For May, 1921 



571 



before the disease appears and should be repeated about 

 every ten days. Among the well liked kinds are Comet, 

 American Branching, Queen of the Market, Victoria and 

 Crego's Giant Asters. The single varieties are truly 

 beautiful in the garden and are good for cutting. 



Probably the most important of all the annuals are 

 the sweet peas with their innumerable varieties. Every 

 year new kinds displace some of the older ones. Sweet 

 peas, which require thorough cultivation, deep digging 

 and liberal supply of manure, should be sown as soon as 

 the frost is out of the ground. We sow the seed in boxes 

 in March and when a growth of half an inch is shown, 

 I)rick them off into 4 inch pots. In this way one secures 

 more even growth in the pots. They should be planted 

 whenever the weather is favorable which would prob- 

 ably be some time in April. For white, grow Constance 

 Hinton, Mascott's White, White Spencer; for yellow. 

 Primrose Queen, Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon ; for orange 

 shades, Helen Lewis, Barbara, Edrom Beauty ; for pink 

 shades, Hawlmark Pink, Illuminator, La France, Annie 

 Ireland, Countess Spencer, Hercules; for red shades, 

 Thomas Stevenson, Queen Ale.xandra, Scarlet Emperor, 

 Robert Sydenham, King Edward VH. For blue and lav- 

 ender the following are good, Florence Nightingale, R. 

 F. Ferton, Capt. of the Blue Spencer, Imperial Blue, 

 Lord Nelson, but as there are numerous kinds, and 

 everyone has his likes and dislikes, there is no use in mak- 

 ing too long a list. 



Zinnias are very valuable as they come into flower early 

 in the season and continue blooming until frost comes. 

 Their great brilliancy makes them especially fine for beds 

 and masses. There is such a variety in the different 

 heights that one can secure zinnias which are adaptable 

 for all purfMDses. The double forms of Zinnia Haageana 

 are very good for yellow flowers. 



Sweet Scabious, which makes an excellent plant for 

 borders, is to be had in various colors, including white. 



Salpiglossis, a very splendid plant, needs care in the 

 early stages of growth and should be planted in warm 

 positions. There are many varieties and all are good 

 garden plants. 



The new Nicotimia Sandcra and Sandrra hybrids are 

 fine plants, worthy of cultivation, as are the pyramidal 

 cockscombs, especially the variety Thoinpsoni. 



The Clarkias, which are Californian plants, are among 

 the prettiest of annuals. They are robust, easy to grow, 

 and flower for a long time. Clarkia elegans grows about 

 two feet high, has an erect and bushy habit and bears 

 long leafy racemes, varying from purple to pale red or 

 salmon color. Clarkia pulcJicUa is very gay and has 

 many good forms. There are double varieties, but the 

 single forms are the m.ost pleasing. Sow the seeds out 

 of doors early in May and give the plants a position 

 where they are slightly shaded. 



The Godetias have large blossoms which are produced 

 very abundantly. The colors are very pleasing and the 

 plants bloom a long time. Sow the seeds in May in a 

 partinlly shaded position and thin the plants out well to 

 give them room to grow. Then they will make nice bushy 

 ones from one to two feet high. The best species are 

 grandiflora and amccna, but many of the varieties such 

 as Rosamond, The Bride, Duchess of Albany and Lady 

 Albemarle make most charming plants, besides which 

 there are many more varieties. 



The Phacelias are well worth more general cultivation. 

 Their beautiful blue flowers are produced for quite a long 

 time, if they are given a cool, moist position. Sow them 

 early in the season before the weather becomes too hot. 

 The best kinds are campanularia, tanacetifolia, Parryi 

 and IVhitlaz'ia. 



The best annual Campanulas are macrostyla and Lorlci. 



Everlasting flowers contain several genera, most of 

 them coming from Australia. They are not only showy 

 in the garden but their flowers are useful for Winter 

 bouquets for which use the bloom should be cut before 

 they arc fully open, and hung up to dry with the flowers 

 downward. The most important genera are : Ammobium, 

 CiompJirena, Ilelichrysum, Rhodantbe and Acrolinium. 

 When large masses of these showy plants are grown the 

 effect produced is very imposing. 



Gilias are dwarf annuals that give good results if 

 grown in a sunny moist position. Collinsias are also 

 charming low plants which flower most profusely if 

 given a sunny place, with plenty of water. 



The tulip poppy, H iinncmannia fumaricefolia has large 

 yellow flowers which are produced on long stems, making 

 them useful for cutting. Sow the seeds early and grow 

 in a warm sunny spot. 



The butterfly flower, Schicaiitliiis, has become rather 

 popular of late years on account of its beautiful flowers 

 which very much resemble small orchid flowers. They 

 are grown as pot plants for conservatory or house deco- 

 ration. The best kind for growing in pots is zvisetonensis, 

 which flowers very freely and has a good compact habit. 

 Schizanthus Grahainii, pinnatiis, rctiisus, and their varie- 

 ties are very showy plants for the garden. 



The annual Lupines are very attractive and easy to 

 grow. Sow the seeds out doors in May in any kind 

 of soil. The new hydridus roscus is one of the finest; it 

 has large spikes of pink flowers and the plants grow from 

 one and one-half to two feet high. Other kinds that are 

 ])retty and easy to grow are Hartwegii, Lntcus, mutabilis 

 and pilosus. 



The Lobelias are wonderful for blue shades and we 

 have nothing to equal them in low dwarf blue plants. 

 The tall annual Lobelias are excellent for garden work and 

 they all do well near the seashore. 



Probably the most pleasing variety of Nemesia stru- 

 niosa is Blue Gem. Sutton's varieties are good garden 

 plants. It is from eight to ten inches high and its color 

 is a most beautiful Forget-me-not blue. There are other 

 kinds which grow taller than this variety with flowers, 

 pale yellow, rose pink, white, crimson and scarlet. 



Torenia Fournieri is a grand dwarf annual about nine 

 inches high and covered with blue flowers. It blooms all 

 .'-'ummer and on that account is very valuable. 



\ erbenas are extremely useful in the flower garden, 

 continuing in bloom throughout the Summer. Raised 

 from seed in February, they come into bloom in June. 

 They can be had in almost every color except 

 yellow. 



'J"he atmual srdvias are valuable plants for garden deco- 

 ration. Sakia farinacea grows from two to three feet 

 high and has long spikes of lavender flowers which are 

 showy and pleasing. Salvia Horminum, variety Blue 

 I'.eard, grows from one to two feet and has showy 

 spikes of bright purple bracts. Pink Gem is very attrac- 

 tive with its large pink bracts. 



Other kinds that might be added to the above are: 

 Amaranthus. Arctotis, Argemonc (several kinds), Cen- 

 tranthus. Calandrinia, Emilia, Gaura, Kaulfussia, Lava- 

 tcra, Leptosync, Malopc, Sanvitalia, Specularia, Tridas, 

 Viscaria. Erysimum, Pcrovskia, Gomphrena, Lepachys, 

 Rudbeckia and Linitm. ■ 



Some of the annual grasses can be used with good 

 effect in the garden and are useful among cut flow-ers. 

 The following are the most common varieties grown : 

 Arena sfcrilis, Brisa gracilis, Eragrostis elegans, Hor- 

 deitm jubatiim, Lagurus ovahis and Pennisctum longi- 

 stylum. 



(To be concluded In the June issue) 



