| Show P perennials AND herbaceous PLANTS by E VAN benthuysen there Is 16 no class clasi of flowering plants more desirable than ahten the bals baals and herbaceous plants like tho the hydrangeas the peonies the ahe holly hocks golden glow and iris these plants requard but little attention and tor for those who have not much time to devote to tho garden there Is no class more desirable most blost of 0 them will do well in ordinary soils and flourish under condl eions unfavorable to the gatis satisfactory factory development of annuals the annuals should i be left to those who are hero here this season beason and away next for the permanent residents it Is well to consider the merits of this class of plants the cultivation of a collection of hardy plant Is urged in preference prefer enbe to annuals because the latter class will not prove satisfactory unless a a good deal of time and labor are expended on them one of the prime arguments in favor of the perennials Is that once es efi your plants are good tor for an indefinite period your garden does not have to be made mad every eveia season about all this class of plants will ask of you Is that in the spring the plants will need rd to bo be worked wor ked about and treed freed from the grass which will encroach upon their territory orya if allowed to do so tho the soll soil will ifil require re alre fertilizing and once in three erfour years the old plants will be bettered by a division of their heir t roots A great many of these can be attended to in a day arid the work Is much easier than that of making beds and pulling weeds one of the best perennials Is the hydrangea the coloring ts Is beail beautiful ful and it lends itself to massing prid and Is lobely in all its stages from the first tender green through the pink and rose stage on to its russet coloring in the fall the hollyhock is another favorite it comes in a wide range of colors 7 white rose crimson maroon and soft yellow it Is a profuse bloomer and does well in almost any kind of soil double hollyhocks are mostly in favor these days but the single ones one s are well worth the cultivation cut oft off the old flower stalks as soon soan as the buds on them have developed and quite frequently new stalks bo be sent up late in the season in ili this way on one may have holly hocks until fate in the r season eason seeds planted in n may jumior juno or juli will ilo g alvo ono dozen of planta from which flo lowers may bet expected be the following season v grbac great blut clumpy Vs 9 of f go golden 14 on glow or la mako make mi an gly if rich c b show ot f color iFor at ts aboud M masa of og golden olden blohn and for put cut tins we haye k fe w iq better efer flo flowers 9 tha ria spiras should ilo bo m moro ore extensively M veli grown it diffin alt to find finore exquisitely lovely with its ita groat froat plu e paril cl eb of 0 alry airy pink bloo bloom thoi irla iris should always bo be glen given a place in tho amateur eur gardeners kar denorn collection lep tion jt it havo have a somewhat Bome what moist location alie th e abildso and german va Hettes havo remarkably remark ablo colorings t perennial shaula bo be in the collection find val ought fo include Udea a dozen 1 ot thomast tho most dist distinct irid varieties this Is a the geranium eat of the outdoor garden it grows easily and Is a profuse bloomer irardy hardy pinks are good readily obtainable tai and easily grown unless you you desire immediate effect sall the kinds hero pien mentioned tinned will hlll bloom the second season from 1 11 i ob seedling edling pla plants ants I 1 now Is ig the time to think of your garden for next year and it if you havo have been restoring to annual planting try making p y hanpt beauty spots |
