PLANTING LIST 347 



easily grown in any good soil, except that they do not like lime and 

 do like sun. They transplant poorly, and should be sowed where 

 they are to stand. The dwarf varieties are fine for massing, and all 

 of the flowers are attractive in the house. Sow the annual varieties 

 as soon as the ground is fit, the perennials either then or from 

 freshly ripe seed in late summer. The plants blossom in early 

 summer. Perennial plants can also be grown from divisions of the 

 roots. Distances should be according to the size of the variety, 

 one foot or more apart. 



Lychnis, or London Pride, sometimes called Alpine Lamp-flower, 

 also Mullein Pink, Maltese Cross, and Ragged Robin, with still 

 other names, according to the variety : A popular white, crimson, 

 or scarlet flower of our grandmothers, found in annual, biennial, 

 and perennial forms. It is easily grown in masses in a sunny 

 place, and flowers mostly in early summer. Sow freely where the 

 plants are to stand, in May, and thin to a foot apart. Some of the 

 varieties are tender, but most of the perennials will live through 

 our winters. Give some protection. 



Marigold (for Pot Marigold see Calendula) : A fine plant which 

 every one should grow, valuable for yellow flowers easily grown, 

 hardy, and lasting into frosts. There are two kinds of Marigold 

 offered by seedsmen. 



Dwarf or French Marigolds stand about a foot tall, bushy, and 

 bearing flowers from early summer until after early frosts. They 

 are easily grown by sowing under glass in March or April, or 

 outdoors when the ground is fit. If they are started in flats, 

 and potted, they will make bushier plants, and will flower earlier. 

 They should be set about a foot apart, in masses, and are very 

 showy. 



Tall or African Marigolds are not so bushy, but look well in the 

 border, or along the edges of the shrubbery. They may be treated 

 in much the same way, and may be used for cutting, although to 

 some their odor is objectionable. Set them about eighteen inches 

 apart. 



Marjoram, Sweet : An herb, its leaves used for seasoning. Grow 



