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that "We must take the bitter with the sweet" is 

 as true in flower-growing as in any of the other 

 pursuits of life. 



Having discussed the growing of plants from 

 seed, let us now for just a little while consider 

 some of the things to plant. 



In the first place there are never nearly enough 

 blue flowers, and they are far more desirable than 

 the bright reds and many of the yellows. Amongst 

 the desirable blue flowers that we may enjoy is 

 the Blue Lace Flower, each rounded head com- 

 posed of many tiny florets of beautiful skyblue, 

 and presenting to the eye a light and airy appear- 

 ance. Then we have the Centurea or Cornflower, 

 Lobelias, Ageratum, Sweet Peas, and outside the 

 annual class, also the Gladioli and the beautiful 

 tall Blue Sage or Salvia, which is a perennial, 

 however. We also may choose the Verbena, the 

 Aster and the Blue-eyed African Daisy, as well as 

 Statice, Heliotrope, and the tiny but lovely For- 

 get-me-not. 



Annuals suitable for cutting embrace the Zin- 

 nias, Salpiglossis or Velvet Flower, Asters, Gail- 

 lardias, Scabiosa or Mourning Bride, Cosmos, 

 Antirrhinum or Snapdragon and numerous others. 



For bordering beds, walks or drives we may 

 choose from the following list. We have the bright 

 showy Phlox Drummondii, which is the annual sort 

 of Phlox. We have also the Ageratum, Sweet 



