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20 FRANKEN'S SELJ:CTED LIST OF HARD\" PERENNIALS Less than 5, add . lOc extra Height Per 5 Athlllt>a (The Pearl) . \Vhite ; for cutting 24" ~1.00 Aehlllf'a Jtlll. Ro11enm .l2" 1.!;; 1.!;; Athlllu :\font lllnnC' A.-rofilt~mmt~ Alba (Mu11eitl Pink) . White bloom!<. :?4" June-July ('orono ria. Ri<-h crimson In abundanct>; long stem~ WILMETTE LIFE November 15, 1929 = Planiting, Planting autifying and Home Be!Ieight l'er :J Jlullylwck, Su huon Uosc, 72" $1.00 Double 1.00 72" llollyhoc·k, Slngl··· Jlixed 1.2:; 48" Llatrls 1.00 14" Unum' J't·rf'nnc· ' " hite J,lnum l'c~nne (F 1 a xJ. Blue ~ all sumn1er ; 1.00 JS" I'OCkel',Y ' J.OO 1.:!" J~yt'luals .\rkwrlghti Ly··lmls Hungt·neu. Fre f·1.00 IJloom_ing· t't ·d . 1:!" )IHtc·usia (Yiqdnia Dim· 1-: t· II s ). ExL ·t'ilt·nt f11r 1.00 \\'OIHlS i.t" Phlux Snblata l'ink. Lil :w '6 " and while; f.Tt>t·pillg D t'ar Customers and Friends: Having been connected with tlw ~ur:,;~·n hu:-illt'HS for more than l\\'f: l.ll ,. . ,. r<: nr.d thoroughly acquainted with all torms of plant growth, and kiH·\\ mh ~~;~, :,: ~\'l~at condition each type of shrubs. EYergrt>~~ns and. plants thriv~ and h ow best to grow th em, also knowing how bed!' Hh~mlfl be prepared for th~Ir gr en t Ht su e · ('~ ~. wh ethH a moist~ hea\'y or light ~oil I~ ~e ~dt· ~, I feel a Sen'H·t· 1>e:-part111 e- nt <'an l:' <·rve our customer~ with thoroug·h . :-ntiRfactwn. rn Ia nil...:caiH' dP.velopmt·nt it i~ not ·~ qUt>!<t i(tll . . nf .how many \' a r!t'l i1 ·:-, , ;" · < " ' 11 '\IT!'no·f' on a nlact> to J.mm tlw he!<l effect, but how \\ell ... o~c.1 . t. V ).tn :- Oil· " · " n . ·. . . ' I· 1 . t· d . l; \'· ll'il't\· of plants or plantlllg IS :Ldopltd to t h \' . J)clrti~U elf OUt 10!1 an \ (1 11 ( , tlons ~UITounding· it. On e yarie ty of pl:tn~ lif~· w11l thnve and be r1ght at h nm . , whf"l'e a not hC' r ya rit>tY will dwi.ndl e and (lH·. TlW!-:(· t·ondition~ art' <'asily ret·ognizt·d hy a nurseryma-n. as we:- ha\'· · l.<·t onlv to mal\ ft plant grow in the nun.;r ry, but mof:t ?f <?Ur pl~nts l;l" · a c t uall,\' s tai·tt·i! from ~lip~ or t'Utting·s , a m e r e o..:tot'k t·hoppe d up 1~ ~tx or .(>lgt:tt lll('h.l e ngt.h,.: . 1 d mad , to gTO\\' w.ith nothiup; hut pl'll]kr and <; Ul'l'eS!<ful cultivatwn. :\t!t t ' ' 11 ;~/tifidal t wat l' ring i!< 1 w ed erl t" produt't' root growth and a · sun·e ~~ful h· ·l d ,,f plant s . Tran ~planting or thou:-<itllcb of plant~ at tlh' lllll'S(:'I'Y is don(:' with·lut ' , .. 11 , :-in ~ lt' w:ttPrinp; (tr ...:prinlding in tlw hntt l' ~t ~ummer w eather. .· . .., 1 \\. p stwak of th 1 ·s.- thing· ~ so you may know that when you den! " Ith .1 .t1.tu that :t('tually producPs succes:;fully you may be assured of a .s uccessfl,ll .p la n t m:... "ll your g'l'Olllld~· wh en w e tal< e <:a rp nf your htlHl~nqw, ~1~ecls. ·Ju st a w. 1r<l r· ·c:t rding· th· · rc ·nl l:\tor1!