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The Heddewegii, Diadematus, and Caryophyllus are perhaps the most 

 notable types of dianthus. They are of various colors. 



Hollyhock 



The hollyhock is a hardy perennial that grows to a height of 5 to 7 

 feet and produces a fine mass of bloom in August. The seed should be 

 sown from July to September in garden soil, \ inch deep in rows 24 to 

 36 inches apart; later the plants should be thinned to 15 inches apart in 

 the row or transplanted to a permanent location. The hollyhock should 

 be protected through the winter with straw or similar material. The 

 next spring the plants will start growth and will later produce flowers. 

 Abundance of water and a liberal supply of manure are necessary for 

 the best growth of this fine perennial. 



Chafer's Double is one of the best strains and produces flowers of 

 various colors — apple-blossom pink, bluish white, canary-yellow, car- 

 mine, lemon-yellow, dark maroon, pink, salmon-pink, and variegated. 



Larkspur 



The larkspur is a hardy annual or perennial that thrives in any good 

 garden soil; the flowers are of much better color and size, however, when 

 the plants are grown in a deep, rich sandy loam, one that has been spaded 

 deeply and well enriched with old rotten manure being the best. The 

 seed of the dwarf varieties may be sown in the open ground in May, at 

 a depth of \ to \ inch in rows 12 inches apart; a little later the plants 

 should be thinned so as to stand 1 2 inches apart in the row. The average 

 height of the larkspur is 1 to 5 feet. 



The tall varieties, all of which are perennial, are suitable for setting 

 among shrubbery and in borders. The dwarf varieties are effective 

 for beds. 



Some of the best varieties of larkspur are: annuals, Bismarck, Giant 

 Hyacinth Flowered; perennials, Elatum, Formosum, Grandiflorum Album. 



Marigold 

 The marigold is easily cultivated. It requires a good garden soil — a 

 good sandy loam being the best — but not necessarily a rich soil. Mari- 

 Is arc lender to half-hardy annuals that grow to a height of 6 inches 

 to 2 feet. The plants may be grown in hotbeds and later transplanted, 

 or the seed may be sown in the open ground. In the latter case, seed 

 should be sown in May, .{ to \ inch deep in rows 12 inches apart, the 

 plants being thinned later to 6 inches apart in the row. Blooms are 

 produced from July until the plants are killed by frost. Frequent trans- 



