ANNUAL FLOWERS 



I know people who are very fond of them. They 

 grow about 18 inches tall; their colors are bright 

 yellows, orange and red, and they bloom in sum- 

 mer. 



Now for the shorter fellows: 



Candytuft is a fairly early bloomer, grows about 

 8 inches high and has white and violet blossoms. 



Dianthus our grandmothers called "Garden 

 Pinks" and were a favorite flower; they have the 

 perfume of carnations. The leaves are very narrow 

 and a silvery green, the bushes spread out a good 

 deal and grow only six inches tall. The blossoms 

 come single and double and are white, pink, red, and 

 striped. They bloom in mid-summer. 



Mignonette is as sweet in day time as Nicotiana is 

 at night; the flowers are not so beautiful but we 

 love it just the same. It grows about six inches tall 

 and will bloom all summer if you keep the blossoms 

 picked as they begin to fade. 



Petunias have trumpet shaped, sticky, velvety 

 flowers and the plants do not grow tall, but spread 

 out in a bushy form. It blooms in late summer and 

 the colors are white, purple and red. 



Nigella is called "Love-in-a-mist" because the 

 blue and white flowers are surrounded by a tiny 

 green net work. It is extremely pretty and grows 



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