188 AGRICULTURE FOR COMMON SCHOOLS 



Besides these cultivated tubers and bulbs there are many 

 wild flowers that grow from under-ground parts which can 

 be easily transplanted to the borders and flower beds. Most 

 of them like shade and a soil rich in rotten leaves. One should 

 study their native homes and try to give them somewhat the 

 same conditions in the lawn. Some of the more common of 

 these plants are spring beauty, trilliums, bloodroot, dog- 

 tooth violet or adder's-tongue, lilies, and wild flags. The last 

 should be planted in wet places by the well or cistern. 



The list of flowers that may be produced from seeds sown 

 in the spring or autumn is very long. A few of the common 

 ones are aster, zinnia, marigold, holly-hock, larkspur, touch- 

 me-not, pansy, sweet pea, sweet-william, verbena, four 

 o'clock, phlox, salvia, nasturtium, and pink. Directions for 

 growing these plants are usually given on the package in 

 which the seed is purchased. The only direction necessary is 

 to have rich soil well prepared and a little attention given not 

 to crowd slow-growing, tender sorts with rapid-growing, 

 sturdy ones. 



There are also a number of hardy plants which, when once 

 set, bloom from year to year without much attention, more 

 than working in some rotted manure in the autumn and cov- 

 ering them with a light covering of coarse litter for winter 

 protection. Such plants are peony, bleeding-heart, chrysan- 

 themum, and columbine. 



