76 SCHOOL AXD HOME GARDENS 



BALSAMS 



Balsams are quick, sure growers, and seeds sown in 

 the open ground in May soon produce handsome, bushy 

 plants thickly massed with large, roselike flowers. The 

 blossoms grow on the underside of the leaves and show 

 to best advantage when grown on a terrace or at the 

 edge of groups of other annuals. The plants grow to a 

 height of about two feet. 



Sowing. In March sow the seeds in boxes and trans- 

 plant two or three times in order to make strong plants. 

 Give them plenty of light and water. Stocky, symmet- 

 rical plants produce the best flowers. 



When transplanting to the open, set the balsams from 

 twelve to fifteen inches apart each way. 



CANDYTUFT 



Candytuft is one of the best white flowers for edging 

 beds, for massing, for rockeries, and for cutting. 



The soil should be rich and the plants must have an 

 abundance of water. They branch freely, and if some 

 of them are removed, the size of the flowers will be 

 increased. 



Sow the seeds out of doors in April, where the plants 

 are to bloom, and thin them when an inch high. Sow 

 in July for fall flowering. 



