Show F THE GARDEN SPOT P Beauty no Work I PE By Eldred E. E Green FOR BEAUTY without work there Is nothing superior to a good selection selection tion of perennials Once planted they go on for years and years producing producing producing pro pro- beauty with only weeding needed neede You can depend on peren peren- nials From early spring to late fall they will furnish color and beauty In th the garden The earliest of all are the violets The large English violets are fragrant fra ira grant and bloom all season except inthe in inthe inthe the hottest weather eather They are fine for tor border or in shade Bleeding heart also will grow in shade and flower early The old fashioned tall kind will die back to the ground In midsummer but the dwarf plumy one will continue to bloom all aU sum sum- mer Columbine with its red flowers is a good plant for tor borders borders bor bor- bor ders r rock ga gardens dens It too will in shade The grow valley the needs no introduction It is unexcelled unexcelled celled for very shady spots Peonies are tops for fine finc spring bloom Plants are hardy long-lived long and are available in a bewildering range of size and color While peony plants lants take a lot of room yet other perennials can be bo planted among them Most gardeners are not familiar with the single and Japanese pe pe- pe onies miles These have five large outside outside out out- side petals a cluster of at small yellow stamens in the center and the general gen eral appearance of a magnificent single rose rosc The Japanese kinds have a large yellow center A few of these In any of the fine colors is sure to be different and admired In your gar gar- den Peonies never should have the reddish buds at the top of the roots more than two Inches below the soil or they will not bloom 1 Iris are always fine for spring There are man many kinds but generally only the common bearded Iris is S een seen Some of the very new vail varl cUes have mammoth flowers but bu generally are not so hardy so-hardy hardy as as the older smaller ones ones- For something really different try the Oriental iris The leaves are narrow and graceful while th the flowers are huge They open rather rathe L flat fiat and many varieties will cover a small plate Colors are very richin rich richin richin in shades of at purple blue mahogany any and white They need a little littlemore littlemore littlemore more moisture than the bearded kinds Flowers are produced about three weeks later so they fill till In Ln the season very well I For summer bloom the garden phlox Is unsurpassed There are several several sev sev- eral hundred varieties on the market mark mark- et et so the selection for tor your garden can be made from tall and short and in a rainbow hue of colors Another good summer flower is Loosestrife or This has long rosy spikes of flowers lowers over a along along along long period For fall tall the hardy asters with glorious like daisy-like flowers In many colors and the chrysanthemums are tops There are so many varieties varieties varie vane ties in each of these groups that Individual individual in In- taste must decide A good selection of at each of these will keep up the parade of at flowers until frost Most perennials do best in a good loam soil with plenty of sun except where shade has been mentioned Old flowers should be cut off but plenty of at leaves left to build up the the plant Watering may be beneficial in long dry spells The perennials are very numerous and many more might be mentioned Generally a garden with a good selection of the basic kinds will serve most needs Others can I h a added ded at any time |