Evening star., 1921-10-11

AS already suggested in these ar
tieles the proper arrangement of
plants about the home Is of first
Importance. hiding those parts that
should be hidden. revealing those that
should be seen. relieving the straight
lines, especially of the foundations,
without hiding SO much as to give
the building the unsteady appearance
of being supported on swaying foli-
age.
In this connection herbaceous
perennnfals have an important,
though possibly secondary. place.
The plarts of first Importance are
those th.,. help materially to give a
winter enect. This most of the per-
ennials fail to do, because they die
to the ground each winter, but they
are valuable in adding floral effect
during the growing season.
How to Plant.
Icing of this secondary character
they should be placed in front of
shrubs or other permanent paintings
and In the openings or bays amongst
the shrubbery. In fact 1t is best to
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permit OF the planting OF perennials
between them. Where the openings
are near the front or in openings
that can be seen from the front, low
growing plants may be used like
dwarf Iris, alum root and hardy
pinks, or somewhat larger plants
like bleeding heart, bearded iris.
related species that have formerly
gone under that name, peonies. sweet
Williams and SO on, while farther
back in the planting may come fox
gloves. hollyhocks, asters. golden
rod. with golden-glow Joe-pye weed
and hardy suntiowers. where their
six feet of height will just peep over
the tops of the intervening shrubs.
The lower growing of the peren-
malls named above come earliest in
the season and progress in time of
blooming as they increase in height
SO that the late bloom would most OF
1t be on the tall plants.
Some of the best plants for late
spring effects are the bearded iris.
including the common blue iris or
flag of old gardens, and the peonies,
including the old red piney of grand
mothers time. There is a variation
of over month in the towering OF
the different varieties Of the bearded
iris, with the dwarf iris increasing its
earliness by almost or quite two
weeks and the Siberian or Japanese
iris extending it for month the
other way, making possible almos!
ten weeks of bloom. With the peonies
also it is possible to have month
of bloom by care in the selection of
varieties.
If every one in Washington could
be persuaded to cultivate a few Of
these flowers with their other plants
in front of their homes. this city
might easily become famed as the
Iris city or the Peony city. as Port
land, Ore, has become known for its
roses and Rochester, n. y, for its
abundance of flowers.
Some Varieties.
Some of the bearded iris that could
be used with satisfaction early
are the common blue for blue, Purple
King for purple: Maritana. white
finely frilled with roselilac, and Cein-
gialti for violet blue. while for later
there are Dalmarius, dark blue and
brown: Mrs. G. Darwin, white. with
faint gold and violet reticulations;
Mr.. Gladstone. white and velvety pur-
pie; Rembrandt. lilac blue; Dandy.
veivety purple; Gracious, lemon and
purplish: Honorabilis, gold and ma
hogany brown; Dandy, velvety purple;
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of clear blue. and Pallida Dalmatiea.
lavender.
OF the thirty best peonies as select
ed by a comprehensive symposium
by the American Peony Society five
that are moderate in price are: Fes-
tiva Maxima, early white: Asa Gray,
medium pale lilac: Albert Grouse.
late: rose, white flecked crimson:
late, white, with some
fecks, and Marie Lemoine, very late.
white. Eight that are a little more
expensive are: Baroness Schroeder.
Nine. Emile Lemoine and NJ. Jnles
Ellie, all medium early and different
types of white: Karl Rosenfield. me-
dunn early and dark crimson, while
Claire Bubois is late violet rose with
white tips, and Milton Hill is late pale
lilac rose.
In the case of both the iris and the
peonies there are many more varieties
that are equally as valuable as those
suggested, and to many people they
are more beautiful. The above lists
are suitable for beginner, but to one
who has begun to love these plants
the newer varieties should be tried in
order to keep up with the best. For
the purposes of adding attractiveness
to the home SurroundingS the ahoye