ANNUAL FLOWERS 

 Here is a sample : 



Nicotiana white 2 feet 



Calliopsis yellow 2 feet 



Centaurea blue and pink 2 feet 



Balsam pink and white 14 inches 



Larkspur blue and white 18 inches 



Dianthus red and white 6 inches 



Mignonette green and yellow 6 inches 



Nigella blue and white 7 inches 



Candytuft white and violet 8 inches 



Poppies white, pink and red 8 inches 



Pansies all colors 3 inches 



Sweet Alyssum white 3 inches 



Verbenas white, pink and violet 3 inches 



Forget-me-nots blue 5 inches 



That is too many flowers for one small gardener 

 to choose, so you begin to cut out the ones you care 

 least for, always remembering there mil be another 

 summer when you can have an entirely different as- 

 sortment. I would advise you to choose three tall 

 varieties, six medium varieties, and 2 short varieties 

 if your garden can be reached from both sides. If 

 it is very long and narrow, then have six tall, six 

 medium and four short. 



Flowers must be thinned as well as vegetables 

 because we want strong plants which we cannot have 

 if they are too crowded, any more than we can have 

 strong children if they do not have room enough 

 in which to grow and play. 



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