BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



pollen and fertilize the baby seeds at the base of 

 each flower. If we cut the flowers from the plant 

 the plant makes new flowers to get some more seeds ; 

 if we leave the flowers to go to seed the plant's 

 work is done and it will give us no more bloom. 

 So you can easily see we must keep our flowers 

 picked if we want our garden to keep on blooming. 



Now I am going to tell you how to cut each 

 variety we have already talked about. Don't for- 

 get you are going to get up early enough to tend 

 to your gathering before breakfast. 



Asters have good long stems and they should be 

 cut as long as you can get them the stem is woody 

 and should be put into hot water for 5 minutes, 

 then into cool. 



Balsam has a soft open stem and can be put into 

 cool water. 



Calendula has a fine long woody stem, hot water 

 first. 



Calliopsis, the same. 



Celosia is such a queer flower; it grows quite a 

 way down the stem, so you have to pick nearly the 

 whole plant. Usually they are left in the garden 

 for they do not fade for a long, long time. If you 

 do pick them, put them into hot water first for five 

 minutes, then into cool. 



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