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seeds. Some cover the planted seeds Avith a piece of news- 

 paper until after the seeds have started and then it is removed. 

 Do not smother the small seedlings. After the seedlings have 

 become strong enough to transplant, prick them off and place 

 in another flat or in pots as the case may be, to be grown until 

 they are strong enough and the weather right to set them 

 out in the permanent place that has already been prepared. 

 For good results with annuals usually a sunny spot must be 

 selected, have good deep soil and fertihze with good well- 

 rotted barnyard manm'e or cow manure. The best seed should 

 be secm-ed that the seedsmen offer to obtain good results. 

 With tliis preparation and the same spirit that is displayed 

 in the quotation at the head of this chapter the plant lover 

 may look for good results. The following is a hst of a few 

 of the desirable kinds: 



Asters, Ageratums, Sweet alyssum. Antirrhinum (snapdragon), 

 Balsam, Calendula (pot marigold), Candytuft, Campanula 

 (bluebells), Celosia, (cockscomb), Centaurea (Bachelor's button), 

 Clii-ysanthemum, Coreopsis (CalUopsis), Cosmos, Convolvulus 

 (Morning glory), Cobea scandens. Delphinium (Larkspur), 

 Datura, (Trumpet flower), Dianthus (Annual pinks), Digitalis 

 (Foxglove), Eschscholtzia (CaUfornia poppy), Gourds, Gyp- 

 sophylla (Baby's breath), Hibiscus (Mallow), Hollyhock, 

 Humulus (Hopvine), Marigold, Mignonette, Myosotis (Forget- 

 me-not), Nasturtium, Pansy, Petunia, Phlox (Drummondi), 

 Poppy, Portulacca, Salpiglossis, Sahda, Scabiosa (Morning 

 bride). Stocks (Gilliflower) , Sun flowers. Sweet pea, ^^erbena, 

 Zinnia. 



Another kind of plants that are much sought after by indi- 

 viduals that desire ' to take up a hobby are the bulbs. These 

 have flowers of remarkable beauty in an endless variety of 

 hal^it, size and color that have been gathered from all over 

 the world. They are used in borders, hardy gardens, along 

 slii'ubbery beds, natm-alized in grass, planted on the margins of 



