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remarkably rich. There are single and double varieties 

 in both species. The Dwarf forms are desirable for 

 bedding purposes, while the Tall forms are better suited 

 to irregular borders, where the flowers make a brilhant 

 show from August to Octo- 

 ber. 



The culture of both is 

 easy: sow the seed outdoors 

 in spring when danger from 

 frost is past and transplant 

 the seedlings when two or 

 three inches high to the 

 place where they are to 

 bloom. The marigolds have 

 so strong an odor that they 

 are not much used for cut 

 flowers. 



Bachelor's Button and 

 Zinnia 



The Bachelor's Button is 



one of the most popular Marigolds in a Wall Flower- 



Pocket 



hardy annuals. The many 



varieties have been developed from a plant native 

 to southeastern Europe called by botanists Cantaurea 

 cyanus. The flowers range to many colors of unusual 

 purity of tone, held on long slender stalks that give 

 them a very decorative effect. They are of easiest 

 culture outdoors and extremely useful for cut flowers 

 and border gardens. 



The Zinnia is often called Youth and Old Age. The 

 original single form was Zinnia elegans, a native of 



