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more fashionable state. Purchased seed will not 

 succeed, for the delphinium seed seem to lose their 

 vitality unless planted a short time after maturing. 

 Therefore it is best to begin by purchasing roots of 

 the different shades at fifteen cents a root, then to 

 increase your stock it will be well to permit the per- 

 fection of seed in late July so you can plant them 

 early enough to have well established roots by 

 autumn. In succeeding years, however, by cutting 

 the flower stalks back after the first blooming period, 

 you may enjoy a second harvest of flowers. The 

 delphinium needs much richness of soil, which can be 

 made by digging into the ground the winter mulch- 

 ing of manure after the plants have begun to sprout 

 in early spring. 



Hardy Phlox 



The hardy phloxes are the very backbone of a 

 permanent garden. Purchasing roots of the pretti- 

 est shades, by saving your own seed and sowing at 

 once, you will have multiplied your stock in two 

 years to tremendous proportions. The seed of the 

 hardy phlox, like that of the delphinium, will not 

 grow if not sown promptly, yet seed men persist in 

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