House & Garden Volume 19 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...the speciosum. With the lily will come into bloom one of the finest shrubs that we have--the hardy hydrangea, and it must be added to our list to carry on into the fall the burden of bloom. The great heads of white turn pink with the cool weather and if cut off they will hold their color after the first severe frosts throughout the winter indoors. Put a large bunch of them in a brass bowl on some high shelf or other out-of-the way place. Severe pruning in the late fall or winter is all that the hydrangea needs; the bloom is borne on the new wood each season. The dahlia is the reigning star of the September garden, and if you have not recently seen the amazing variety of form and color in which it is now obtainable, there is a rare treat in store for you. It alone of the list will need annual planting; each fall, late, the bulbs will have to be taken up, hung in a dry place indoors to ripen, and set out again in May. The best way to choose the varieties you want, is to visit a dahlia exhibition in the fall, or note the ones that appeal to you in some other garden. In October the late varieties of phlox are fully able to keep up (Continued on page 290) A CAREFULLY PLANNED CAMPAIGN FOR THE BUSIEST MONTH IN THE GARDENER'S YEAR--WHAT TO DO AND JUST HOW TO DO IT Photographs by F. F. Rockwell, E. J. Hall, N. R. Graves and others This article is designed to furnish in compact space and a few plain instructions, information that will enable the busy person, who has not made his or her garden preparations ahead, to have a successful garden notwithstanding. The tables and cultural directions, together with the plan provided for keeping an accurate record of both the flower and vegetable garden for future reference, will prove of great value to everyone who plants. Do ...