CHAPTER XAutumn Garden

As pictured in the Mary Frances Garden Cut-OutNo. 4.

Common Name.Botanical Name.Remarks.Height.Hardy Larkspur.Del-phin-i-um.SeeList No. 3for description.Monks Hood.Ac-o-ni-tum.Curiously shaped blue and white flowers. Will grow in shade.Buy the plants.3-5 feet.Hardy Phlox.*SeeList of Hardy Perennials for Little Folks Garden.Sneezewort.He-len-i-um.Yellow, old-gold, changing to terra-cotta, daisy-like flowers.Buy “Riverton Gem,” “Riverton Beauty.”Plant seed in August, or buy the plants.36 inches.Hardy Asters* (“Starwort”).Mich-ael-mas Dai-sies.SeeGarden for Little Folksfor description.36 inches.Hardy Chrysanthemums.*All colors except blue and purple.15-24 inches.Wind Flower.A-nem-o-ne Ja-pon-i-ca.Rose, pink, white flowers. If grown from seed, protect with shade-cover until started.Cover well in the Fall with straw or leaves. Will not grow in all soils.2-4 feet.Blanket Flower.Gail-lard-i-a.SeeGarden for Little Folksfor description.Coreopsis.*SeeGarden for Little Folksfor description.Red Hot Poker.Flame Flower.Torch Lily.Tri-to-ma.Yellow-orange-scarlet showy flowers hanging downward in long clusters on “spike” heads.Buy plants. Not shown in the Cut-Out.36 inches.Tufted Pansies.Vi-o-la Cor-nu-ta.SeeList No. 3for description.Hybrid Tea Roses.SeeChapter XXXVon Roses.Thoroughwort.*Eu-pa-to-ri-um.SeeGarden for Little Folksfor description.Note.—Most seed houses furnish collections of seeds of Wild Flowers. They may be had in tall-growing and dwarf varieties for a very reasonable price.

Hardy Larkspur.

Del-phin-i-um.

SeeList No. 3for description.

Monks Hood.

Ac-o-ni-tum.

Curiously shaped blue and white flowers. Will grow in shade.

Buy the plants.

Hardy Phlox.*

SeeList of Hardy Perennials for Little Folks Garden.

Sneezewort.

He-len-i-um.

Yellow, old-gold, changing to terra-cotta, daisy-like flowers.

Buy “Riverton Gem,” “Riverton Beauty.”

Plant seed in August, or buy the plants.

Hardy Asters* (“Starwort”).

Mich-ael-mas Dai-sies.

SeeGarden for Little Folksfor description.

Hardy Chrysanthemums.*

All colors except blue and purple.

15-24 inches.

Wind Flower.

A-nem-o-ne Ja-pon-i-ca.

Rose, pink, white flowers. If grown from seed, protect with shade-cover until started.

Cover well in the Fall with straw or leaves. Will not grow in all soils.

2-4 feet.

Blanket Flower.

Gail-lard-i-a.

SeeGarden for Little Folksfor description.

Coreopsis.*

SeeGarden for Little Folksfor description.

Tri-to-ma.

Yellow-orange-scarlet showy flowers hanging downward in long clusters on “spike” heads.

Buy plants. Not shown in the Cut-Out.

Tufted Pansies.

Vi-o-la Cor-nu-ta.

SeeList No. 3for description.

Hybrid Tea Roses.

SeeChapter XXXVon Roses.

Thoroughwort.*

Eu-pa-to-ri-um.

SeeGarden for Little Folksfor description.

Note.—Most seed houses furnish collections of seeds of Wild Flowers. They may be had in tall-growing and dwarf varieties for a very reasonable price.

* If garden space is small, select only the names marked with a star.


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