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mass effect or to secure strong specimen plants with large 

 individual bloom. If specimen plants are to be raised, the 

 distances should be liberal. 



The distances here given for some of the commoner annuals 

 may be considered to represent average or usual spaces that 

 single plants may occupy under ordinary conditions in flower- 

 beds, although it would probably be impossible to find any two 

 gardeners or seedsmen who would agree on the details. These 

 are suggestions rather than recommendations. It is always 

 well to set or sow more plants than are wanted, for there is 

 danger of loss from cut-worms and other causes. The general 

 tendency is to let the plants stand too close together at maturity. 

 In case of doubt, place plants described in books and cata- 

 logues as very dwarf at six inches, those as medium-sized at 

 twelve inches, very large growers at two feet, and thin them out 

 if they seem to demand it as they grow. 



The plants in these lists are thrown into 

 four groups (rather than all placed together 

 with the numbers after them) in order to 

 classify the subject in the beginner's mind. 



6 to 9 inches apart 



Ageratum, very dwarf kinds. 



Alyssum. 



Asperula setosa. 



Cacalia. 



Candytuft. 



Clarkia, dwarf. 



Collinsia. 



Gysophila muralis. 



Kaulfussia. 



Larkspur, dwarf kinds. 



Linaria. 



Linum grandiflorum. 



Lobelia Erinus. Mignonette, dwarf kinds. 



246. Wild phlox (P. 

 macvlata), one of the 

 parents of the peren- 

 nial garden phloxes. 



