The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-01-21

front off the taller-growing kind.
Try pinching out some of the young
shoots in May and June and the
Phlox will flower quite late. Pyreth-
run are splendid for cutting. Some
of the Hybrids are magnificent. The
deeper forms especially used with the
wild Maiden Hair Fern make a
charming decoration for the dinner
table.
Helenium Hoopesi, the earliest Of
the family, is ideal to use in the
front of Delphiniums. Autumnale is
fine for the Fall. Heliopsis Pitcher
lana is early Towering and blooms
continuously and profusely during the
Summer months.
Day Lilies.
Amongst the Day Lilies, Hemero-
Calls, We have Dumostieri and Flava,
both snowy and useful varieties.
Achillea, the Pearl, a plant of spread
ing habit, makes a mass Of white
flowers and must be given room to
develop. Plant Delphinium Bella
dona next to it. If you wish blue
flowers through the Summer the lat
ter will furnish a supply for three
months, This Is OF recent introduc-
ton. A real acquisition in sky blue
and comes true to color from seed. IT
seed is sown in March the plants will
commence to flower in July and con
tinue till late October. For a SYM
phony in blue and white use the
pretty little annual Gypsophila ele-
gans as a companion.
Bocconia Cordata, the Plume
Poppy, makes a stately plant in a
wide border. Use 1t in the back
ground. Boltonias in pink and white
are useful for massing. They make
a fine show in September. The hardy
Asters, "Michaelmas Daisies" are
being used more each year. These
are old favorites in new forms. There
are some exquisite colors amongst
the imported Hybrids. They are at
home in the semi-wild garden and
make a riot of color when used in
combination with Helenium Autumn
ale and Cedars.
DahIias.
The Dahlias, If a proper selection
Is made, will flower from mid
August on. Do not make the mis-
take of letting too many growths re-
, main on the plants. A method l
have found to be practical and sue
cessful is to select one strong growth
to each plant and pinch out the cen
ter when about Is inches high. This
will cause a number Of shoots to
start low down and keep the plant
bushy, when n good stalk will sup
port it.
Storm King white, and A. D.
Livonia pink are both comparatively
dwarf and make charming compan-
ions. Sylvia is a free-flowering shell
pink. Kremhilde is still n OF the
best pinks Of the Cactus type.
Countess of Lonsdale is a free sal
mon. From the list of decorative
Dahlias, Catherine Duer, Clifford
! Bruton, Delete, Henry Patrick, Jack
. Rose and Yellow Colosse are amongst
l the best and most useful. These
/; give a wide range Of color and you
l can keep on cutting.
Scarlet Century.
The Scarlet Century is a grand
-, single, also the Twentieth Century,
, of intense rosy crimson. When used
. with Autumn foliage they create a
! color scheme that Is hard to equal.
9 Gladiolus can be used in many
i, places to follow the early Towering
: plants. Placed among Iris, Pyrethe-
ums, Aquilegias, etc., they prolong
the season and do not interfere with
= the growth of the p~erennials. Mrs.
=, Francis King, Melrose, Blanche,
= America, Princeps, Irene, are all
= good in the older varieties, while
: Peace, Dawn, Panama.. Aftergqow,
= Kunderdi, Glory, Niagara and Refine
Blanche represent the cream of recent
y introductions.
{ With the passing of September, the
u. beautiful and chaste Anemone Japon-
" lea makes its appearance. What can
9 compare with a mass Of these against
= an evergreen background? Cedars
), or Hemlocks form a protection
against high winds and early frosts
= and greatly enhance their beauty.
' The pink variety, Queen Charlotte, is
n nice for a change of color and blends
u beautifully with Dahlia Storm King,
Chrysanthemums.
IS Effective in combination with the
.e Anemone Japonica Alba are annual
Larkspurs, which flower during July
d and August, and Saliva farinacea
t. with its graceful spikes of pale blue