | | | ----|-------| | | | | | --|---- |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|Hemerocallis Dumortieri. Dwarf Day Lily | | --|----| | | | | | ---|--- | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| flava. Yellow Day Lily | | |----|-- | | | | | | ---|--- | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Florham. Giant Day Lily | | | |----|-- | | | | ---|--- | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| fulva. Tawny Day Lily | | | | |------|-- | | | | ---|--- | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| fulva var. Kwanso. Double Orange Lily | | | | |------|---- | | | | ---|--- | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| fulva, Gold Dust | | |----|-- | | | | |------| | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Thunbergii. Japanese Day Lily | | | ---|-- | | | | | --|-- | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|Heuchera brizoides. Hybrid Coral Bells | | | ---|-- | | | | | ---|--- | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| sanguinea. Coral Bells | | | ---|-- | | | | | ---|--- | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|Hibiscus militaris. Marsh Mallow | | | | |------|----- | | | | --|------|--- | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Moscheutos, Mixed. Marsh Mallow | | | | |------|----- | | | | | ---|------|--- | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Moscheutos, Giant Red. Marsh Mallow | | | | |------|-- | | | | | ---|------|--- | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|Iberis sempervirens. Evergreen Candytuft | |---|-- | | | | | ----|-- | | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|Iris cristata. Dwarf Blue Iris | | --|-- | | | | |--------| | | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| germanica. German Iris | |---|--- | | | | | |------|------| | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Kaempferi. Japanese Iris | | | |----|-- | | | | ---|-- | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|Kniphofia Hybrids. Red-Hot-Poker Plant | | | | ---|------| | | | | -----|---- | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

+=================================================++=============================================================+
| COLOR || |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------|| HARDY GARDEN PERENNIALS |
|Pink|White|Yellow|Orange|Red|Blue|Lavender|Purple|| |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | |---| | | ---- || Lespedeza. Japanese Bush Clover |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | ---- || Liatris pycnostachya. Blazing Star |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | ---- || epicata. Gay Feather |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || Lilium candidum. Madonna Lily |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | --|-- | | | | || tigrinum splendens. Tiger Lily |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----|---- | | | |----| | || Lupinus polyphyllus. Lupine |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || Lychnis Flos-cuculi plenissima semperflorens. Campion |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | |---| | | || chalcedonica. Campion |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----| | | |---| | | || Haageana. Campion |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | |---|-- | | || viscaria. Campion |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----| | | | | | | || Lycoris squamigera. Fragrant Spider Lily |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | ---- || Megasea cordifolia. Saxifrage |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | ---- | || Mentha piperita. Peppermint |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | |---| | | || Monarda didyma. Oswego Tea |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | |----| | || Myosotis palustris semperflorens. Everblooming Forget-me-not|
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | ---- | | | | | || Œnothera fruticosa, Youngli. Evening Primrose |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | ---- | | | | | || Opuntia vulgaris. Prickly Pear |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || Pæonia, Couronne d’Or |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | |---| | | || Delachei |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----| | | | | | | || delicatissima |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | ----|-- | | | | | || Duchesse de Nemours |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | |---| | | || Felix Crousse |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || festiva maxima |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || Mme. Crousse |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||-------------------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || Queen Victoria |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------++-------------------------------------------------------------+

