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and chickens a lattice of laths may be made and 

 laid over the top of the frame. 



It is a good thing to have some annuals, not only 

 to use for cutting but also for filling out the flower 

 garden when something happens to the established 

 clumps, as something very often will in the best 

 regulated gardens. 



ZINNIAS are good, as they bloom until frost and 

 the plants grow into bushes of attractive form. 

 Crimson and white and flesh pink are the best 

 colours. 



BALSAM, or Lady Slipper, is one of the easiest 

 grown annuals. If transplanted several times the 

 plants will grow bushy and develop into miniature 

 trees covered with Camellia-like bloom. The dou- 

 ble white, carmine, lavender, rose, in fact all the 

 colours are good. The Balsams cannot be used for 

 cutting but they are an attractive old flower that 

 it will pay to cultivate. 



CALENDULAS and MARIGOLDS should be grown 

 for the purpose of filling up. The tall-growing 

 Marigolds if kept cut back will develop into bushy 

 plants and may be moved any time if a little care 

 is taken. Choose a rainy day, and if the sun should 



