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.

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| Botanical | |
Common Name. | Name. | Remarks. | Height.
| | |
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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. |
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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. |
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Alkanet or | An-chu-sa. | See List No. 2 for |
Bugloss. | | description. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Foxglove. | Dig-i-tal-is.| See tall flowers pictured | 36
| | on cover of this book. | inches.
| | |
| | Various colors. |
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Sweet William.* | Di-an-thus | Red, white and various | 18
| Bar-ba-tus | colors. | inches.
| | |
| | See Garden for Little |
| | Folks. |
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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. |
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Iceland Poppy.* | Pa-pa-ver | Buy “Papaver Nudicaule” | 9-15
| | mixed seed. | inches.
| | |
| | See description in Garden |
| | for Little Folks. |
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Marguerite.* | An-the-mis | Buy “Anthemis Tinctoria.” | 15
| Tinc-to-ri-a.| | inches.
| | Color: yellow. |
| | |
| | Buy plant. |
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Coreopsis.* |Co-re-op-sis | See Garden for Little | 24
|Lan-ce-o-la- | Folks for description. | inches.
| ta. | |
| | Buy plant. |
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Blanket Flower. |Gail-lard-i-a.| Buy Gaillardia | 24
| | Grandiflora. Crimson and | inches.
| | yellow. |
| | |
| | See Garden for Little |
| | Folks. |
| | |
| | Sow seed early. |
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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. |
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Hardy | Py-re-thrum | Red, rose, white flowers. | 18-24
Pyrethrums.* | Hy-brid-um. | | inches.
| | See Garden for Little |
| | Folks. |
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Tufted Pansies.* | Vi-o-la | See List No. 2 for | 3-6
| Cor-nu-ti. | description. | inches.
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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. |
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Hardy Candytuft. | I-be-ris | White low-growing | 8-10
| Sem-per-vi- | flowers. | inches.
| rens. | |
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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. |
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Speedwell. | Ve-ron-i-ca. | Blue, rose, white. | 12-24
| | | inches.
| | Plant seeds in August. |
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Hybrid Tea Roses. | | See Chapter XXXV on |
| | Roses. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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* 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.