Table of Contents
The Early Bulb Order
5 pages
The Planting of Bulbs
Soil Requirements The soil requirements are simple, as practically all bulbs will do well in any good, well-drained garden loam. They…
Naturalizing the Spring Bulbs
Few things are lovelier than a naturalistic planting of bulbs. All the members of the narcissus family and many of the smaller bulbs, such…
Spring Treatment of Bulbs
The faded blooms of the tulip and narcissus should be removed before seed pods form. It is usually impractical, even impossible, to do this…
Forcing Bulbs for Bloom Indoors
A pot of daffodils in the window in very early spring! What is more gay and charming? And yet many gardeners forgo the joy because they do…
Storage Period of Bulbs
Paper-white narcissus 6 weeks Hyacinth 12 weeks Crocus 10 weeks Trumpet narcissus 12 weeks Dwarf gladiolus 12 weeks Tulip-late varieties 14…
Varieties of Bulbs for Forcing
4 pages
Annuals
ANNUALS have many uses and are indeed indispensable in the average garden. They give us generously of their bloom for cut flowers during…
Selection of Varieties
6 pages
Their Propagation
2 pages
Fourteen Favorites Among the Perennials
15 pages
Roses for Shrubbery Plantings and Specimens
In this last group we have the roses which are used for shrubbery plantings, for hedges, or as individual specimens.
Preparation of Rose Beds
2 pages
The Planting, Feeding, and Mulching of Roses
Where winters are not of extreme severity roses may be planted in the autumn, but in most localities spring planting is by far the safer…
Notes on Cutting, Disbudding, and Watering
When cutting roses, a clean, slightly slanting cut should be made about one quarter of an inch above a bud. It is wise to cut the stem so…
Protecting Roses for the Winter
In many sections of the country roses need protection in order to carry them successfully through the winter. In late November, after the…
Diseases
Black Spot and Its Control Black spot is a fungus disease which attacks the foliage of roses in late spring and during the summer. It not…
Insects Injurious to Roses
Aphis or plant lice are frequently found on roses and cause considerable damage unless controlled. Black-leaf 40, whale-oil soap, or any…
Temperamental Plants
Some plants are decidedly temperamental in habit and it is difficult to find the soil and location that suit them best. A few of the…
Some Novelties of Merit
Basket of Gold Alyssum saxatile compactum, or basket of gold, is a well-known and popular perennial for the rock garden and for the…