Arizona republican., 1910-02-18

layer of old, black manure, raking 1t
 well in and leaving the surface both smooth and level. In the absence of
 manure, sprinkle over the beds enough
 bone-meal to whiten the surface, work l ing 1t in with the rake There IS no dan-
 ger of hurting the plants with bone meal
 A we'll defined plan for the summers
 garden is no small step toward its suc-
 cess, and one carefully outlined upon
 paper IS likely to materialize with bet
 ter results than by haphazard arrange
 ment evolved while planting. With a wise selection from reliable lists of plants and seeds. one may have flowers from frost to frost, not forgetting that good cultivation and flower go hand in
 hand Shakespeare must have had some
 experience, for he tells us, Flowers are | slow. while weeds make haste" Beginning with bulb tcd of the
 previous autumn's planting, the snow drops will often bloom while the
 ground is white with snow. Combined
 with chionodoxas and scillas, beauti- l fui effect follows. and succession of crocus, narcissuses, tulips and hyacinths, 1 which may be over-sown with shallow rooted annuals later, fiushes the spring time with the flowers that give promise
 of the full tide that may follow, crowd
 ing one another in rapid succession,
 overlapping as to their blooming sea- son, and over-running in delightful tangie if mixed plantings are made in a continuous bed or border. With suf- ficient space. shrubs when once estab- lished afford basketfu!s of flowers in their season-delightful ones if such shrubs as Persian lilacs-for greatest profusion of their delicious fower-be l planted. Other lilacs, too. for varied 1 beauty. and Japan snowfall, Philadel- phus (commenly styled mock orange | and syringa), weigelias. spirea. Van l Houtteii specially, and the hardy hy- drangeas, along with the deutzias With | limited space, there may be border, or angles in walks and buildings, planted with hardy perennials.
 Hardy Persnnials
 Among the very best of these for striking effect, as well as for free fow- ering qualities, are the hardy phloxes, the earliest of these beginning to bloom the latter part of May and continuing until after hard frosts If faded flower heads are removed to prevent seeding; giant hardy larkspurs (delphiniums) in richest, darkest blue as well as delicate shades, bloom from June until frost, and from early spring-sown seed; the towering foxgiove h many shades i. striking for masses or background. This proves too tender for the northwest, however, with good protection. The ]. sturdy, iron-clad columbines (aqui- legia). moonpenry daisies, Scotch and also the May pinks. along with the ever blooming sort. prove a success every where. Loftier specimens are found in Rudbeelia golden-glow, the old-fash- toned single hollyhocks (surpassing the double ones for efect(. the mammoth, fringed Allegheny hollyhock, far more beautiful as far as its range of color extends, and more unique in its ragged" or fringe defect, and the new smaller lowered sunfowers, silver leaved, "cut-and-come- again" thou sand-howered" and Inultiforous. These sunhowers in creamy and golden shades>iurnish masses of flowers for cutting and are adapted to massing and also to masking fences. to which pur- pose the hollyhocks and golden-glow lend themselves admirably. Golden glow in a moist, rich soil, bears hun dreds of large golden yellow flowers resembling cactus dahlias, artistic for cut-hower effects. Plants, only, of this can be procured, but if one is willing to wait until second year. many of the pcrennials may be easily grown from seeds. These include hollyhocks, fox gloves, the Scotch and the May pinks, sweet Williams. perennial pillox, ibcris (hardy candytuft) and colun,bines. The remainder bloom first year from seeds So do the low-growing and fragrant forget-ne-nots. pansics and cvcr-bioom- ing hardy pi1ks. all of which are cx- quisite for cutting and should be grown in beds or patches in halfshaded posi- tions. with the exception of the ever blooming pinks. which require more sune The seeds of those Towering the second season may he planted in some place apart from the flower beds-in the vegetable garden. for instance. where they may be given steady cultivation. It is good plan to plant them in rows, for ease in cultivation and that they may be more readily distinguished from