+=============================================================++============================================++==================================================+
| || SEASON || HEIGHT |
| HARDY GARDEN PERENNIALS ||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| ||April|May|June|July|August|September|October||6 inches|1 foot|2 feet|3 feet|4 feet|5 feet|6 feet|
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Lespedeza. Japanese Bush Clover || | | | | --|-- | || | | | --|-- | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Liatris pycnostachya. Blazing Star || | | | --| ---- |-- | || | | | | ----|-- | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| epicata. Gay Feather || | | | --| ---- |-- | || | | | | ----|-- | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Lilium candidum. Madonna Lily || | |----| | | | || | | | ---- | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| tigrinum splendens. Tiger Lily || | | | | ---- |-- | || | | | ---- | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Lupinus polyphyllus. Lupine || | | --|-- | | | || | | ---- | | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Lychnis Flos-cuculi plenissima semperflorens. Campion || | --|----| | | | || ---- | | | | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| chalcedonica. Campion || | | |----|-- | | || | | ---- | | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Haageana. Campion || | | |----|-- | | || | ---- | | | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| viscaria. Campion || | --|-- | | | | || --|-- | | | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Lycoris squamigera. Fragrant Spider Lily || | | |----|-- | | || | ---- | | | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Megasea cordifolia. Saxifrage || | --|----| | | | || | --|-- | | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Mentha piperita. Peppermint || | | | | | | || | --|-- | | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Monarda didyma. Oswego Tea || | |----|-- | | | || | | | ---- | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Myosotis palustris semperflorens. Everblooming Forget-me-not|| |---|-- | | | | || ---- | | | | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Œnothera fruticosa, Youngli. Evening Primrose || | | --|----|-- | | || | --|-- | | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Opuntia vulgaris. Prickly Pear || | | | | ---- | | || ---- | | | | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Pæonia, Couronne d’Or || | --|-- | | | | || | | | ---- | | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Delachei || | --|-- | | | | || | | | ---- |-- | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| delicatissima || | --|-- | | | | || | | | ---- |-- | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Duchesse de Nemours || | --|-- | | | | || | | | ---- |-- | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Felix Crousse || | --|-- | | | | || | | | ---- |-- | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| festiva maxima || | --|-- | | | | || | | | ---- |-- | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Mme. Crousse || | --|-- | | | | || | | | ---- |-- | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Queen Victoria || | --|-- | | | | || | | | --|-- | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------++-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------++--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

+=================================================++====================================================+
| COLOR || |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------|| HARDY GARDEN PERENNIALS |
|Pink|White|Yellow|Orange|Red|Blue|Lavender|Purple|| |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
|----| | | | | | | || Pæonia, Richardsen’s Dorchester |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | |---| | | || rubra superba |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
|----|---- | | | | | | || sinensis, Mixed |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
|----| | | | | | | || Triomphe de l’Exposition de Lille |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | ---- | ---- | | | | || Papaver nudicaule. Iceland Poppy |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | |---| | | || orientale. Oriental Poppy |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || Paradisea Lillestrum. St. Bruno’s Lily |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | |---| | | || Penstemon barbatus Terreyi. Scarlet Beardtongue |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || Polygonatum giganteum. Solomon’s Seal |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | |---| | | || Phlox paniculata, Baron Van Dedem |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | ---- || paniculata, B. Comte |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| --|-- | | | | | | || paniculata, Beranger |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || paniculata, F. G. von Laseburg |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || paniculata, Independence |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
|----| | | | | | | || paniculata, Rheinlander |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | ---- || paniculata, Von Hochberg |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || suffruticosa, Miss Lingard |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || subulata alba, Moss Pink |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | ---- | || subulata lilacina |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
|----| | | | | | | || subulata rosea |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | --|-- | | | || Physalis Franchetii. Chinese Lantern Plant |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| --|---- | | | | | | || Physostegia virginica. False Dragonhead |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || virginica alba. False Dragonhead |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | |----| | || Platycodon grandiflora. Balloon-Flower |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
|----|---- | ---- | |---| | | || Primula veris. English Primrose |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------++----------------------------------------------------+

