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Cosmos 



In localities where frost is apt to steal upon the 

 garden prematurely, it is almost futile to attempt to 

 raise the splendid tall cosmos of dilatory habits, for 

 just about the time they are laden with buds, and the 

 plants have reached the height of eight feet, we go 

 forth some morning to find them blackened ruins, 

 which wrings the feelings unnecessarily. 



Fortunately, however, there is a variety of early 

 blooming cosmos which can get ahead of frosts. It 

 never attains the height of the lazy, more beautiful, 

 late kind, nor are the flowers as large. The foliage 

 of the cosmos is so light and airy it adds poetry of 

 background to any other flower, and I would grow it 

 for its foliage beauty even if it never flowered at all. 

 It is wise to tie the plants to firm stakes early in the 

 season, lest the first storm leaves them standing all 

 awry. 



Phlox Drummondi 



For reckless happy-go-lucky beauty sow gay 

 little Phlox Drummondi any and everywhere. Buy 

 mixed seed, then save with particular care the seed 

 of those of the rare tints of pale yellow and deeper 

 tan. By eradicating the plants of the magenta ones 

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