-=<':tJ1t · p··~~lltalltu·s of -your C.I'IIUlld :-<. 1!J 24" 4S'.' A nC'hO!ill lt.ulfea (Dropmore) . G(>ntian-blue. June-Sept. .. Anthrmfs Tlnrtorln ('l\Targuerite). Golden-yellow A·qollf'gla-('o«>rolf'lt. RolkY Mountain C'olumbine. Blul' l.on~r Stmrr··d ll ~·l·rl·l!'. 1.00 18" 1!'1" 1.00 ~~~~~~~~tt· J~lllutt . ·/~fi" 1.00 1.2» strain of hylJt· id~ ~4" Arnhls .\lplne. B edding li" rock e ric·8, white Art.t>meslu J,nctlfolln. Ele gant spike spray~. whitP .p . ·r Ast~r. llardy, Nunte .\ngllnt·. La vender-blue 4 " ntmnx. Lavendt>r-blUt· flowers. lh-in. d i am. 4 .. Aug. JIU('C'onlu (l'lume Pnppy). 'C'reamy-white; for ma l:> - -.,,, . 8Jng ... ·~ Uaptl!i('l\ Australf,., ])ad\ blue ; f<tr wild boni e r :16" Uoltonln A st··roldefil, White; for backgwund. Aug. -Hl'pt. 72" Pink. :F 'nr backgntund. ·~ Aug.-:->ept. t'ampunulu ( 'anterLury Bells). J'pi·ennial var.; mixed 6-:-1" ('am))Oituln (.'urpntJcn ~luf. Excellent for rock gardens . . . . . . . . . 1:!" (;ampunulu Pt·rslcUolla Ulue. Peach-leaf bell flow e r . . :! l" t'antt>rbur.r Uells, Blut·, Doublt·. Biennial :!4" Canterbury ll··lls, Ulut·, Singh·. Biennial :!-I" Carnation, ~largurt't, Doublt· Ro~e. Hardy piuks . . 1:!" Campanula. Biennial; blue, lilac, pink and mixed . ::6" t.'hln.-se Phtnts Phytsu.lls }'rancht'IU. Lantern 16" plant ... Chrytsnnttu·mum J,t·ucuthemum n. pl. Ex. new cut14" ting Chry~untlaemumi'. C. Lothian Bell. Large dai~ylike; white ltl" Centaort·u, 1\Iontunu ·(Corn flower). B 1 u e. July24" Sept. ('or.-opsls. DoublP-flowering; yellow. All-l:>ummer :!4" Uelphlnlum Bt~lludonnu. Sky-Lh11~. June-Oct. For cutting :36" Ut-llamosu. Dt>t<P blue, .June-Oct. For cutting 36" V h I n e s t· Dlut·. Blue. June-Oct. Border 24" Vhlnet;e Alba. White. .June-Oct. Burder :!4" Uluckmore anti ·Lung· don Hybrids 36" Jlybrlchi. Assorted :i6" Ut>lphlnlunt', Fornwsum. Strong g r o w e r, darl{ blue 36" Uel!tltlnlum, Summ..r Cloud Wl ite ' 36" }'ntnllt>n's Delight. Deep purple 48" Dianthus Barbatu!S (~weet ·w illiams). Mixed eolors. · Border 24" ])lanthus Caesslus (Cheddar Pink). Pink S-10" Dianthus Jletldt'wlgll. DouLie mixed ; red . 12" Dianthus Plumurls. Double mixed; hardy pink ... 1:!" Dlrentra (Bleeding Heart). An old-time favorite. May-.June 24" J)lgltalls, Shirley. 'Vhi te to dc<·p roRe. JuneJuly .... ... 48" }'onida ( 'm·rulea (Plantain Lily). Hlu~ . Border :?4" Undulata Ynrlegata. La\'ender. July-Aug-. ~4" Galllnrdlu. Brownish-red. All HUllmH·r. Border cutting ~4" Gypsophllln J'arJic·ulntn (llaLy'~ Brt.'alll). Whitt· ; cutting :!4" Gyptwphllln Uc·pan!' (Baby's Un·ath) . J)c,ui,Jt. whitt:' fl. 4" Helt>nlum A utumnnlf Rubrunt 1 " Hollyhot'll, DouiJit·, )Jiud 7:!" ~.,,, 1.ou J.Otl 1.2» 1.2:. Polemonlum ('o··ruh·um. 1:!" 