+====================================================++============================================++==================================================+
| || SEASON || HEIGHT |
| HARDY GARDEN PERENNIALS ||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| ||April|May|June|July|August|September|October||6 inches|1 foot|2 feet|3 feet|4 feet|5 feet|6 feet|
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Pæonia, Richardsen’s Dorchester || | |----| | | | || | | | --|-- | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| rubra superba || | |----| | | | || | | | ---- |-- | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| sinensis, Mixed || | --|-- | | | | || | | | ---- |-- | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Triomphe de l’Exposition de Lille || | --|-- | | | | || | | | ---- |-- | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Papaver nudicaule. Iceland Poppy || | --|----|----| | | || --|-- | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| orientale. Oriental Poppy || | |----| | | | || | | --|-- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Paradisea Lillestrum. St. Bruno’s Lily || | | --|-- | | | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Penstemon barbatus Terreyi. Scarlet Beardtongue || | | --|-- | | | || | | | ---- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Polygonatum giganteum. Solomon’s Seal || |---| | | | | || | | ---- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Phlox paniculata, Baron Van Dedem || | | | --| ---- | ---- |-- || | | | ---- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| paniculata, B. Comte || | | | --| ---- |-- | || | | | ---- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| paniculata, Beranger || | | | --| ---- |-- | || | | ---- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| paniculata, F. G. von Laseburg || | | | --| ---- | ---- | || | | | ---- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| paniculata, Independence || | | |----| ---- | ---- | || | | | --| ---- | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| paniculata, Rheinlander || | | |----| ---- |-- | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| paniculata, Von Hochberg || | | | --| ---- | ---- | || | | | ---- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| suffruticosa, Miss Lingard || | | --|----| ---- | ---- | || | | | --|-- | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| subulata alba, Moss Pink || --|---| | | | | || ---- | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| subulata lilacina || --|---| | | | | || ---- | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| subulata rosea || --|---| | | | | || ---- | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Physalis Franchetii. Chinese Lantern Plant || | | | | --| ---- |-- || | | ---- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Physostegia virginica. False Dragonhead || | | --|----| | | || | | | | --|-- | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| virginica alba. False Dragonhead || | | --|----| | | || | | --|-- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Platycodon grandiflora. Balloon-Flower || | | --|----| | | || | | | ---- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Primula veris. English Primrose || --|---| | | | | || ---- |-- | | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------++-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------++--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

+=================================================++====================================================+
| COLOR || |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------|| HARDY GARDEN PERENNIALS |
|Pink|White|Yellow|Orange|Red|Blue|Lavender|Purple|| |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
|----|---- | | |---| | | || Pyrethrum roseum |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | ---- | | | | | || Ranunculus acris fl.-pl. Double-flowered Buttercup |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | ---- | | | | | || Rudbeckia laciniata. Golden Glow |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | ---- || purpurea. Giant Purple Coneflower |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || Sagina subulata. Pearlwort |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | --|-- | || Salvia azurea grandiflora. Meadow Sage |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | |----|-- | || pratensis. Meadow sage |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | ---- | | | | | || Sedum acre. Stonecrop |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
|----| | | | | | | || spectabile. Stonecrop |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | ---- | | | | | || Silphium perfoliatum. Cup plant |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
|----| | | | | | | || Spiræa (Astilbe) Arendsii, Ceres |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | ---- | || Statice latifolia. Great Sea Lavender |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | |----| | || Stokesia cyanea. Cornflower |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || cyanea alba. White Cornflower |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | |----| | || Tradescantia virginica. Spiderwort |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || virginica alba. Spiderwort |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | ---- | | | | | || Trollius europæus. Globeflower |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| --|-- | | | | | | || Valeriana officinalis. Garden Heliotrope |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | |----| | || Veronica longifolia subsessilis. Blue-Jay Flower |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | |----| | || amethystina. Speedwell |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | |----| | || longifolia. Japanese Speedwell |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || Viola cornuta alba. Tufted Pansy |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | |----| | || cornuta, G. Wermig. Tufted Pansy |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | |----| | || Violet, Double Russian |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------||----------------------------------------------------|
| |---- | | | | | | || Yucca filamentosa. Spanish Bayonet |
+----+-----+------+------+---+----+--------+------++----------------------------------------------------+

