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to be the better choice; blossoms from midsummer imtil 

 frost ; sow in the ground as early as possible. 



7 — Cleome pungens: giant spider flower; three feet high; any 

 soil; particularly useful among shrubbery, being rank of 

 growth and showy; flowers rosy-crimson with a suggestion 

 of violet ; curious, clustered in heads at the top of the upright- 

 growing stems ; sow seed in the open ground as early as may 

 be; thin so that the plants may develop, but keep in masses 

 of from six to any desired number; very effective in long 

 hedge-Uke border at some distance, also useful for screening. 



8 — Papaver Rhceas, Shirley: com poppy, Shirley strain: two 

 feet high ; sandy loam ; single flowers in white and shades of 

 pink to deep crimson, no two alike; blossoms from mid- 

 summer on; sow thinly, very early in spring while ground 

 is cool and moist, where they are to be ; poppies will not bear 

 transplanting; thin to six inches apart; make successive 

 sowings during the summer for successive bloom. 



g — Phlox Drummondi, gmni^"/?om.- large-flowering annual phlox; 

 twelve inches high; light loamy soil; white, pink, lilac, 

 crimson or primrose ; sow in the groimd as soon as possible 

 or indoors very early and transplant ; thin to about twelve 

 inches apart ; blossoms from midsummer on ; keep in masses. 



JO — Mathiola incana, hybrids: stocks, " cut-and-come-again ; " 

 twelve to eighteen inches high ; deep garden soil ; white, pink, 

 blue, yellow or lilac flowers crowded along the erect stalks ; 

 blossoms in July and on ; sow seed indoors in March for early 

 flowers and transplant on a cloudy day; or sow in the ground 

 as early as possible ; get seed in mixture or in any preferred 

 color. 

 The length of blooming period for annuals depends almost 



entirely on the planting of the seed. The earlier the seeds 



