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lowed by a second sowing in early July, the season may be 

 extended until severe frosts. There are few flowers that 

 will prove as disappointing if the treatment it needs is 

 omitted. Height 1 to 2 feet. Treated as a half-hardy an- 

 nual. It can be sown in pots late in summer and had in the 

 house in winter. 



Moon-Flowers are species of Morning -Glories 

 that open their flowers at night. A well-grown plant 

 trained over a porch trellis, or allowed to grow at random 

 over a low tree or shrub, is a striking object when in full 

 flower at dusk or through a moonlit evening. In the south- 

 ern states the Moon-Flower is a perennial, but even when 

 well protected does not survive the winters in the North. 

 Cuttings may be made before danger of frost and wintered 

 in the house, or the plants may be grown from seed sown in 

 January or February. Cuttings usually give best results in 

 the northern states, as the seasons are not long enough for 

 seed plants to give good bloom. Seeds should be scalded or 

 filed just before sowing. The true Moon-Flower is 

 Ipomcea Bona-Nox, white-flowered ; but there are other 

 kinds. This grows 20 to 30 feet where the seasons 

 are long enough. 



Morning-Glory is perhaps the most pop- 

 ular of all twining herbs, because of the ease with 

 which it may be grown, the quickness with which 

 it covers the object, and the quantities of bright, 

 cheerful flowers it bears. Many of the kinds in 

 fact all that are generally known may be readily 

 g rown f rO m seed, flowering early in the summer. 

 Tender annuals. Give rich soil and plenty of water. The 

 beautiful cypress vine belongs to this group. It requires the 

 same treatment as the Morning- Glory, but the seeds should 

 be scalded just previous to sowing. 



Dwarf Morning-Glories (Convolvulus tricolor}. They come 

 into flower much sooner than the tall climbing varieties, 



