Dreer's garden book 1922 (1922) Dreer's garden book 1922 dreersgardenbook1922henr Year: 1922 176 (flEWyABlE^ HARDY PERENNIAL EIANTS I , or HARDY LARKSPURS Mrs. Elv, author of 'A Woman's Hardy Garden,' says: 'Perennial Larkspur may be planted as soon as the spring has opened. The ground should be well drained and carefully prepared, but manure must not be allowed to come in contact with the roots, or grubs are apt to destroy the plants. A liLtle finely ground bone meal dug around each plant early in May will be of benefit, and in late autumn coal-ashes should be sified over the cro
Dreer's garden book 1922 (1922) Dreer's garden book 1922 dreersgardenbook1922henr Year: 1922 176 (flEWyABlE^ HARDY PERENNIAL EIANTS I , or HARDY LARKSPURS Mrs. Elv, author of 'A Woman's Hardy Garden,' says: 'Perennial Larkspur may be planted as soon as the spring has opened. The ground should be well drained and carefully prepared, but manure must not be allowed to come in contact with the roots, or grubs are apt to destroy the plants. A liLtle finely ground bone meal dug around each plant early in May will be of benefit, and in late autumn coal-ashes should be sified over the crowns of the plants to protect them from the whi'e grub, which is their only enemy. The stalks being very tender, the plants should he staked when they are about three feet high, to protect them from heavy wind. Larkspur begins to bloom about June 20th, and by cutting off the plants close to the ground, as soon as each crop of flowers has faded, a second and third crop of flowers will succeed. Each time the plants are cut a little bone meal should be dug about them.' Belladonna. The freest and most continuous blooming of all, never being out of flower from the end of June until cut down by hard frost. The clear turquoise-blue of its flowers is not equalled for delicacy and beauty by any other flower. Bellamosum. This is a dark blue form of the popular light blue Belladonna, with which it is identical in habit of growth, freedom of bloom and other good qualities, but with intensely rich, deep blue Howers. Chinense. A very pretty dwarf species, with fine feath- ery foliage and intense gentian- blue flowers in open panicles. — Album. A pure white form of the above. Formosum. The old favor- ite dark blue with white centre; 3 to
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