Chapter TWENTY-TWO
Blooming Season of Various Trees, Shrubs, and Plants

T.—Tree. S.—Shrub. V.—Vine. H. P.—Hardy Perennial. A.—Annual. H. H. P.—Hardy Herbaceous Perennial. E.—Evergreen.

April
Akebia QuinataH. P. V.
Alyssum ArgenteumH. P.
Anemone BlandaH. P.
Bellis PerennisH. P. E.
Dicentra—Bleeding HeartH. H. P.
Dicentra—Dutchman’s BreechesH. P.
DodecatheonH. P.
Forsythia—Golden BellsH. S.
Sanguinaria—Blood RootH. H. P.
SaxifrageH. P.
Uvularia—BellwortH. P.
Vinca, Periwinkle, MyrtleH. P. E.
Violets, in varH. P. E.
May
AdonisH. P.
AjugaH. H. P.
Alyssum ArgenteumH. H. P.
Alyssum SaxatileH. H. P.
AmsoniaH. H. P.
Aquilegia ArgenteumH. H. P.
Arum—Cuckoo FlowerH. H. P.
AubretiaH. H. P.
AzaleaS.
BarberryS.
Bellis—English DaisyH. P. E.
Callicarpa JaponicaH. P.
Calycanthus—Sweet ShrubH. P. S.
Chionanthus—White WingsH. P. S.
Convallaria—Lily of the ValleyH. H. P.
DaphneH. S. E.
DeutziaH. P. S.
DicentraH. H. P.
DoronicumH. H. P.
Double-flowered AlmondH. S.
Double-flowered CrabH. S.
Double-flowered PeachH. S.
EpimediumH. H. P.
Euonymus—Burning BushH. S.
Exochorda—Pearl BushH. S.
GenistaH. H. P.
Halesia—SnowdropH. T.
HawthornH. T.
Honeysuckle—BushH. S.
Iris AureaH. H. P.
Iris SibericaH. H. P.
Lychnis—Red CampionH. H. P.
Ornithogalum—BulbousH. H. P.
Phlox SubulataH. P.
Polemonium—Greek ValerianH. P.
PolyanthusH. P. E.
Potentilla, June to AugustH. P.
Primula—English PrimroseH. P. E.
Pulmonaria—LungwortH. H. P.
Pyrus—(Cydonia) JaponicaH. P. S.
Ranunculus HalfH. P.
RhododendronsH. S. E.
Ribes—Flowering CurrantH. S.
Sanguinaria—Blood RootH. H. P.
Spiræa FilipendulaH. H. P.
Spiræa ThunbergiH. S.
Spiræa Van HoutteiH. S.
Syringa—LilacH. T.
TamarixH. S.
TrilliumH. H. P.
VeronicaH. P.
Viburnum—SnowballH. S.
Vinca—MyrtleH. P. E.
WeigelaH. S.
June
Aconitum—MonkshoodH. H. P.
Alstromeria—Peruvian LilyH. H. P.
AnchusaH. H. P.
AnthemisH. H. P.
Anthericum—St. Bruno’s LilyH. H. P.
AquilegiaH. H. P.
ArmeriaH. P.
ArumH. P.
Astragalus—Milk VetchH. H. P.
BaptisiaH. P.
BellisH. P. E.
BuphthalmumH. P.
CallirhoeH. P.
CampanulaH. P. E.
CassiaH. P.
CatalpaH. T.
CentaureaH. P.
CentranthusH. P.
CoreopsisH. P.
Cornus—DogwoodH. T.
CoronillaH. P.
DelphiniumH. H. P.
Deutzia GracilisH. S.
Deutzia—Pride of RochesterH. S.
DigitalisH. P. E.
DoronicumH. P.
DracocephalumH. P.
ErigeronH. P.
HeucheraH. H. P.
HollyhockH. H. P. E.
HoneysuckleH. V.
Hydrangea—ClimbingH. P. V.
IrisH. H. P.
JasminumH. P.
LaburnumH. T.
Lathyrus—Everlasting PeaH. H. P.
Lilium CanadenseH. H. P. (bulb)
Lilium CandidumH. H. P. E. (bulb)
Lilium LongiflorumH. H. P. (bulb)
LindenH. T.
LocustH. T.
Lychnis ChalcedonicaH. H. P.
Lychnis CoronariaH. H. P.
Lychnis GiganteaH. H. P.
MagnoliaH. T.
MonardaH. P.
Mountain AshH. T.
