The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18

border that would neceSSltate num-
dred dollars were the plants to De
purchased next spring to be 'lnSlalieu.
No scotsman or nurseyman can al
ford to sell even the commonest Oh
perennials for much less than GUAR
ter per plant unless ordered in guam
tity, but they can be raised at nome
for almost nothing.
In preparing plans for haroy
border next year, there should DE
rlans for cold frame OF some sort,
for they are easily made contrapuons'
being merely boxes with slantlng tops
upon which window sash may be
placed and regular sash may be
utilized. if at hand. for small frames
instead Of the specially prepared SASH
with overlapping glass ~ frame is
necessary for two Of the most popular
of the border plants. both blennlals'
that is, they must be raised every
year from seed and bloom the second
year after planting. and then ole.
These are foXgloves and Canterbury
Bells. which while hardy so Tar as eN-
tremes Of temperature are concerned.
rarely will come through in the open
ground owing to the rottlnS Oh the
crowns in spells of wet weather.
With cold frame they come through
with hardly the loss Of leaf.
OF the two plants the foxglove or
digitalis is the more enduring, and II
the bloom spikes are cut off as soon
as the seed pods start to form, the
rlant may be retained for several sea-
sons. forming big clumps with Won
derful display Of bloom.
There is nothing that produces the
same effect of floral spires in the gar.
den as the foxglove and no plant tnat
gives the luXuriant wealth Of bloom
of the Canterbury Bell ior a month.
The seed is tho cheapest OF all the
perennials and hundreds of plants
may be raised from a single packet or
seed. Transplant foot apart as soon
as they have made true leaves, and at
fall they will be strong plants. Set
box or cold frame over them and
gorgeous display is guaranteed Tor
next summer.
But there are score or SO of per-
ennials which need no fussing. Just
plant the seed. transplant them the
proper distance apart and let them
grow Of these the most decorative OF
all pcrennia!S is the easiest grown.
the hollvhock Nothing is more beau
tiful in double lines along house.
porch, a fence or in double rows
along walks.
The sing.e varieties are the more
artistic and the double give longer
season of bloom. There is now Won
derful variety of color, and for the
back of the hardy border they are in
dispensable. They may be planted up
TO July with reasonable certainty OF
bloom another year, and even later If
given room to develop.
In yellow flowers no border is COM
plete without the yellow perennial.
coreopsis, with its long stems. ideal
for cutting and with its long period
of bloom if it is not allowed to so to
seed
The yellow marguerite, anthems
tinctoria makes a gorgeous mass OF
yellow daisies above a closely matted
terny foliage. always beautiful ana
effective However. the anthems
should not be allowed to seed or there
will be anthcmis ali over the place.
1t reproduces from self-sown seed by
the thousand and will have to be hoed
up if allowed TO scatter about the Dor
der
Rudbcckia Newmani cultivated
form of the brown-eyed susan of the
meadows gives a wonderful effect
massed in a border. particularly II
adjacent to a mass Of its usual COM
panion in the wild, the butterfly
weed or Asclcpias tuberosa with its
flaming masses of orange, scatter or
tawny bloom.
,Gallardias in all-summer display OF
rcd and yellow flowers are one OF the
standbys of the hardy border. but they
should have good drainage and
should on no account be transrlanted
in the fields Il process they will not
stand.
In blue flowers. the pcach-leavcd
hellfower will furnish an admirable
substitute fot. Canterbury BELLS II one
has r.ot a cold frame and doesn want
to take the trouble to build or buy
one The peach bells are as hare!
as rocks, ard While not as robust IN
growth as the Canterbury Bells and
limited 20 blue and white. they give
a lavish display of their handsome
bells in June Another member or
;h, bcllllowcI. tribe With bigger ana
handsomcr bells is the balloon flower
OF platycodon. easily raised i:oh Seco
ard blooming in August.
The queen Of blue flowers. how
ever. is III. perennial delphini,rm or
lal.kSpur. in All shades from the
palcSt 10 the deepest. with many in
termediat" shades. and growing TO
height III six feet in come varieties.
Soun in June these plants vii! b.
ready 90 send up their towering spikes
OF bloom next June. Th"*" should
no; be given any fresh manure in the