1.110 .Jacoh':-; Ladder l'uJtpy, J·rJnc··· Ylr·. J.ouls··, 1'1·r. B1·ig-ht :,.; aIm o ll 1.1111 !'earlt·t 1.00 I'~ r1·thrum Jto,wum Hnminunufulus ltf:'IH'Jis, 11. ·Jtl. Double huttt>rcupl' . 1:!" 1.00. Htulhf·t·kln,:Xt·\\ man II. y 'c·ll,,w J );tis:r-li'ke flowt·l' :ai" 1.1111 Lnc·lnntn ·(Gold(·Ja Gl,w). I) f)" \. ello w 1.00 l'unmna (Coue Flt~wl' l'). l'urple . . . . . . . . . . .. ::ti" 1.00 Enor!('rt·('nS Hullt·tl unci BurlltJIJH'II ( 'ulonulu Hluc· Sllfltrc·. H :-;t lcnown of all Spruc·es; light hlu e tip pt·d. 'l'he !-W ti'l't'!' make \\'Onderful group~ \\'hen Heig-ht I'd' :!:i plantt-d thn·C> or more :;- ;p.,· . $20.011 in a l'luHt>I'. Thty should 3% ·-~· 2&.00 lte, planted· far ·nough 4<·' :10.00 apart as tlwr dl'Ydop ri - ll' .. o.oo to lal'g'l' tree~ 6- 1' ;;o.oo 2.0(1 Plrumldul At'b·tr YJtue. 1 1. ~ - :?' -'lost popular and hl'st 2- 21r.!' of all Arbor Yitaes. :1- 31 .. ' 1 ;r · m· ~ \'t·ry :-; ,\ 'lll\'tril'al 3% -~' s.;;·· i11 a P~· ramldal l'hatk. 4- 41:.!' 10.00 -'lu('h han.liPr than nthl·r 1%- a' 12.50 types 5- 5%' 1;).00 Woud\\Ur1l (Hoi··· \rhnr \'lta1·. :'\ ;ttltr;tl g)oht~ 10- 1:?" :-;hapt· . 15·· 1S" .\m..rlc·an .\rhor 'i'hi~ i:-; the ot·diuary seedling typ<· of Arbor Vitae~ . :->hould h<· used wlwre ·a :;.:.u dwap planting- il' a 1w:: I' \ ' t'S~itv a~ it il' neither 1- ;,· ~.:;o as ha.rdy nnr t:'fft-dh·e _ 5 - :i~ ~ · o.ou Huu~elus l ' lr. :\ht:,;t efft·ct i\'e of tlw grt:'t' ll typt· Firs. ·rThansplants Yt<r~· .. asil\· a'n!l thrin·s well in shadt·. T"!o.:t>d Pitlwr .. I' 6.;;u in dump OJ' :o;<·t't't>H 1 - :i' 10.00 :i '- f)' . pia nting . . . . . . .. 12.50 .1 unltwr \· tr~einlunn. This is the ommon R<'d Cedar typf' Juniper. Should lw ust>d only wlH·n clwa11 planting il' a Jwcesslty :; ti' 12.011 a~ it turns red in win6- 7' la.OO t~r ... . .. 20.00 · T u n 111 ,.. r Ylr~Cinhmu tnnutn. An imlH'OYt>d tnw of .Juni1wr. Roft hlue color ; ·gTow~ Yery ('0111paf't wlwn l'hearPd an:: - ~· R.OO nually. Otw of the n·r~· -1 - :i' 12.00 :i - t)' 1'i.r.u best .JuniiH·r ~ .JuniJWI' f'unurtl .. \ 11otlwr graftt·d tnw of .Junipt>r. :\Iuc;h ~UI>t'rior to its pnrt>nt 11lant~. the ordinar,\· . edar~. Hold~ its t'Oinr :: - I' S.Ofl \n·ll throug-hout tlw win~_;-;· 12.00 tet·. Rtrikinp; appt'aranct' ;; -li' 20.00 ,J u n I 1· t:' r ]'flz('riunu. \Yithnut qUI:'~tion tht· ~·oming· JunitH' t' for na- ~~ :.- ::' ~.2.i tural land~c·:qw ('ft\·d. ::-~ 1.:.' 