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planted, for Poppy seed is very fine and difficult to sow properly. They 

 must be thinned if the Poppies are to attain their proper development. 



A bed of blue Bachelor's Buttons can be nicely edged with Sweet 

 Alyssum or Candytuft, both of the latter being white. The Bachelor's But- 

 tons will furnish a constant supply of cut flowers. 



Snapdragon, of which a dehcate pink variety, perhaps, is chosen, will 

 be excellent combined with Dusty Miller. 



Another bed will be showy, composed of California Poppies planted in 

 front of the taller pot Marigolds. This will be in tones of orange-yellow. 



Entire beds, perhaps five by ten feet, of Verbenas, planted 12 inches 

 apart each way, will prove very effective. 



Grow a fine lot of young Drummondii Phlox plants, a white variety, 

 and after filling a bed with them placed eight inches apart, plant buU)s of 

 the pink variety America Gladiolus between the plants. 



Into your bed of Pansies transplant a few of the dainty blue Browalha 

 demissa; this will cast a very light and airy effect over the whole bed. 



On some narrow strip, where there is little room, try Godetia Bosa- 

 mond with its satiny pink flowers by itself. You will be rewarded by a 

 very pretty display. 



A huge bed of Nicotiana sylvestris, the ornamental Tobacco, near a 

 porch where you can get the great fragrance in the evening, is very satis- 

 factory. The Nicotiana self sows and it will be necessary to keep these in 

 check. 



In a hot, sunbeaten, dry place, sow the Portulaca or Sunplant. The 

 metallic seeds self sow and the plant will come up year after year. This is 

 the old-fashioned "Seven Sisters" plant which some persons fancy bears 

 seven colored blooms on one plant. 



In some pots, to be placed on posts or on a wall, plant a few of the 

 trailing Lobelias (Lobefia erinus) or a few Nasturtiums. 



In a corner where you want something out of the ordinary, plant a 

 few seeds of the Giant Spider plant (Cleome). The flowers are rosy crim- 

 son, and possess long filaments and pistils followed by long, slender seed 

 pods. They are strong, attractive, but a trifle weedy. 



Edge a bed of Cannas or other tall plants with Fountain Grass (Penni- 

 setum). 



To combine with bouquets, grow a little clump of Cloud Grass (Agros- 

 tis nebulosa). 



For the Sweet Pea bouquets do not neglect planting some Baby's 

 Breath (Gypsophila elegans) . This will look weU grown in a bed with an- 

 nual Larkspurs or with Stocks. Baby's Breath must be planted several 

 times during the season if a continuous supply is needed. 



Some persons admire smaU hedges of Summer Cypress, or Kochia, 

 but this plant turns a very bad bluish-crimson color in Autumn — a color 

 which harmonizes with nothing. 



When the season does not prove too moist, or when planted upon 

 sandy soils, the dwarf or cupid Sweet Peas are excellent. They bear rather 

 long stems and very good flowers. 



No annual flower blooms for so long a time as the Petunia. If the 

 colors can be selected before setting the plants into the bed, the results will 



