Evening star., 1932-10-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

the petunias, notably the white va
rieties.
Just what there is about the white
climbing petunia to give 1t this ex-
treme hardness we do not know. Some
plants will climb to as high as or 10
feet, remaining fresh and green, with
fine flowers, until long after the early
visits of Jack Frost.
Petunias in the ordinary bedding va
rieties still share the borders with
zinnias, standing stanchly in their
stiff rows. A curious feature OF this
latter plant is that shade tends to
make it grow tall Many plants under
trees run up to 6 feet in height. with
a flower at the very top. Stalking Is
essential for such tall growers.
Peony foliage is still good. A great
many amateur gardeners want to know
when Is the best time to plant the
roots. Fall planting is so universally
recommended that there can be little
doubt about 1t being the best time.
Peonies can be planted in the Spring,
Of course, but there is no chance in
the world that they will bloom the
same year, whereas roots planted at
this time may yield a few flowers the
next Spring. 1t should be understood
that the peony Is very slow grower,
as judged by the standards Of the i'm
patient amateur admirer. The latter
wants great, glorious heads Of flowers
in no time at all, but he will not get
them. Not with peonies! They take
their time, no plant more So. 1t Is
impossible to hurry them. What many
amateurs do not realize Is that at least
three full years must go by, after plant
ing, before the bushes approximate
h. 1f
Scarlet sage is at its height OF color
at this time Certainly there is noth-
ing in the Autumn garden more color
full, If sheer color is what one wants.
Great masses of it are quite overpoWer
ing Yet to the eye which delights In
a good red-and many garden eye
does. of course-there is nothing BET
ter than good old saliva. And nothing
redder! For sheer landscape effect
large plots Of 1t make sight TO be
remembered, whether one likes 1t or not
There is a blue form of saliva which
IS rot often seen, but which ought 10
furnish pleasant variation. To many
an eye there is something extremely
pleasing about blue flowers. Those who
paint pictures with flowers, in much
the same way that others do with water
| colors or oils on canvas, profess TO flnd
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| ton of the garden. Blue ties them all
together, makes the inharmonious, or
what would be inharmonious were 1t
not for blue, blend peacefully with the
| general landscape. Perhaps most home
/ gardeners do not pay much attention
/ to these theoretical niceties, but they
may rest assured that when they see
! them in operation before their eyes the
/ chances are 10 to l that they will like
/ the effect wrought. 1t Is not at all
necessary to be a professional in order
to admire the work Of professional
Any one who has ever visited one OF the
| great show gardens" Of the country
| knows exactly what We mean. The ef-
feet achieved by knowledge (plus plenty
| of money! Is one not to be secured any
other way, at least in gardening.
NaSturtiums, after Sulklng in many
gardens all Summer, have taken a new
lease on life. as If they had determined
to show the gardener what they coulc
do. These are among the most COM
mon OF flowers, but their cool leave;
have an appeal for many. Few people
use these leaves any more IN salads OF
as garnishes: their best place is ct the
edge of garden border where they
now flourish Justify, and will do SO unit
after frost.
Cooler weather, and time. these two
great factors, will bring the chrysan-
,emumS into bloom, according to Their
appointed seasons. Some are early
some middle some late. In thi;
vicinity some varieties, in case of ex-
tremeiy cold weather at the wrong time
will be nipped in this bud. Others will
bloom in all their glory. Their spicy
fragrance may yet have chance to
blend with the last OF the roses. Fol
one must never forget the queen oi
flowers " Some varieties still presen.
their blooms to a world which never
grows tired of them. This is one o.
the very fn2st points about gardening
that there is always something to ad-
mire, at every season of the year Nc
matter what is gone, there is always
something left.