HOW TO SUCCEED WITH ANNUALS 



Nasturtium, Dwarf: Height, 1 foot; various colors maroon sorts 

 have the most distinction. Sow end of April. Blooms July until 

 October. 



Petunia: Height, 2-3 feet; various colors. Sow April 15 to 30 

 in good loam; sun or half-shade. Avoid magenta tints; the fringed 

 varieties in clear pink are charming. Blooms June until frost. 



Sweet Alyssum: Height, 6-9 inches; color, white. Sow in ordinary 

 soil; sun or half-shade. Dwarf varieties are best for edging. A most 

 untiring annual. Blooms May until November. 



Sweet Peas: Height, 4-5 feet; colors, various. Sow as early as 

 possible in deep, rich soil; open sun. Give brush or wire-netting for 

 support. Bloom June until frost. 



* Tobacco-Plant (Nicotiana affinis] : Height, 2-4 feet; color, 

 white. Sow April 15 to 30 in ordinary soil; sun. Transplant seed- 

 lings from ten to twelve inches apart. A coarse-growing plant, but 

 effective. 



* Zinnia: Height, 3-3^ feet; various colors. Sow end of April. 

 Transplant seedlings to deep, moist soil, setting them two feet apart. 

 Zinnias should have plenty of room. Blooms July until October. 



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* Balsam: Height, 1^-2 feet; colors, white, salmon-pink, blood- 

 red. Sow end of April in ordinary soil; sun or half-shade. Blooms 

 July until mid-September. May be started indoors. 



Coreopsis: Height, 3-3^ feet; colors, various. Sow April 1 to 

 15 in ordinary soil; sun; atrosanguinea (dark-red) has more distinc- 

 tion than the ordinary yellow variety. Blooms July and August. 



Corn-flower, Bachelor's-Button (Centaurea cyanus) : Height, 2-3 

 feet; colors, various. Sow April 15 to 30 in ordinary soil; sun. "Em- 

 peror William," a deep "Yale" blue, is the best variety. Blooms 

 June and July. 



* Cosmos: Height, 6-8 feet; colors, pink and white. Sow in open 

 April 15; any good soil; sun. Can be started in a box. The early 

 sorts are surest to bloom before a frost; the later varieties are the 

 more attractive. Blooms in September. Cosmos should be protected 

 from the wind. 



Japan Pink (Dianihus Heddewigi) : Height, 10-12 inches; colors, 

 various. Sow April 1 to 15 in any good soil; open sun. New varieties, 

 such as "Salmon King" (double) and "Salmon Queen" (single), are 

 especially charming when planted in rows with the old-fashioned 

 white variety. Blooms August and September. 



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