ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS 97 



Squirrel's Tail Grass (See Hordeum, under " Foliage Annuals"). 

 Summer Cypress (See Kochia, under " Foliage Annuals"). 

 Straw Flower (See Helichrysum, under " Everlasting Flowers"). 

 Sweet Peas. An ideal annual; see Contents for special article. 

 Sweet Sultan (See Centaurea imperialis). 



Tar WEED (See Madia elegans, under "Lesser Known Annuals"). 

 Wishrone Flower (See Torenia, under "Lesser Known Annuals"). 

 Youth and Old Age (See Zinnia). 



Zinnia (Youth and Old Age). A universally admired flower because of its 

 rich appearance and ease of culture. 



Lesser Known Annuals 



For those who have tried the commonest annuals, a few others of 

 interest should be mentioned. Each year the catalogues list a new 

 introduction from other countries or a unique series of hybrids. These 

 novelties are sometimes excellent, but being expensive and of doubtfi^l 

 value for the changed climates and soils, they should be bought only 

 as experiments and not planted directly into beds in which a good 

 show must be depended upon. 



The plants in the following list are not especially new, but are 

 rarely seen in our gardens, although they have a value. 

 Alonsoa acutifolia. Attractive coral colored flower; compact plants. 

 Anchusa capensis (Cape Alkanet). Very pretty, minute blue flowers, 



but tend to go to seed rapidly. 

 Ar GEM one grandiflora (Mexican Prickly Poppy), Foliage spiny; 



flowers yeUow. 

 Cacalia coccinea (See Emilia). 

 Cerinthe retorta. a unique annual bearing spotted leaves and yeflow 



tubular inverted flowers, tipped with purple. 

 DiAsciA Barbers. Bears a rose or orange colored spurred flower. 

 Emilia flammea (Cacalia coccinea) (Tassel Flower). An intense scarlet. 



Should be planted at least four inches apart. Self sows. 

 Erysimum Perofskianum. One of deepest orange colored annuals. 



Earhest culture. 

 GiLiA CAPiTATA. The light drab flowers are borne in miniature heads. 

 Layia elegans. Pretty dwarf yeUow annuals, with flowers about an 



inch in diameter. 

 Madia^elegans (Tarweed). Very distinct yellow flowers and glandular 



heavily scented foliage. 

 Mentzelia Lindleyi (Bartonia aurea). YeUow flowers. Plant where 



they are to grow. Fragrant in evening. 

 Nemophila insignis. Excellent pure deep blue. 

 Phacelia campanularia. Bears blue flowers resembling the Canterbury 



BeUs. 

 PoiNSETTiA heterophylla, or Painted Leaf. Leaves are dark green, 



except the upper, which are bright red at the base. 

 Salvia farinacea. Very pretty foliage and almost white flowers. 

 Sanvitalia procumbens. a dwarf, compact annual, useful for edging; 



very prolific of blooms. 

 Torenia Fournieri (Wishbone Flower). A very pretty blue or white, 



yellow spotted flower. 



