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on a bank where it is difficult to train the branches so that they will 

 come to the edge of the sod, thus covering the bare soil. 



Ageratum houstonianum (dwarf varieties) Iberis umbellata (dwarf hybrids) 



Floss Flower Candytuft 



Alyssum maritimum Little Gem Myosotis alpestris 



Sweet Alyssum Forget-me-not 



Anagallis (in variety; Portulaca grandiflora 



Pimpernel Rose Moss 



Reseda odorata, dwarf 

 Mignonette 



C. Annuals Which Are Difficult to Transplant Successfully. 

 This group contains annuals which should be sown in the place where 

 they are expected to remain. The only work which should be done to 

 them after sowing is to thin them out in order to give the individual 

 plants more space to develop. 



Centaurea cyanus 

 Old-fashioned Cornflower 



Delphinium ajacis 



Annual Larkspur 

 Emilia flammea 



Flora's Paint-brush 

 Eschscholtzia californica 



California Poppy 

 Gypsophila elegans 



Baby's Breath 

 Gypsophila muralis 



Pink Baby's Breath 



Lathyrus odoratus 



Sweet Pea 

 Lavatera trimestris splendens 



Mallow 

 Lupinus hirsutus 



Lupin 

 Nigella damascena 



Love-in-a-mist 

 Papaver (in variety) 



Poppy 

 Tropaeolum majus 



Nasturtium 



D. Annuals Which Should Be Planted in Several Sowings to 

 Insure a Succession of Bloom. To provide a succession of bloom 

 with annuals those included in the following group should be sown in 

 two or three successive plantings. Very few annual seeds should be 

 sown after the hot summer weather begins, unless great care is given 

 to the watering. 



Centaurea Cyanus 



Old-fashioned Cornflower 

 Coreopsis tinctoria 



Tickseed 

 Gypsophila elegans 



Baby's Breath (sow every three weeks) 

 Iberis umbellata 



Candytuft (sow every three weeks) 



Reseda odorata 



Mignonette (sow every three weeks) 



Myosotis palustris 



Forget-me-not 

 Nigella damascena 



Love-in-a-mist (sow every six weeks) 

 Papaver (in variety) 



Poppy (sow every four weeks) 

 Phlox drummondi 



Drummond's Phlox 



