Growing Flowers 55 



Dianthus 



Dianthus plants should be planted in a bed of well 

 mixed turfy loam, leaf -mold, and well decayed manure. 

 Good drainage should be provided as they are 

 more likely to die from too much moisture than 

 from not enough. 



Dianthus seed should be sown indoors in March 

 and the young plants transplanted as soon as the 

 ground is warm. They should stand from six 

 inches to a foot apart. 



Young dianthus plants give the largest flowers 

 but old plants are the first to bloom each season. 

 The plants will remain green all winter if lightly 

 protected by a mulch of straw, fodder, or leaves. 



Dogtooth Violet 



The dogtooth violet is really a lily and should be 

 treated as a lily. It grows well among rocks in 

 the garden and thrives best if the surrounding 

 soil is composed principally of leaf -mold. It does 

 not require much sunlight but a great deal 

 of moisture. Dogtooth violets come in such a 

 variety of color that every garden should have a 

 place for some of them, at least. 



