MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT
No. 3

For description of the flowers shown here see [Chapter IX]
List of flowers shown in the Mid-Summer Hardy Garden

[CHAPTER IX]
Mid-Summer Garden

LIST No. 3

Twenty-four Hardy Perennial Plants which Bloom in Mid-Summer
As pictured in the Mary Frances Garden Cut-Out [No. 3].

Common Name. Botanical Name. Remarks. Height.

Hardy Lark-spur.*

Del-phin-i-um.

Order plants of varietiesnamed, “Belladonna” and“Formosum,” which areturquoise blue and darkblue.

Buy the plants, or seeds.

24 inches.

Pæony.

Bloom but once in the season.

Beautiful showy largerose-like flowers.

Foliage of plant diesdown in Winter, coming upin young new “shoots” inthe Spring.

Colors: red, pink andwhite.

There is also a “tree”variety.

Most pæonies bloom inearly Summer.

3 feet.

Alkanet or Bugloss.

An-chu-sa.

See [List No. 2] for description.

Bellflower.*

Cam-pa-nu-la.

Perennial Varieties:

(a) Campanula Carpatica(Carpathian Hare-Bell).Bloom from June toOctober. Blue.


8 inches.

(b) CampanulaPersicafolia (PeachBells). One of the best.Large blue, and whitevarieties.

2-3 feet.

(c) CampanulaPyramidalis (The ChimneyBellflower). Statelypyramid form plant, withmany blue flowers. Thereis also a white variety.

It is best to buy plantsof the above.

Note.—There are alsobiennial varieties ofCampanula; namely,Campanula Medium orCanterbury Bells, andCampanula Calycanthema(Cup and Saucer).Biennial means of twoseason’s duration.

4-5 feet.

Madonna Lily.*

Li-li-um Can-di-dum.

Pure white lilies,resembling Easter Lilies,growing on strong stems.Plant in the Fall (orpossibly in the earlySpring), 6 inches deep,preferably in the shadeof some other perennial.Lay bulbs on the sidewhen planting.

2-3 feet.

Oriental Poppy.

Pa-pa-ver O-ri-en-tal-is.

Very large showy poppiesin various colors.

Buy plants in clumps inAugust.

36 inches.

Foxglove.

Dig-i-tal-is.

See tall flowers picturedon cover of this book.

Various colors.

36 inches.

Sweet William.*

Di-an-thus Bar-ba-tus.

Red, white and various colors.

See [Garden for LittleFolks].

18 inches.

Hardy Garden Pinks.*

Di-an-thus Sem-per-flo-rens.

Buy plants.

Various colors.Old-fashioned favorites,with spicy odor.

Excellent for cutting.

Also: “DianthusLatifolius Atcroccineus.”Hybrid Sweet-William,with brilliant crimsondouble flowers, bloomingall Summer.

6-12 inches.

Iceland Poppy.*

Pa-pa-ver.

Buy “Papaver Nudicaule” mixed seed.

See description in [Gardenfor Little Folks].

9-15 inches.

Marguerite.*

An-the-mis Tinc-to-ri-a.

Buy “Anthemis Tinctoria.”

Color: yellow.

Buy plant.

15 inches.

Coreopsis.*

Co-re-op-sis Lan-ce-o-la-ta.

See [Garden for LittleFolks] for description.

Buy plant.

24 inches.

Blanket Flower.

Gail-lard-i-a.

Buy GaillardiaGrandiflora. Crimson andyellow.

See [Garden for LittleFolks].

Sow seed early.

24 inches.

Hardy Phlox.*

Phlox Suffruticosa arethe Early-flowering HardyPhlox.

Phlox Decussata are thelater Hardy Phlox, andare the variety mostused.

All colors: Crimson,white, salmon pink, etc.

See [List of HardyPerennials for LittleFolks Garden].

Hardy Pyrethrums.*

Py-re-thrum Hy-brid-um.

Red, rose, white flowers.

See [Garden for LittleFolks].

18-24 inches.

Tufted Pansies.*

Vi-o-la Cor-nu-ti.

See [List No. 2] for description.

3-6 inches.

Baby’s Breath.

Gyp-so-phi-la Pa-nic-u-la-ta.

Tiny white misty flowers,beautiful to use inbouquets, making a“cobwebby” filmy sprayover the flowers.

20-30 inches.

Hardy Candytuft.

I-be-ris Sem-per-vi-rens.

White low-growingflowers.

8-10 inches.

Hollyhocks.*

A grandmother’sfavorite—picturesque ina garden background. Red,white, yellow, rose,pink.

Cut down the stalks whenthe seeds are dry.

Plant seeds; they willbloom the next season.

5-8 feet.

Speedwell.

Ve-ron-i-ca.

Blue, rose, white.

Plant seeds in August.

12-24 inches.

Hybrid Tea Roses.

See [Chapter XXXV] on Roses.

Japanese Bellflower.

Balloon Flower.

Plat-y-co-don.

Blue, and white flowers;deep-cupped and starshaped. Buds resembletiny balloons. Easilygrown. Buy plants.

Yellow Day Lily.

Hem-e-ro-cal-lis.

Yellow and orange tall lilies.

These are not pictured inthe Cut-outs, but arevery similar to themadonna lily in form.They will grow in theshade.

18-36 inches.

Summer Violet.

Vi-o-la Cor-nu-ti Pur-pu-re-a.

Resembles single violets,and very desirable, forflowers appear whenblooming season ofviolets is passed.

4 inches.

* If garden space is small, select only the names marked with a star.

Turn to [Chapter LX] on “Garden Color-Pictures,” to read about combinations of color for the garden.