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----------------- PERENNIALS OF MEDIUM HEIGHT ------------------------------------------------------------
------------ NAME COLOUR TIME HEIGHT SPECIAL POINTS ------------------------------------------------------------
------------ Bleeding Pink May 1-1/2 ft. Long lived and long of Heart bloom. Graceful.
European Crimson May 3 ft. Earliest of peonies. Poor Peony White appearance in the fall.
Sweet Red June
12 in. Self sows. Flowers at their
William Pink best
the second year.
White
Chinese Crimson June 2-1/2 ft. Long-lived. Very Peony Pink satisfactory. Plant White in September.
Foxglove Purple June 3-3-1/4 ft. Spire-like cluster White of flowers.
Oriental Blue June 2-3
ft. Best blue perennial. Cut
Larkspur
flower spikes as soon as
they
fade.
Oriental Red June 3 ft. Self sows. Flowers 6 in. Poppy across.
Gaillardia Red June
1 ft. Flowers more freely than
Yellow Nov. any other
perennial.
Cover
plants after
ground
freezes.
Late Phlox All best Aug. 1-1/2
ft. Fragrant in the evening.
Blue Sept.
Many colours of bloom.
and
Yellow
Hardy Blue Sept.
3ft. Long season of bloom.
Chrysanthemum Scarlet Nov. Deep
rich soil and sunny
exposure
for best results.
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XI
THE WILD-FLOWER GARDEN
“A wild-flower garden has a most attractive sound. One thinks of long tramps in the woods, collecting material, and then of the fun in fixing up a real for sure wild garden.
“If the wild garden is to be a school affair, then I certainly should plant the different kinds of flowers together. The north corner near the building is a suitable place. But if the garden is to be at home—your own private little garden—I am inclined to think it would be better to plant the wild flowers here and there among the cultivated ones.
“A wild-flower garden is a joy each year, because up it comes without constant replanting of seed. It is a hardy garden. As Nature often covers her wood-flowers over with leaves preparatory to winter, so you might copy her and do the same.