Papaver—PoppyH. H. P. & A.
Pentstemon HalfH. P.
PhiladelphusH. T.
PotentillaH. P.
PyrethrumH. H. T.
RanunculusH. P.
RhododendronH. P. E.
RoseHardy S.
SalpiglossisA.
SchizanthusA.
SedumH. P.
Spiræa, in varH. P.
Sweet AlyssumA.
Sweet PeasA.
Sweet ScabiosaH. P.
Sweet SultanA.
VeronicaT. P.
VincaE. V.
VioletsH. P. E.
July
AchilleaH. H. P.
Allium AngularisH. P.
AnthemisH. P.
ArmeriaH. P.
AsphodelH. P.
Aster AlpinusH. P.
Bignonia RadicansH. P. V.
BocconiaH. P.
CampanulaH. P. E.
CandytuftA.
Chrysanthemum MaximumH. P.
Cobæa ScandensTender P. V.
CoreopsisH. P.
CosmosA.
DahliaTender P.
DaturaA.
DictamnusH. P.
DigitalisH. P. E.
DracocephalumH. P.
EccremocarpusV. A.
EuphorbiaA.
Evening PrimroseH. P.
FunkiaP.
GypsophilaA.
Iris—JapaneseH. P.
LiatrisH. P.
Lilium AuratumH. P.
LinumH. P.
LychnisH. H. P.
Perennial PhloxH. H. P.
Phlox DrummondiA.
PotentillaH. P.
SalviaTender P.
StaticeH. P.
ThalictrumH. P.
ThymusH. P.
VincaTender P.
YuccaH. P. E.
August
AchilleaH. H. P.
AlliumH. P.
ArmeriaH. H. P.
AsphodelH. H. P.
BellisH. P. E.
CallirhoeH. P.
CampanulaH. P. E.
CarnationT. P.
CentranthusH. P.
ClerodendronH. P.
CobæaV. A.
CosmosA.
DelphiniumH. P.
DianthusH. H. P.
DigitalisH. P. E.
DolichosV. A.
EupatoriumH. P.
EuphorbiaA.
FunkiaH. H. P.
HelianthusH. P.
HibiscusH. H. P.
HollyhockH. S.
Hydrangea, late in AugustH. P. S.
Hypericum MoserianumH. S.
LiatrisH. P.
Lilium AlbumH. H. P.
Lilium AuratumH. H. P.
Lilium MelpomeneH. H. P.
Lilium RoseumH. H. P.
Lilium RubrumH. H. P.
Lobelia CardinalisH. H. P. E.
LychnisH. H. P.
MonardaH. P.
ŒnotheraH. P.
PentstemonH. P.
Phlox, PerennialH. H. P.
PlatycodonH. H. P.
RudbeckiaH. H. P.
SalviaTender P.
SedumH. P.
SilphiumH. P.
StaticeH. P.
VincaTender P.
September
AltheaH. P. T.
AnchusaH. P.
Anemone—Queen CharlotteH. H. P.
Anemone—WhirlwindH. H. P.
Asters, in varA. & H. H. P.
BoltoniaH. P.
Clematis PaniculataH. P. V.
ErianthusH. P.
EulaliaH. P.
EupatoriumA. H. P.
EuphorbiaA.
GladiolusBulbs
Golden RodH. H. P.
HibiscusH. P. & T. P.
HydrangeaH. P.
IpomœaA.
Lobelia CardinalisH. H. P. E.
Pampas Grass HalfH. P.
RudbeckiaH. P.
SalviaT. P.
StaticeH. P.
TritomaTender P.
VincaTender P.
All Summer
AgeratumA.
AntirrhinumT. P.
ArmeriaA.
BalsamA.
BartoniaP.
Begonia, TuberousT. P.
Begonia, VernonT. P.
BrachycomeP.
BrowalliaT. A.
Canary Bird VineA.
CandytuftA.
CannaTender P. Rhizomes
CelosiaA.
CentrosemaH. P.
ClarkiaA.
Cleome PungensA.
Cobæa ScandensA.
CollinsiaA.
CosmosA.
CrotolariaA.
Cypress VineA.
DelphiniumH. P.
GloxiniaT. P.
Hyacinthus CandicansH. P.
IpomœaA.
MaurandyaP.
NasturtiumA.
PansyP.
PetuniaA.
PortulacaA.
RoseHardy or Half Hardy S.
Sweet PeaA.
Sweet ScabiosaA.
Sweet SultanH. P.
ThunbergiaT. P.
VerbenaT. P.
VeronicaH. P.
VincaT. P.
VincetoxicumH. P.

