The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.Shaw, Ellen Eddy
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The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
Shaw, Ellen Eddy
Gardening -- Juvenile literature
Foxglove Purple 4 ft. Perennial which self sows. Effective
in backgrounds. Likes shade.
Garden Peony Crimson 3 ft. The real old-fashioned peony. Good
border plant. Large blossoms.
Larkspur Blue 4 ft. Good for borders and backgrounds.
The finest of blue flowers.
Sweet Different 2 ft. A self sewing perennial. Bright
William colours. Good for massing. Sweet
and constant bloomer.
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_July_
Baby's White 3 ft. Grows in rocky soil. Use for formal
Breath bouquets.
Butterfly Orange 2 ft. Likes full sunlight and dry soil. Fine
Weed colour effect.
Perennial Different 2-5 ft. Good for borders and cut flowers.
Phlox
Spiked Pink 3 ft. Belongs in wet swamp lands. Will
Loosestrife grow in borders.
Hollyhock Different 6 ft. Use for backgrounds and borders.
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_August_
Aster, New Blue 4 ft. Grows in any soil. The best of tall
England asters.
Golden Glow Yellow 6 ft. Grows in any soil and spreads rapidly.
Good background.
Japanese White Climber Rapid flowering vine. Use on trellis.
Clematis Sweet flowers.
Sunflower Yellow 6 ft. Fine for backgrounds and screens.
Any dry soil.
Turtle Head Rose 2 ft. Flowers on spikes. Any soil, but wet
Purple preferred.
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_September_
Hardy White 6 ft. Blooms till frost. Blossom heads
Hydrangea effective.
Japanese Carmine 3 ft. Good border plant. Blossoms last
Anemone till frost.
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WATER AND BOG PLANTS
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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME SPECIAL POINTS
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Arrowhead _Sagittaria latifolia_ One of the most popular water
plants. Spreads badly.
Arum (water) _Calla palustris_ Popular water plant. Grows
less than 1 ft. high. Blooms
in June.
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