THE BEST BEDDING PLANTS 



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)lors and the fragrance of the flowers make them desirable. Im- 

 itiens, especially in the light and deep salmon pink sorts, is always 

 ji demand where a plant is wanted for a shady position ; and salable 

 jlants, when once you have a stock, are as quickly grown on as 

 >leus. 



Lantanas are more grown for bedding than ever and even if 

 plants don't flower all Summer in every locality, when they are 

 li full bloom during May and June, you can always sell them. Their 

 plors and shades are quite different from those of anything else 

 e have at that time. 



Lobelias, the single as well as the double sorts, make fine 

 >rder plants for small beds and are easily grown on. 



While we should class all Geraniums as Pelargoniums, we don't, 

 it use this name only for such sorts as are not used for bedding but 

 hich, while in flower, are by far the showiest. A few of these 

 lants such as Easter Greeting and others always sell at good prices 

 ring the bedding season. 



Pennisetum longistylum makes a fine border plant for the Ganna 

 and gives you a change from the usual Salvia or Goleus edging. 

 Ivias are the thing where a glowing mass of red is wanted and 

 >u are bound to have customers who prefer them to anything else. 



Centaurea gymnocarpa and Pyrethrum aureum are both old 

 ivorites as border plants and another is the little silver-leaved 

 -anium Mme. Salleroi. 



Achyranthes and Per ilia nankinensis are also old timers in 

 diage plants for borders and it is well to have a stock of them. 



Fuchsias, if planted out in locations that are not too sunny, 

 be used to advantage for bedding, but you will be able to sell 

 its in bloom, just because they are so attractive during May 

 id June. 



Verbenas are fine bedders when you want low, free-flowering 

 ants and little Vinca rosea and V. alba are a mass of color all Sum- 

 r. Besides these you will want to carry a few Rose Geraniums, 

 mon Verbenas, Cobaea scandens, Maurandias, Feverfews, and 

 renias, a good stock of Alternantheras, a few Caladium esculentum, 

 me started Tuberoses, Marguerites, both single and double, 

 Alyssum, Guphea, Ageratums, Santolina and Mesembry- 

 themum. While these don't all belong to the bedding stock 

 up you usually have call for them during the bedding season 

 d often the customer who wants to look through your houses 

 iill purchase one or more of all of those plants before he is through, 

 st because you have them on hand. During the bedding season 

 the only time of the year you will have a chance to sell such 

 iiaterial and to my mind it takes but little more work and planning 



