Chapter X · Autumn Garden
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LIST No. 4 Thirteen Hardy Perennial Plants which Bloom in the Early and Late Fall
As pictured in the Mary Frances Garden Cut-Out No. 4.
Common Name. Botanical Name. Remarks. Height.
Hardy Larkspur. Del-phin-i-um. See List No. 3 for description.
Monks Hood. Ac-o-ni-tum. Curiously shaped blue and white flowers. Will grow in shade. Buy the plants. 3-5 feet.
Hardy Phlox.* See List of Hardy Perennials for Little Folks Garden.
Sneezewort. He-len-i-um. Yellow, old-gold, changing to terra-cotta, daisy-like flowers. Buy “Riverton Gem,” “Riverton Beauty.” Plant seed in August, or buy the plants. 36 inches.
Hardy Asters* (“Starwort”). Mich-ael-mas Dai-sies. See Garden for Little Folks for description. 36 inches.
Hardy Chrysanthemums.* All colors except blue and purple. 15-24 inches.
Wind Flower. A-nem-o-ne Ja-pon-i-ca. Rose, pink, white flowers. If grown from seed, protect with shade-cover until started. Cover well in the Fall with straw or leaves. Will not grow in all soils. 2-4 feet.
Blanket Flower. Gail-lard-i-a. See Garden for Little Folks for description.
Coreopsis.* See Garden for Little Folks for description.
Red Hot Poker. Flame Flower. Torch Lily. Tri-to-ma. Yellow-orange-scarlet showy flowers hanging downward in long clusters on “spike” heads. Buy plants. Not shown in the Cut-Out. 36 inches.
Tufted Pansies. Vi-o-la Cor-nu-ta. See List No. 3 for description.
Hybrid Tea Roses. See Chapter XXXV on Roses.
Thoroughwort.* Eu-pa-to-ri-um. See Garden for Little Folks for description.
Note.—Most seed houses furnish collections of seeds of Wild Flowers. They may be had in tall-growing and dwarf varieties for a very reasonable price.
* If garden space is small, select only the names marked with a star.
MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT No. 4
For description of the flowers shown here see Chapter X. List of flowers shown in the Early and Late Fall Hardy Garden
Hardy Larkspur,
Monk’s Hood,
Hardy Phlox,
Helenium,
Hardy Asters,
Hardy Chrysanthemums,
Anemone,
Japanese Wind Flower,
Gaillardia,
Coreopsis,
Tufted Pansies,
Eupatorium.