BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



like you to have a 12 inch rule by you now so you 

 can stand it up and see just how tall the flowers 

 grow. There are three distinct kinds of flowers: 

 "Annuals," which bloom the first year and then die ; 

 "Biennials," which grow all one summer, live over 

 winter and bloom the second summer, then die, and 

 "Perennials," which live many years and bloom 

 every year. We are going to talk about annuals 

 now; later we will talk about the others. 



Asters grow 12 inches high, the plants are bushy, 

 and need about 10 inches of space in which to grow. 

 The colors are white, pink, red, lavender, and dark 

 purple. They bloom in late summer and fall. 



Balsam, sometimes called "Ladies' Slipper," 

 grows 14 inches and taller, the stems of the plant are 

 almost transparent and the blossoms very pretty 

 and delicate. They come in white, pink, purple, 

 rose and spotted, and bloom in summer. 



Calendula grows 12 inches high and more, with 

 yellow and orange blossoms, blooming in summer. 



Calliopsis is a very tall, feathery plant, growing 

 sometimes two feet. The flowers are single, pure 

 yellow, or deep bronze, or both colors mixed. They 

 bloom in summer. 



Celosia is also called "Cock's Comb" but many 

 varieties look like plumes. They grow both tall 



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