9.1)0 For IIHl.s!o.:ing in heel~ :p :, i' 11.00 .Junltt«'r Columnurll". Hlut· Abo n g-raftf:'d and imI' proYPd ty)w Junip<' l' int 1.00 1.00 1.011 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.oo 1.00 Our landscape work is individual. It is different. It is your privilege, and , yoit should take adYantage of OUr free sketch and plan ser\'tce. We will be glad to 1.00 1.00 lh·siguin~ot· uf l'f'ft·unial llllll Jlulh Hurcl..r~ for ('omplt·tc }~ft'f('t ThroullhOut J:ntlre Season 1.00 1.2» 1.00 1.00 1.00 ,.ltu··· 1.00 1.00 'flw L· a~kst way to b e sure of an all-!'easnn effect i~ to tnake your phtl~ :-: t·omplf't e lmt sparing· for e:wh of four sea~on:-:: (If bloom. In other word~. m :~ l\· · Jour distinct and st>parate plans for Path bed . Each bed should haye a col£·· J>l't>domina.te during each s eason of bloom. Example: The early Sprmg ~e.as( ·!l should consist of th(> early bulbs, l'\arciS!4US Ol' Daffodils, usually predommr1t · as the l:'arlit>st ~pring flower. and you should plan at least one bed for th ~·~ ·' ,·arieties. Nt>xt are the Tulip~. Jn most case~ these are the mo::-;t (·Xtf't_ISIV· · ;111d lm·gely use d bulb for early Rpring- bloom, and these should predomm at ·· tlw entire garden or home ~unoundings . ThC> fin.;t. of Perennials to bloom are tlw Columbin(l, Pyretheum, Hianth u-- . Bleeding- HeaJts, Iris, Poppies, Peoni s, Hemerot·allis, early varieties, and man ;.; mon-. Dt'lphinium and Candidum Lilies. art> all in the Spring group. Thf' hed:-; should be laid out, so as to have you1· Df'lphinium, Candidum Lilies and Canterbury Rell predominate for a color sC'hem(· of hlue and white, which ~t·~-'111 '-' to bP about the hest fm· the mid-!'c·n.son bloomin~ period. Groups of othet· ftcowf·\"-' here an·d there ahout the yard do not need to f'lltt-r in the prevailing color &.:h('lL··. at this seaf;on. F'or the summf'r Pl'riod of bloom Phlox alone predominatt- . hut ns tht:'re are many shadP~. nnt· call haYc almost any color scheme worlu· d out as you <lesirtJ. At~onitum, Physotegia, \VallftowPr. VPronica, Sedum, Hemerocallis Citrinna H~lly hock-s , Hibiseus, Coreop~is, and .Japan Lilie~. Am·atum and Rubrum, Tli~.H ..J.l'latycodon, lludbeckia Pllrt)ltr<·a. Scabiosa, Stokesia, .Gaillardia, Agrllstc-mma . 1.00 1.00 1.oo· 1.00 1.2r. 1.2!; 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.90 Lilies. Splendens are among the most cffectiYe of the Hardy Flowers for thh st>ason of bloom. 1\lany of tlw Anuuals (·an be addl:'d with very marked effect.!:'. ThP fourth or last period of the garden should include a large quantity , ,f <:ladiolus, planted late, about .July 1st. to stimulate the Fall ftowe1ing g-rom'. Perhaps the most showy nf this group nre tht< Yarious hardy Asters. and hardy Cht·ysanthemums. The HudheC'kia!:' Lal'inata., Purpurea and Newmanii a ll Pxtend their blooming period into the Fall months. The Tritoma, red hot pol\er . Hyacinth Candicans while not hanly in thi:,; vkinity and have to be taken up as do the Glnd!', help out wonderfully in tht> Fall garden, one supplying tlw !