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"plunged" in a box of sand. After the frost is over, plant out. 

 This you do by placing the fingers of the left hand on the ball of 

 earth, give the crock a light tap and the contents easily comes 

 out. Sweet Alyssum, Candytuft, Chinese Pinks, Phlox Drum- 

 mondii, and almost any plants can be "forwarded" two or three 

 weeks in this way, or you can wait later and plant all in the open 

 ground. The Zinnias are superb for cut flowers. The Balsams 

 are very easy to grow and nothing is more free-blooming. 

 Geraniums, Heliotropes, Lantanas, Feverfews and double Pe- 

 tunias are more satisfactory if you procure the plant, as the sea- 

 son is too short when grown from seed. The single Petunia, 

 however, makes a ready growth from seed, and gives healthier 

 plants. Verbenas and Salvia Splendens do best from seed, but 

 should be started early indoors the latter part of February or 

 the beginning of March. 



In order to succeed in anything one must ''know how." 

 Good reader, by the use of the camera, and by the simplest expla- 

 nations, I have endeavored to make the subject plain. Xow if 

 you want flowers (presuming that you "know how") I will give 

 five rules that will insure success. First, work ; second, watch ; 

 third, work; fourth, work; fifth, Work! 



You can learn the character, habits and merits of all plants 

 from the Florists' Catalogs, Magazines, Horticultural Papers or 

 other descriptive works. 



