BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



garden. The flowers are something like phlox, only 

 the clusters are flatter. They come in every shade 

 of pink and purple, white and cream color ; many of 

 them have a white "eye." If you keep the blossoms 

 picked as they fade the plant will bloom all sum- 

 mer until frost. 



FORGET-ME-NOTS ARE GENEROUS WITH THEIR BLOSSOMS 



Now we come to climbers or vines. 



Sweet Peas are one of the most beautiful, but 

 they want deep, rich, moist soil full of humus. If 

 you love them very much and are not afraid of hard 

 work, have some. They must be planted early in 

 the spring, given brush or fence or fish net to climb 

 upon, must have the ground around the roots shaded 



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