THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



soon as they are dry, and in late autumn the 

 little plants should be covered with some 

 stable litter. 



The Anchusa Italica also seeds itself, and by 

 October 1st a number of young plants will 

 always be growing about their parent. 



Marguerite carnations are so valuable 

 that every one should give a little space to 

 these flowers. The seeds can be sown as soon 

 as the ground is warm in the spring, and in 

 June the little plants can be separated into 

 rows about a foot apart and will begin to 

 bloom August 1st. They require a rich soil 

 and plenty of water. They come in every color 

 and shade, and their blossoms are at least 

 two and a half inches in diameter; the stems 

 are long and they flower until ice forms. 

 People, on seeing a bowl of them in the house 

 in mid-summer, have often remarked: "Why 

 there are hot-house carnations !" 



Late in the autumn, the tops should be cut 

 down and the plants covered over with stable 



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