Chapter TWENTY-THREE
A Chapter of Odds and Ends

Tools: There is always a tendency among beginners to overload with the paraphernalia of their calling, whatever it may be. When the first enthusiasm passes, and one becomes a careful and successful worker, all that is superfluous is gradually dropped, and one realises that it is brains and not tools that make the successful gardener. A hotbed, a cold-frame or two, a work-table in some convenient place, a trowel, wheel-barrow, spade, pitchfork, rake, hoe, a few yards of stout cord, a hatchet to sharpen stakes, a watering-pot, rubber sprinkler, rubber gloves, a good supply of pots and wire-netting, and a couple of good mole-traps cover the real necessaries. Incidentals, such as wire-sieves, lath-screens, trellises, and the like, may be made as they are required.

One should not have more tools than can be kept in good working order.

An excellent place for Begonias, Gloxinias, and other shade-loving plants is made by fitting a wide shelf under a north or east window on the outside, with a raised edge three or four inches high, made by tacking strips of wood across the front and ends. Inclose with window-netting, first nailing strips of wood from the outer corners of the shelf to the upper corners of the window-casing to support the netting. When the shelf is filled with wet sand, and the plants plunged in it, one has a miniature greenhouse accessible from the room, and safe from trespass of chickens, cats, or careless feet. The shelf may extend considerably beyond the window-casing if desired, and be made attractive from the outside by climbing vines. The Maurandya is fine here, as it will push its tips through the netting, and be very ornamental; the Asparagus tenuissimus and A. plumosus nanus are also good. A couple of plant-brackets fastened to the outside casing will afford room for drooping plants, and add to the attractiveness of the shelf. Primroses will bloom here all summer, and Ferns, Gloxinias, and fancy-leaved Caladiums find a congenial home.

Insecticides

A good supply of insecticides should be kept in store, or at least the formulas and materials for preparing them. Plant enemies have increased to such an alarming extent in the past few years that comparatively few flowers are free from them, and some kinds, as the Rose, Dahlia, Aster, Clematis, and Cosmos, are becoming more and more difficult to raise. The Rose, especially, is in need of constant care and watchfulness from the swelling of the leaf-bud until the end of the growing season. One of its most dreaded fungous diseases is known as “black spot,” which must be given thorough treatment in the beginning, before the leaves start in the spring on plants that have been previously affected. Syringe with Bordeaux mixture and repeat once or twice a week during the growing season.

Cosmos Borer is very destructive to the Cosmos, Dahlia, Asters, and Clematis; the preventive is a teaspoonful of Paris green to three gallons of water, poured around the base of the plant, using sufficient to wet the ground three or four inches deep. Begin when the plant is a foot high, and continue until fully grown.