COLOR ARRANGEMENTS OF FLOWERS 



stocks and snapdragons are started under 

 glass, they can, by proper feeding, be made to 

 bloom continually from early in June until ice 

 forms. The lilies continue to unfold their 

 buds for over a month, and the gladioli, if 

 two plantings of them are made, will blossom 

 for a long time; last summer, when grown 

 with other flowers in my garden, the stalks 

 of gladioli were over five feet in height, evi- 

 dencing the effect of rich soil. This height 

 also gave much beauty to the plantation. 



White Japanese anemones, white tuberous- 

 rooted begonias and tuberoses, are satisfac- 

 tory when grown together; and if white May- 

 flowering tulips be added, and the begonias 

 started under glass in March, they will begin 

 to bloom in June, so that this white corner 

 will be a constant delight. 



Poppies and sweet peas are the first flower 

 seeds to be sown in the spring. It is difficult 

 to sow the poppy thinly enough, as every 

 seed seems to germinate, and the plants 



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