CHAPTER X 

 ANNUAL FLOWERING PLANTS 



Annual flowering plants, or plants that must have 

 seed sown every year, fill an important place in both 

 the school and the home garden. 



Where there is a scarcity of shrubs, the larger kinds 

 of annuals, such as the castor bean, sunflower, cosmos, 

 aster, zinnia, marigold, and salvia, may serve as sub- 

 stitutes, either in clumps or as single plants, until the 

 places are occupied by shrubbery. 



Broad-leaved, tall-growing plants, like the castor bean 

 and sunflower, make efficient screens for fences, out- 

 buildings, or other unattractive objects. Tall plants may 

 be massed near the objects to be screened, with a grada- 

 tion of lower-growing plants in the foreground. 



The medium-sized annuals may be grown in clumps 

 near buildings. The four-o'clock, aster, petunia, zinnia, 

 marigold, and gaillardia are suitable for such spots. By 

 placing the sweet William, verbena, pansy, and sweet 

 alyssum in front of them, a beautiful border effect may 

 be obtained. 



Vines may be planted where they will climb on porch 

 trellises or wire fences. The moonflower, morning-glory, 

 cypress vine, and climbing nasturtium should be planted 

 where they will receive careful culture. For covering 



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