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loam well enriched with manure and treated to wood ashes ; 

 flowers very full and plumy, resembling the florist's chrys- 

 anthemum; blossoms in August; mixed colors; start seed 

 indoors in late March or April for early-blooming plants and 

 transplant the seedlings to out-doors as soon as frost has 

 gone; for later-blooming plants sow the seed outdoors 

 where they are to stand, not later than May ; plants should 

 be nine to twelve inches apart finally. 



3 — Arctotis grandis: African daisy; two to three feet high; 

 ordinary soil, in sunny place; large and showy daisy-Hke 

 flowers, white above, tinged with Ulac beneath; blossoms 

 in July and on to hard frost; start seed indoors or in the 

 groiind after frost is gone ; will germinate in about a week ; 

 keep in masses but give the plants as much room as they 

 seem to need. 



4 — Calendula officinal is : pot marigold; twelve inches high; any 

 light warm soil; flowers in all shades of yellow to white; 

 blossoms from early summer on until frosts kill the plants; 

 mixed seeds will give a harmonious collection; start in the 

 groimd as early as possible. 



5 — Iheris amara, hybrid dwarf: annual candytuft; six inches 

 high; any soil; small upright clusters of white flowers, fra- 

 grant; blossoms in June; sow seed outdoors early in April, 

 thin out when the seedlings are an inch high ; sow again the 

 end of May and again late in July for succession of bloom ; in 

 this way it may be had in blossom all summer; especially 

 suited for edging. 



6 — Centaurea cyanus, double-flowered: blue bottle, ragged 

 sailor, bachelor's button or bluet; eighteen inches high; 

 light soil; this may be had in blue, rose or white, but the 

 characteristic color is blue, and pure seed therefore seems 



