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in April, or sowed outdoors in mid-May. _ They will grow in any 

 fairly moist soil. Thin or transplant the dwarfs to 12 inches, the 

 taller kinds to two feet or more. When cut before they are ripe, 

 and dried, the cockscombs may be kept for winter bouquets. 



Columbine, or Aquilegia : A hardy perennial, often found grow- 

 ing wild, and easily grown in most garden soils. It is naturally 

 red and yellow flowered, but there are modern varieties in white 

 and blue ; these like partial shade. The plants do not like wind. 

 Once established, they grow freely from their own seed. This the 

 gardener can sow as soon as ripe ; or he may sow bought seed in 

 early spring, covering slightly, where the plants are to stand. The 

 young plants should be thinned to a foot or eighteen inches, or with 

 care may be transplanted. The flowers come in late May or early 

 June, and for their brightness and delicacy should be in every peren- 

 nial garden. 



Cone-flower, or Rudbeckia (see also Golden Glow), one variety 

 of which is called Black-eyed Susan, is a hardy perennial which may 

 be grown as an annual. The colors are yellow with prominent 

 brown centers, and the flowers are showy. The plants may be 

 grown from seeds sown in early spring in any soil, and thinned 

 to about a foot apart. They may also be grown from root divisions. 

 They are handsome in clumps in the garden in midsummer, and the 

 taller kinds may be used as a background. 



Coreopsis, or Calliopsis : A bright-colored hardy flower in both 

 annual and perennial varieties, yellow with brown centers. The 

 flowers are plentiful, showy, and easily grown ; they last from mid- 

 summer until frost. Grown on long stems, they make good decora- 

 tions for the house. Sow in March or April under glass, outdoors 

 in late April and May. Thin or transplant to about a foot apart- 

 The annual varieties should be tried by all beginners. 



Corn, or Sweet Corn : This vegetable should be grown in every 

 garden, for the dwarfs will find a place in even the smallest patch. 

 It is a very tender plant, killed by the slightest frost ; but some 

 varieties ripen so early that it is worth growing anywhere. Kinds 

 are usually white or yellow, and tall and short. Its worst enemy 



