ANNUALS AND BIENNEALS 



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est garden plants is a biennial, namely, Foxglove. Many other 

 plants are best treated as biennials, as, for example, some Campanulas, 

 Hollyhocks, Anchusa and Sweet Wilham, all of which decline after 

 two years. There are few plants to rival the Foxglove; it possesses 

 such excellent fohage that nothing need ever be planted at its base; 

 besides, the stately spires of inverted glove fingers are most attractive. 

 Biennials are best protected for the Winter by pulling the leaves 

 together and packing straw between them, in which case they seem 

 to stand the cold nicely. If poorly protected the center of the plant 

 decays, leaving it hollow; the stems then do not become strong enough 

 to bear the truss of bloom; at the same time the excellent foliage is 

 entirely gone. This is too often the case with the beautiful Canter- 

 bury Bells (Campanula Medium), which should not be too thickly 

 covered but properly handled. 



Always consult Index to Contents. 

 Familiarize yourself with it. There 

 are hundreds of good things in this 

 book that will escape your attention 

 if you do not use the Index freely. 



For a complete work on the subject of this 

 chapter we recommend 

 THE BOOK OF ANNUALS, by Henry H. Saylor. Fifty of the most 

 dependable annual flowering plants are shown in full-page photographic 

 reproductions, opposite each of which is given a page of descriptive text that 

 tells just what the gardener wants to know about that plant — how high it grows, 

 the color of its flowers, when to plant seed, and so on. Price, $1.30 postpaid. 

 Secure your copy where you bought your Garden Guide. 



