Evening star., 1934-08-12

the 1888 year book Of the
u horticultural Society Of New
York u entitled 'rhe Garden
in Shade In the paper
there is much encouragement for the
home gardener who must contend
with trees. In the preface the author
points out that careful preparation
and fertiiizsng Of the soil is even
more important in shady gardens
than In thn open because there is such
severe competition for available nu-
trients and moisture The nerd Of
Incorporating large quantities OF leaf
mold and Of rotted msnures Is
stressed
Listing IN chronological order plants
which thrive under the shade of trees,
the author commences with the snow
drop and continues with the hyacinth.
tulip. ferns. early phlox. Canterbury
beIl. sweet William, peony, Summer
phlox, Hyacinthus candicanS, Arte-
rnesis lactiflora. Funkia subeordata.
Lilium speeiosum. japanese anemone.
In addition are listed Thalictrum
aauiiegifolilm, Aruncus. foxglove, lily
OF the valley. wall flower. bleeding
hearts and Dianthus fragrans
Thus II may be seen that there is
much hope for the flower garden that
perforee must lie beneath the partial
shade OF trees Many OF the suburbs Of
Washington owe much OF their beauty
10 their trees and no one would rea-
sonably suggest that these splendid
trees be sacrificed. It is pleasing.
therefore. 10 learn that so many diff
ferent species may be chosen which
have a fair chance 10 succeed under
the adverse conditions presented
Withal II is a bit difficult TO consider
trees as garden material, yet nothing
can be more beautiful than fine
tree If properly placed and spaced so
as to permit some light TO diffuse TO
the soil.
Non Blooming Peonies.
According 10 Or. T. w Sheets,
widely known local peony and iris
grower, there are six causes why
peonies fail 10 bloom, (D Too deep
planting. ~ Planting where water
stands. CD Too much shade. "a
Competition from trees and other
plants. (5) Neglected cultivation, and
(6) The use OF varieties which rarely
or never bloom in the given region.
Perhaps the logical treatment for
continually non-blooming varieties is
to replace them with new plants. That
peonies succeed in this region Is be-
yond question as any one who at
tended the flower shows Of the local
garden clubs this past Spring can
honestly attest. 1t does not pay to
gather up bargain collections of roots
from unknown sources simply because
such are low priced. October and No
vember are satisfactory months for
setting out peonies in this region be-
cause at this time the roots are rel.
auvely dormant and less injury Ia
done in dividing and moving the
elumps. Strong plants set in the Au-
tumn viii bloom the next Spring.
Plant Names.
To some people botanical or Latin
names Of flowers are undesirable, yet
how many of our best-known garden
flowers are recognized only by their
scientific names. For example, the
phlox, petunis, aster, Gamma and saliva
are scarcely known by any other ter
minology. The trouble with common
names is that they lack definitsness.
Daisy. sunfiower and buttercup may
very well be applied to a dozen diff
ferent species each. Take the name
syringa, which properly designates the,
lilacs; 1t is commonly and errone-
ously applied to the mock orange or
Philadelphus in some parts of the