The Busy Woman s Garden Book 



Few annuals require staking, notable excep- 

 tions being the sultanas, tall anterrhinums, scabi- 

 osas, the tall stocks and a few others. When 

 staking is necessary it should be done by as in- 

 conspicuous means as possible; bamboo stakes 

 painted green are the neatest and most incon- 

 spicuous. 



For masses of brilliant color there is nothing 

 to equal the scarlet verbena, the scarlet sage, sal- 

 via splendens, the various phlox Drummondii or 

 the dwarf nasturtium, the scarlet or orange zin- 

 nias and the marigold, and for sweetness one must 

 have the sweet peas and the stock. 



Much is gained by the use of low-growing 

 plants as a border to beds of taller plants. Blue 

 lobelias, dwarf morning glories, English daisies, 

 sweet alyssum, candytuft, all require little root 

 room and add materially to the resulting bloom. 



For a screen to mask an undesirable view or 

 object there are several very desirable annuals 

 that are of the easiest culture and of most effective 

 presence. With the stately ricinus all are fa- 

 miliar ; less well-known is the tall cleom pungens, 



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