Appendix 



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Stonecrop. See Sedum. 

 Sultan, Sweet. Sow seeds in early spring 

 where the plants are to remain and thin to 

 about eighteen inches apart. Any garden 

 soil. Make successional sowings. For winter 

 use sow successionall}-, commencing in late 

 summer. If desired, may be started in a 

 mild hotbed or greenhouse and transplanted 

 to small pots when abotit two inches tall. 

 When spring opens they may be set in the 

 garden. 



Sunflower {Helianthiis). Annttal sun- 

 flowers are raised from seed usually sown 

 where the plants are to remain, the plants 

 being allowed to stand from two to five feet 

 apart according to species. The perennial 

 species are generally divided after once 

 having become established. They nearly all 

 thrive best in a light, even sandy soil. 



Sun-rose {H elianthemum) . Sow seeds in 

 rather poor soil where the plants are to 

 remain; thin the small kinds to about six 

 inches, the large ones to twelve inches,. In 

 the north give a light mulch of litter or leaves 

 during winter. 



Sweet Pea. See Pea, Sweet. 



Tea, Oswego. See Balm, Fragrant. 



Tiger-flower. See Tigridia. 



TiGRiDiA. Plant the corms in any good 

 garden loam, commencing when the ground 

 becomes fairly warm and continuing at 

 intervals of ten days or two weeks until about 

 June I St. The corms should be from five 

 to ten inches apart and three inches below the 

 surface. At the approach of cold weather, 

 dig the corms, dry well, divide, and store like 

 gladiolus corms in dry, airy quarters. 



Tobacco. See Nicotiana. 



Torch Lily. See Flame-flower. 



Tritoma. See Flame-flower. 



Tritonia. Treat like Montbretia, which 

 see. 



Tuberose {Polianthes). Plant the bulbs 

 in mid or late spring, about one inch below 

 the surface and about six inches apart in good, 

 light loam. Only such bulbs as have not a 

 woody piece of last 3'ear's stem or a brownish 

 cavity in the center are of use for blossoming 

 purposes. Before frost, dig, dry, clean and 

 store the bulbs in an airy, frost-proof dark 

 room. The offsets should be cut off at 

 planting time and, if desired, planted by 

 themselves. They may require two year's 

 to attain blossoming size. The old root 

 should also be trimmed off at planting time. 



Tulip. Plant bulbs about four inches 

 deep in autumn, and protect with light mulch 

 dviring winter. When foliage turns yellow. 



dig, dry in a shady place, clean, and store 

 in airy quarters until autumn. If desired, 

 the bulbs may be left for two years. 



Verbena. Sow seed in midwinter or until 

 early spring in the greenhouse or a hotbed; 

 transplant when an inch or so tall to small 

 pots and set in ordinary soil two feet apart 

 as soon as danger of frost has passed. In 

 good soil they need more room. Choose 

 ne\v situations each year. For the propa- 

 gation of a particular variety or colour 

 cuttings of sturdy shoots must be used, since 

 seedlings are rather unstable as to colour. 

 Germination of the seeds is thought to be 

 hastened by soaking in warm water over 

 night. 



Virgin's Bower. Sec. Clematis. 



Wool Grass. See Ravenna Grass. 



Wandering Jew. See Zebrina. 



WiNDFLOWER. ScC AnEMONE. 



Xeranthemum. Sow seeds in the open 

 ground where the plants are to remain and 

 thin out to about eighteen inches. The}- may 

 be started under glass if desired. 



Yucca. Propagate by means of offsets, 

 seed, stem, and rhizome cuttings. Plant in 

 any good soil, sandy loam preferred. Set 

 the plants about four feet apart in groups. 

 They like sun and will do well among rocks. 



Zebrina. Set plants under greenhouse 

 benches, in hanging baskets, vases, etc. 

 Readily propagated by means of layers or 

 cuttings. 



Zephyranthes. In autumn or during win- 

 ter plant in pots of ordinary potting soil and 

 plunge in a moist place under the greenhouse 

 bench. The earlier planted specimens may 

 be expected to bloom toward spring, if not 

 allowed to become dry. Winter is, however, 

 the resting season. When the weather 

 becomes settled they may be transplanted to 

 light, fairly rich soil. The bulbs may also be 

 wintered in a rather moist place and" planted 

 in the spring. Long successions may be 

 managed by combining these two methods. 

 In the garden the plants should stand eight 

 inches apart and the bulbs three inches deep. 

 In autumn dig, divide the bulbs, and either 

 plant or store. 



Zephyr-flower. See Zephyranthes. 



Zinnia. Sow the seed in early spring in 

 a hotbed; transplant when a couple of inches 

 tall to flats or pots and set in the open after 

 frost has passed. For later blossoms sow in 

 the garden where the plants are to remain 

 and thin out the excess to about two feet. 

 Dwarf varieties may be set as close as five 

 inches. 



