The Annual Garden 



keep alive faith in the ultimate appearance of the 

 least and last. 



Any considerable planting of annuals should 

 include those that will give a long season of bloom 

 for scenic effect, those that will be especially de- 

 sirable for cut flowers and above all those special 

 flowers which most appeal to our sentiment and 

 are dear to us through associations or suggestions. 



For mass planting about the base of buildings 

 or in front of shrubbery there are few plants more 

 effective than the celosias, especially the varieties 

 known as prince's feather; many of the varieties 

 in red and yellow effects are very good and they 

 seem to stand the heat and drought and even the 

 early frosts remarkably well. Usually a spray 

 of the plumey blooms is a whole bouquet in itself. 

 If cut before killing frosts and brought into the 

 house they will retain their freshness for a long 

 time, and potted make excellent fall and early 

 winter plants. 



The argemone or prickly poppy is a little 

 known plant of rather recent introduction that 



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