ANNUAL FLOWERS 



in hot weather by straw or grass cuttings and the 

 blossoms must be kept cut, for this plant will stop 

 blossoming as soon as it has made a few seeds. My 

 Northern friends can raise sweet peas much more 

 easily than my Southern friends. 



Morning Glories will grow 'most anywhere and 

 are so very beautiful, blooming as the poppies do, 

 only for a day. They climb by twisting their stem 

 about the support ; the flowers come in white, pink, 

 purple, and splotched. I have even had silver gray 

 blossoms. They bloom from mid-summer until frost 

 and will climb 10 feet. 



Cypress Vine twines itself just as does a morning 

 glory but the foliage is very feathery while the red 

 and white blossoms are trumpet shaped. The vines 

 climb about 8 feet and bloom from mid-summer un- 

 til frost. 



Canary-bird Vine is as true to its name as a flower 

 could be for the yellow blossoms look like tiny birds 

 perched on the vine. The vines grow about 8 feet 

 and bloom from mid-summer until frost, 



Balloon Vine grows very rapidly and covers 

 about 15 feet. The blossoms are small but are fol- 

 lowed by dear little green balloons, which hold the 

 seeds. They are pretty all summer. 



Wild Cucumber Vine will cover 20 feet, has a 



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