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blossoms from June on throughout the summer; always 

 plant in masses, setting the plants eighteen inches apart. 



5 Delphinium elatum: bee larkspur; three to five feet high; rich 

 garden soil; tall slender spikes of blue flowers, varying in 

 shade from light to dark ; blossoms in June and on. 



6 Althea rosea: hollyhock; four to six feet high; well drained 

 soil, but give plenty of water during drought ; double- and 

 single-flowered forms are both fine ; as they are easily raised 

 from seed, planted outdoors where they are to grow, it is 

 possible to get a mixture of colors and then save the plants 

 that are most satisfactory, after seeing them bloom; seed- 

 lings will blossom the second season if the seed is sown before 

 July 1 5 ; as hollyhocks are subject to a fungous disease, it 

 is best to start new plants from seed every other year ; these 

 seem to be healthier than old and established plants, coming 

 from roots that have been long in the garden ; blossoms in 



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7 Digitalis lanata: wooly foxglove; two to three feet high; any 

 soil, rather light and rich ; will endure shade ; flowers some- 

 what funnel-shaped, ranged along the very tall, strong 

 upright stalks half their length, the lower ones opening first 

 and the upper end of the stalk continuing to grow higher as 

 the inflorescence ascends it ; gray, yellow, purplish or whitish ; 

 blossoms in July and August; may be raised from seed; 

 plant in masses, setting the plants from fourteen to eighteen 

 inches apart. 



8 Clematis recta: bush clematis; two to three feet high; ordi- 

 narily rich garden soil ; white blossoms in large loose clus- 

 ters, fragrant ; blossoms in June and on through August. 



9 Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, hybrid: Shasta daisy; two 

 feet high ; any soil ; large white daisy flowers ; blossoms from 