-:t·arlH and the other the white. Hardy Hydrangeas P. G., while a per('nnial are wonderful in the perennial border, with theil· large "·hite and pink heads, lasting until frost. Even PvergrN' nR now and then f'<·attet'C'd among~t thf' pen.· nnial border give a good winttr ancl early ~pring effect. . · A <'arpeting _of a . few feet with dwarf !'hrub!'!, immediately in front of thf> tallC>r borders gi\'e an afldNl lu~tr' to the lnwn ,vhich is most pleasing- ~nd hc-autiful. Wh re shrubs ar~ ~rouped ahout the hnu:-;e proper, they should be in larg·: ma.~:-;es nm~ few Yanet1es with an oceasional break as to height and tYJJ·· nf foliage. Little color Rhould b(· u~ed about the house pr·oper as the bloom ni ~hruhs .art> morC> .or less sf'nsonahlt> nnd to haY(' a beautiful bloom for n f(;'W ~weel;:~ Ill the Spnng, atlcl then an un(lPsirrtble !-:hrub for the rest of the s~· asn[l. 1s rc' n.lly a poor type of design . not · ........ I1aying Out urul J·rt'pn ring llt'ds for Planting . Tlw laying ~~ut of heels is of great importmlC'e in developing the lawn effe cts ot the ~·arcl. '\\here you want deep re('(·sses of la.wn you should use few or n o ~'t· ~·elllllals hut EYergreens or shrubs which will pin clown to the lawn with tht:il' fo.llag· ~,_ efft,'d, thus ct:eating a large mound with a carpet of green extending nn <" er It, with an ei}tirely · unbroken and uniform effect. Where touches of life ~l.lld . t·olor are desired, deep and wide beds of flowers should be develope-d. rhe!-:e het~H s~oulcl be prepared by excavating the soil four to six inches (lt·en. then spaclmg Itl a heavy ('oat of well rotted m:U1Ul'l' in the subsoil. Then refillinp; t ht> beds, .n(':uly fu~l and then n pplying a. second coat of well rotted ma nur · and n·surlat·JIJg until leYel full of black dirt. ~Vhen thesP beds becom thoroughly settled, they should be level and a bout one mc_h below the surface of the lawn. so that when the rains come in torrents th,ey Wlll eat:h and hold nbout one inch of w::j.ter, which will soak in for future use. Th~ u:--;_e ~f bone Il}~al worked in the soil is good at all times, and can be use~ m hbet al quanh~Ies when the be.d s are being prepared. One hundrt:d pound:; of bone meal carnes as much Phosphorous as a ton or more of manure, but the manure must be used to add humus to the soil. 1.i;) tt~ndUl't'd rt'('('llj]~· fl' :!.50 1.00 1.00 J.OO 1.2:1 1.00 .Juu!pt·r Sn.\ ht!'. Thi:-: tYJh' of Junip('r prop:tg-at,·d h~· g-t·aft:-. '\\'!·~· itf'sirn hit> for d \\' a r f planting-!' .. .JuniJH'r f'nnlHI··n!'l!' . ..-\n in,·xpt·n:-;iye dw:trf .1uniJH'r. Look~ n · n· \n·ll in surnnwr hut ~onwwhat off ('olnr in wintl'l' )I ll!('lW Pin«'. '!'hi~ t'Yt>l' t.:Tt't'll is without n ri\·al for it~ gr(>f'll foliag·p nnd ht:,;t!' th" ~·t>ar around . Fine lH'dder t:t.no 1n -1:~" 1'~ ·>' 1S-:?~" 2 - :~' " ~· -···· 4.7:; 2.;;n !1.50 10- 12" 12-18" 18 - ~-1" 2- 2%' s.oo r,.ou