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pansies. Easily grown from seeds, usually blooming the 

 first fall. Excellent for low edgings. Height 6 inches. 



Four-o'clock. MIRABILIS. Tender annual, a 



plant of old-fashioned gardens, and always interesting. 

 Grows 2 to 3 feet high. Drop seeds where the plants are to 

 stand, thinning them to 12 to 18 inches apart. The colors 

 are white and pink. There are variegated-leaved forms; 

 also dwarfs. Excellent for the back row in a bed of 

 annuals. 



Foxglove, or DIGITALIS. Foxgloves make most 



effective border plants, either as a background or planted 

 among other things. The tall flower- spikes are 

 covered during the blooming period with funnel- 

 shaped drooping flowers in various colors and with 

 fine markings. Some of the newer varieties have 

 flowers that rival the Gloxinias in shadings and mark- 

 ings. The plants are perfectly hardy, growing in one 

 situation for a number of years ; but, as with many 

 other perennials, they are all the better for being 

 divided at intervals. They maybe grown readily from 

 seed. Sow in boxes under glass or in the border 

 where wanted. They bloom the second year. A rich, 

 deep soil and partial shade suit their requirements. Foxglove 

 Period of bloom, July and August. Height 2 to 4 feet. 



Frame. See Hotbed and Coldframe. . 



Freesia. One of the best and most easily handled 

 winter-flowering bulbs. The white or yellowish bell -shaped 

 flowers are produced on slender stalks just above the foliage, 

 to the number of six to eight in a cluster. They are very 

 fragrant, and last for a considerable time when picked. 

 The bulbs are small, and look as though they could not 

 produce a growth of foliage and flowers, but even the 

 smallest mature bulb will prove satisfactory. Several 

 bulbs should be planted together in a pot, box or pan, in 

 October, if wanted for the holidays, or later if wanted at 



