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be grown as a vine or as a short bush flower with 

 equal success. It never flags through the hottest 

 weather and has a wide range of colors. 



Nasturtiums flower best on thin soil, but if a 

 wealth of leaves is desired, the soil must be en- 

 riched. The plants should not be kept very moist 

 or they will rot off, especially if standing too close. 



Nasturtiums may be started in the house in paper 

 cups or dirt bands and transplanted to the out of 

 doors as soon as danger of frost is over. When 

 planted in the open the seed should be sown an 

 inch deep and the seedlings thinned to ten inches 

 apart. 



Nasturtiums make beautiful winter pot plants, 

 and the trailing nasturtiums may be planted in 

 hanging baskets with great success. 



Nasturtium flowers appear within two months 

 from the time of planting the seed. A bed of one 

 hundred square feet will produce about a thousand 

 blossoms per day. 



Try planting dwarf nasturtiums about three inches 

 from sweet peas along both sides of the rows. The 