+====================================================++============================================++==================================================+
| || SEASON || HEIGHT |
| HARDY GARDEN PERENNIALS ||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| ||April|May|June|July|August|September|October||6 inches|1 foot|2 feet|3 feet|4 feet|5 feet|6 feet|
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Pyrethrum roseum || | --|----| | | | || | | | ---- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Ranunculus acris fl.-pl. Double-flowered Buttercup || | --|-- | | | | || | | --|-- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Rudbeckia laciniata. Golden Glow || | | | | ---- |-- | || | | | | | | ---- |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| purpurea. Giant Purple Coneflower || | | | --|-- | | || | | | | | ---- | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Sagina subulata. Pearlwort || | | --|-- | | | || ---- | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Salvia azurea grandiflora. Meadow Sage || | | | | ---- |-- | || | | | | ---- | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| pratensis. Meadow sage || |---|-- | | | | || | | ---- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Sedum acre. Stonecrop || | | --|-- | | | || ---- | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| spectabile. Stonecrop || | | | | ---- |-- | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Silphium perfoliatum. Cup plant || | | | | ---- |-- | || | | | | | | ---- |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Spiræa (Astilbe) Arendsii, Ceres || | | --|-- | | | || | | ---- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Statice latifolia. Great Sea Lavender || | | | --| ---- | | || | | ---- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Stokesia cyanea. Cornflower || | | |----| ---- |-- | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| cyanea alba. White Cornflower || | | |----| ---- |-- | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Tradescantia virginica. Spiderwort || | --|----| | | | || | | ---- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| virginica alba. Spiderwort || | --|----| | | | || | | ---- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Trollius europæus. Globeflower || --|---|-- | | | | || | --|-- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Valeriana officinalis. Garden Heliotrope || | |----|----| | | || | | | | | ---- | ---- |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Veronica longifolia subsessilis. Blue-Jay Flower || | | | | ---- | ---- |-- || | | --|-- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| amethystina. Speedwell || | |----|-- | | | || | | ---- | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| longifolia. Japanese Speedwell || | |----|----| | | || | | | ---- | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Viola cornuta alba. Tufted Pansy || |---|----|----|-- | | || ---- | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| cornuta, G. Wermig. Tufted Pansy || | --|----|----|-- | | || ---- | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Violet, Double Russian || |---|-- | | | | || ---- | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------------||-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------||--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Yucca filamentosa. Spanish Bayonet || | | |----|-- | | || | | | --| ---- | | |
+----------------------------------------------------++-----+---+----+----+------+---------+-------++--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

ANNUALS

For those who prefer growing flowers merely to pick, the quickest way of getting them is to plant summer-blooming annuals. A list of thirty popular annuals, all of them easily grown, is given below.

BLOOMING IN JULY

Lavatera _Lavatera trimestris_
Clarkia _Clarkia elegans_
Large-flowered Godetia _Œnothera Whitneyi_
Early Cosmos _Cosmos bipinnatus_
Sweet Alyssum _Alyssum maritimum_
Marigold _Tagetes patula_
Nicotiana _Nicotiana alata_
Sander’s Nicotiana _Nicotiana Sanderæ_
Arctotis _Arctotis grandis_
Stock, gillyflower _Matthiola incana_ var. _annua_
Annual larkspur _Delphinium Ajacis_
Bedding Lobelia _Lobelia Erinus_
Wishbone flower _Torenia Fournieri_
Phacelia _Phacelia congesta_
African marigold _Tagetes erecta_
California poppy _Eschscholtzia californica_
Giant tulip _Hunnemannia fumariæfolia_
Annual Gaillardia _Gaillardia pulchella_
Scarlet sage _Salvia splendens_
Youth-and-old-age _Zinnia elegans_
Rose moss _Portulaca grandiflora_
Balsam _Impatiens balsamina_
Painted tongue _Salpiglossis sinuata_

BLOOMING IN AUGUST

Gilia _Gilia capitata_
Three-colored chrysanthemum _Chrysanthemum carinatum_
Mourning bride _Scabiosa atropurpurea_
China asters _Callistephus chinensis_
Everlasting _Helichrysum bracteatum_
Didiscus _Trachymene cœrulea_