. Dingee guide to rose culture : for more than 60 years an authority 1918. Dingee Hardy Perennials. Dianthus—Hardy Pinks. Blooming in April -Pretty scarlet flowers sometimes 12 inches, AQUFLEGIA (Columbine) Canadensis with yellow. 1 to 2 feet. Coerulea^—Several blue and white flowers on a stem, tinted with lilac. Lovely for border or rockery. 9 to Candidissima—Pure white. 2 to 3 feet. BEL,TyTS (English Daisy)—Charming edging plants, with button- shaped flowers. 6 inches. Separate colors, red or white. ICEEAiSD POPPIES—Mixed colors, yellow, white and orange. Dwarf growing, delicate flowered. Ex
. Dingee guide to rose culture : for more than 60 years an authority 1918. Dingee Hardy Perennials. Dianthus—Hardy Pinks. Blooming in April -Pretty scarlet flowers sometimes 12 inches, AQUFLEGIA (Columbine) Canadensis with yellow. 1 to 2 feet. Coerulea^—Several blue and white flowers on a stem, tinted with lilac. Lovely for border or rockery. 9 to Candidissima—Pure white. 2 to 3 feet. BEL,TyTS (English Daisy)—Charming edging plants, with button- shaped flowers. 6 inches. Separate colors, red or white. ICEEAiSD POPPIES—Mixed colors, yellow, white and orange. Dwarf growing, delicate flowered. Exquisite for bordering. 9 to 15 inches. Separate colors, white and yellow. The Old-Fashioned Hardy Flowers The garden or border of Hardy Perennials is about the most vaUiable and lasting asset of the flower garden. An- nuals, flowering bulbs and even shrubs may be dispensed with more consistently than these old-fashioned Hardy Perennials which for so long a time made the charm of the old-time gardens. There is no spot so unfavorable, no soil so sterile or harsh that some flower of hardy nature may not be found to adorn it and thrive and grow more and more orna- mental as the seasons come and go. It is well, however, to enrich the soil before planting with some well-decom- posed manure, dug deeply and well pulverized. Secure field-grown clumps in the spring or fall. Plant them well into the soil and as soon as they have had two or three good frosts, and just before the ground freezes, cover with about three inches of leaves, nature's protec- tion. Remove gradually in the spring. Do not overcrowd. A ver3^ good rule to go by in planting is to set the plants 'ne-half the height they attain when fully developed. For example. Delphinium, which grows three feet high, should be planted eighteen inches apart. We list the different varietes in groups, ac- cording to their blooming period. Thus one may have some of these flowers blooming from early spring until late fall, up unti
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