THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



feet in height, with plumes a foot in length. 

 A brilliant yellow and a flame color are per- 

 haps the finest. The seeds should be started 

 in the hotbeds, to prolong the period of bloom, 

 and the seedlings transplanted several times 

 before being set, either in the ground, where 

 the plants should be a foot apart, [or in six-inch 

 pots. When a foot high, they will be glad of 

 a little bone meal, and during all their bloom- 

 ing period should be fed with doses of liquid 

 manure, at least every two weeks. 



The annual larkspurs, too, are greatly 

 improved in variety, and are useful for cut- 

 ting; if the seed-pods are not allowed to 

 form, they bloom continuously all summer. 



A bed of pale pink and delicate lavender 

 annual larkspur is a lovely color combina- 

 tion. 



Godetia, a low-growing plant about a foot 

 in height, will thrive in poor soil, in a sunny 

 location, and is covered with flowers pink, 

 white, crimson, and of every color, splashed 

 with white. 



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