ANNUAL FLOWERING PLANTS 81 



warm and in good condition. Thin as the plants become 

 crowded. Give this annual a fertile, well-drained soil, 

 with an abundance of sun and air. 



Porch boxes. Gaillardias may be grown in porch 

 boxes, either by themselves or with petunias or poppies. 



GOURDS 



Gourds are luxuriant climbing annuals, useful for cov- 

 ering arbors, fences, or slopes, and bearing fruit which 

 is interesting in form and color. 



Planting. Gourds will grow in any kind of soil. 

 Spade the place selected to a depth of one foot. Thor- 

 oughly mix a shovelful of rotted manure with the soil. 

 Put ten or twelve seeds in a hill and thin to three plants 

 when the second leaf is formed. Let them stand about 

 three inches apart after thinning. 



THE MORNING-GLORY 



The morning-glory (Convolvulus, also called Ipomcea) 

 grows rapidly and will cover a large space in a very 

 short time. The shoots grow long and are well provided 

 with foliage. For covering summerhouses and porches 

 it will twine around wire or strings and may be trained 

 in any direction. For small spaces there is nothing better 

 than the old-fashioned morning-glory, with its variety of 

 colors. The Japanese morning-glory is more robust and 

 will attain a height of from thirty to fifty feet. The 

 leaves are of different sizes and shapes, and the color 



