Manual of Gardening Part 32

Tree Peony, _P. Moutan._ 4ft. April-May. Numerous named varieties.

Flowers as above, excepting yellow. Branched, dense, shrubby habit.

Meadow Sage, _Salvia pratensis._ 2-1/2 ft. May-June, August. Spikes of deep blue flowers. Branching from the ground.

JUNE

_Achillea Ptarmica, fl. pl._, var. "The Pearl." 1/2 ft. June-August.

Small double white flowers, in few-flowered cl.u.s.ters. Rich soil.

Wind-flower, _Anemone Pennsylvanica._(A) 18 in. June-September. White flowers on long stems. Erect habit. Does well in the shade.

St. Bruno's Lily, _Paradisea Liliastrum._ 18 in. June-July. Bell-like, white flowers in handsome spikes.

Golden-spurred Columbine, _Aquilegia chrysantha._(A) 3 ft. June-August.

Golden flowers with slender spurs; fragrant.

Rocky Mountain Columbine, _A. coerulea._(A) 1 ft. June-August. Flowers with white petals and deep blue sepals, 2-3 in. in diameter.

(See _May._)

Woodruff, _Asperula odorata._ 6 in. June-July. Small white flowers.

Herbage fragrant when wilted. Does well in shade; spreading habit. Used for flavoring drinks, scenting and protecting garments.

_Astilbe j.a.ponica_ (incorrectly called Spiraea). 2 ft. June-July. Small white flowers in a feathery inflorescence. Compact habit.

Poppy Mallow, _Callirrhoe involucrata._(A) 10 in. June-October. Large crimson flowers, with white centers. Trailing habit. For border and rockery.

Carpathian Harebell, _Campanula Carpatica_ (Fig. 254). 8 in.

June-September. Flowers deep blue. Tufted habit. For border or rockery.

Good for cutting.

_C. glomerata_ var. _Dahurica._ 2 ft. June-August. Deep purple flowers in terminal cl.u.s.ters. Branching from the ground. Erect habit.

Canterbury Bell, _C. Medium._ An old favorite. It is biennial, but blooms the first season if sown early.

_Corydalis lutea._ 1 ft. June-September. Flowers yellow, in terminal cl.u.s.ters. Loose branching habit. Glaucous foliage.

Scotch Pink, _Dianthus plumarius._ 10 in. June-July. White and pink-ringed flowers on slender stems. Densely tufted habit.

Fringed Pink, _D. superbus._ 18 in. July-August. Fringed flowers. Lilac tint.

Gas Plant, _Dictamnus Fraxinella._ 3 ft. June. Flowers purple, showy, fragrant; in long spikes. Regular habit. Var. _alba._ White.

_Gaillardia aristata._(A) 2 ft. June-October. Showy orange and maroon flowers on long stems. Good for cutting. Hybrid gaillardias offer quite a variety of brilliant colors.

_Heuchera sanguinea._(A) 18 in. June-September. Flowers in open panicles, scarlet, on cl.u.s.tered stems from a tufted ma.s.s of pretty foliage.

j.a.pan Iris, _Iris laevigata (I. Kaempferi)._ 2-3 ft. June-July. Large flowers of various colors, in variety. Green, sword-like leaves. Dense tufted habit. Prefers a moist situation.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Fig. 254. Campanula Carpatica.]

Blazing Star, _Liatris spicata._(A) 2 ft. June-August. Spikes of fine, small purple flowers. Slender foliage. Unbranched, erect stems. Will grow in the poorest soil.

Iceland Poppy, _Papaver nudicaule._(A) 1 ft. June-October. Bright yellow flowers. A close, dense habit. Erect, naked stems. The varieties Alb.u.m, white, and Miniatum, deep orange, are also desirable.

Oriental Poppy, _P. orientale._ 2-4 ft. June. Flowers 6-8 in. across; deep scarlet, with a purple spot at the base of each petal. There are other varieties of pink, orange, and crimson shades.

_Pentstemon barbatus_ var. _Torreyi._(A) 3-4 ft. June-September. Crimson flowers in long spikes. Branching from the base. Erect habit.

[Ill.u.s.tration: XII. The back yard, with heavy flower-garden planting.]

Perennial Phlox, _Phlox paniculata_(A) and hybrids with _P.

maculata._(A) 2-3 ft. June. A great variety of colors in selfs and variegated forms. Flowers borne in large, flat panicles. (Figs.

246, 248.)

_Rudbeckia maxima_(A) 5-6 ft. August. Large flowers; cone-like center and long, drooping, yellow petals.

Dropwort, _Ulmaria Filipendula._ 3 ft. June-July. White flowers in compact cl.u.s.ters. Tufted foliage, dark green and handsomely cut. Erect stems. (Often referred to Spiraea.)

Adam's Needle, _Yucca filamentosa._(A) 4-5 ft. June-July. Waxen white, pendulous, liliaceous flowers in a great thyrsus. Leaves long, narrow, dark green, with marginal filaments. For the lawn, and for ma.s.sing in large grounds.

JULY

Hollyhock, _Althaea rosea._ 5-8 ft. Summer and fall. Flowers white, crimson, and yellow, lavender and purple. Stately plants of spire-like habit; useful for the back of the border, or beds and groups. The newer double varieties have flowers as fine as a camellia. The plant is nearly biennial, but in rich, well-drained soil and with winter protection it becomes perennial. Easily grown from seed, blooming the second year.

Seeds may be sown in August in frames and carried over winter in the same place. The first year's bloom is usually the best.

Yellow Chamomile, _Anthemis tinctoria._ 12-38 in. July-November. Flowers bright yellow, 1-2 in. in diameter. Useful for cutting. Dense, bushy habit.

_Delphinium Chinense._ 3 ft. July-September. Variable colors; from deep blue to lavender and white. Fine for the border.

_D. formosum._ 4 ft. July-September. Fine spikes of rich blue flowers.

One of the finest blue flowers cultivated.

_Funkia lancifolia._ (See under _August._)

_Helianthus multiflorus_(A) var. _fl. pl._ 4 ft. July-September. Large double flowers, of a fine golden color. Erect habit. An excellent flower.

_Lychnis Viscaria_ var. _flore pleno._ 12-15 in. July-August. Double, deep rose-red flowers in spikes. For groups and ma.s.ses.

_Monarda didyma._(A) 2 ft. July-October. Showy scarlet flowers in terminal heads.

_Pentstemon grandiflorus.(A) 2_ ft. July-August. Leafy spikes of showy purple flowers.

_P. loevigalus_ var. _Digitalis._(A) 3 ft. July-August. Pure white flowers in spikes, with purple throats.

_Platycodon grandiflorum (Campanula grandiflora)_. 3 ft. July-September.

Deep blue, bell-shaped flowers. Dense, fine, erect habit.

_P. Mariesi._ 1 ft. July-September. Flowers larger; deep violet-blue.