48 Growing Flowers 



ripe and they will not fall apart. They may be 

 dried in a moderately warm room in the house. 



Columbine 



The seed of columbine should be sown in the open 

 ground in the spring and the seedlings should be 

 thinned to about twelve inches apart. Seed sown 

 in the autumn will produce flowering plants the 

 following season. They are very easy to grow 

 and require little cultivation. They will thrive 

 in almost any soil but fertilization helps 

 them. 



The fact that the columbine blooms profusely for 

 a long season, that it is hardy and requires little 

 care, that it makes a striking appearance, that it 

 can be grown in any locality, and that it is one 

 of the few flowers with colors red, white, and 

 blue, recommends it strongly as our national 

 flower. 



Columbine and honeysuckle are among the flowers 

 that strongly attract the humming bird and every 

 garden should contain these two vines, if for 

 no other reason than to have the birds come 

 around. 



