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Hardy Perennials For
Next Years Blooming

We all love the old fashioned Dor
der plants. associated in the memory
OF many of us with the never 10 pe
Forgotten gardens of our forefathefs
The hardy border plant had Deeh
practically neglected for many years.
buI are now becoming more popular
than ever. In fact, no we'll planned
garden is complete without It's Dor
der Of hardy flowers, and this Is not
surprising when We consider now
easily they are grown, the quantities
OF bloom Ihat may be cut, and the
old World" effects that may be ere.
ated by judicious planting, and, II Il
little care is taken in the selection or
varieties, We may have our borders
d mass of riotous bloom from early
spring until late in the fall. Among
early spring flowers there are the
old fashioned Arabs Rock CROSSE
Primrose OF all colors, Gold Dust.
(Alyssum Saxatileb, Daisies, Pan
sizes. etc, to be followed by the Co.
iumbine tAquilegial, Pinks, sweet
Williams, Delphiniums. Canterbury
Bells. Oriental Poppies, Iris. Paeo-
MES. and a host OF other early sum-
mer Towering plants, while the
stately FoXglove, Hollyhocks. Rud-
beckias, Carnations. etc, will carry
us we'll into the fall.
To create charming and effective
hardy border, straight lines must be
avoided in planting; rather plant
| largely of each variety, keeping the
taller growing subjects, such as Holf
lyhocks, Delphinium, PhloX and such
other tall plants at the back OF the
border, while in the extreme front,
Pansies, Arabs and Dwarf Campans
ulaS will make a pleasing and at
tractive finish.
Whether you purpose Il new bor-
der or 4 bed of hardy flowers, simpr
ly filling up vacant spaces, or adding
to your collection, early fall is the
best time for this operation. AS the
plants will not be disturbed for per-
j, haps several years, see to it that
the ground is thoroughly prepared
previous to planting. Turn it over
deeply and manure il thoroughly,
the best manure for the purpose be-
ing thoroughly rotted stable or farm
yard manure. Failing this, leaf
mould might be substituted. y lit
tie course bone meal may also be
added. keeping it we'll in the top
spit.
Although late April. May OF June
are the ideal months for starting
hardy plants from seed. yet where
cold frame is at your disposal, seeds
of hardy perennials may yet be sown,
but no time should be lost in getting
the seed into the soil Spade over
the soil in your frame and should it
ho Of hnaI, MIGHT hl
well to tighten it by mixing the top
few inches with old manure passed
through a small meshed seive, or
again leaf mould may be utilized in
stead. Whichever is used, mix it
! thoroughly with the top two or three
| inches, raking it fine with sharp
! iron toothed rake. Then give the
soil d thorough soaking with water,
allowing it to partly dry off previous
| to sowing. Drills should be made
across the bed, using a straight stj.Ys
| or rod, and pressing it firmly into ths
soil until it makes smooth impress
sion from quarter of an inch to an
inch deep, according to the size of
the seed to be sown. Make the drills
6 inches apart and label all the va
rieties as they are sown. After SOW
| ing, CONel WIFI SlltVu oOii anu
press firmly with fiat board to
/ bring the seed into close contact with
the soil Small seed, such as Cam
panulas will require but very
! slight covering.
/ When sowing so late in the sea-
! son, be sure to sow very thinly, as
this will allow the seedlings plenty
| of room to develop without undue
{ 1. L. ol-x
! a start, it may be rather late in the
year to transplant such small sub
] jects. If they come up rather thick
| Iy, however, do not fail to thin them
out judiciously.
| To hurry termination place the
| glass sash over the frames, but shade
with cheese-cloth or. burlap. or the
glass may be whitewashed. This will
tend to conserve the soil moisture
and will eliminate continual water
ing During all warm, bright sunny
| days the frame must be given air.
and this is best done by placing a
six inch block in the bottom of each
sash.
When the seedlings are well thru
| the soil the sash may be removed en-
| tirely while the weather is mild. 1t
may be necessary during the winter
months to protect the frame with
burlap or Strawy litter.
Plants grown from late summer or
early fall sowings will make ideal
subjects for transplanting early in
the spring to their Towering quar-
! ters, and they will naturally bloom
much earlier than from the earliest
spring sowings, even made in heat.
Excellent subjects for starting
now from seed are Antirrhinums,
! Alyssum, Saxatile, Anchusa. Aquile-
[ gia, Arabs, Campanula, Centaurea,
| Chelone, Coreopsis, Shasta Daisy,
DeIphinium, Digitalis tFoxglove) g,
Echinops, Forget Gaillardia,
| Gypsophila, Hibiscus, Single Holly
hooks, Lathyrus, Lupinus, Lychnis,
Poppies, Platycodon. Rudbeckia, Sto-
| kosia and Sweet William, Etc.
| The seeds mentioned in this article
may be purchased from any reliable
| seed house and at a very low cost.
| However, w. Atlee Burpee & Co, of
| Philadelphia, have published COM
plete set of cultural leaflets in addi-
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