The Annual Garden 



thought or trouble on the gardener's part. The 

 nicotiana does not open up well in bright sun- 

 shine, but unfolds its snowy cups in late after- 

 noon and on cloudy days, but in shady positions 

 is more generous of its beauty and is lovely when 

 silhouetted against the flaming red of the salvias. 

 The arctotis grandis is another of the less 

 commonly grown annuals that should be included 

 in one's garden planting. These, too, are sturdy 

 defiers of the frost and exceedingly desirable as 

 cut flowers, remaining in bloom for a week or 

 ten days and should be placed in a sunny position 

 for best effect as they are real sun lovers. Like 

 all the preceding they are of the easiest culture — 

 good garden soil, water if the season is unusually 

 dry, and plenty of room to develop. The dis- 

 tance at which any plant should be set depends, 

 of course, upon its manner of growth, but it is an 

 excellent rule to plant all erect growing plants 

 at least half their height apart. Low-growing 

 and trailing plants, of course, are an exception to 

 the rule, many requiring two or three times their 

 height in inches apart, as the verbena. 



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