THE BEST ANNUALS 



fusion of white and purple flowers ; very pretty as an 

 edging for beds containing taller flowers. 



Sweet Alyssum Another good edging plant; a 

 profuse bloomer, with white flowers; very sweet, and 

 excellent for cutting. 



Mignonette Delightfully fragrant, and having 

 very pretty, if not showy flowers ; one of the most 

 useful of all plants for bouquet use. 



Lobelia A charming little thing ; blue and white ; 

 compact grower and great bloomer. 



Fhzvering Vines 



Morning Glory One of the best plants we have 

 for covering screens, and training over doors and 

 windows. Exceedingly profuse in bloom and rich and 

 varied in coloring. 



Sweet Pea Not a tall grower, but sufficiently so 

 to be of use in covering low screens and fences. 



Japan Hops A very pretty vine of rapid growth, 

 having dark and gray-green foliage variegated with 

 white. 



Flowering Bean An old favorite which has been 

 allowed to drop out of notice, but whose merits are 

 bringing it again to notice. Rich scarlet flowers, as 

 vivid as those of a Geranium. 



Cypress A very beautiful vine of delicate habit, 

 with finely-cut foliage and bright scarlet flowers. 



Gourds- Rank, strong-growing vines, useful for 

 covering summer houses and outbuildings. Valuable 

 chiefly because of their exceedingly rapid growth. 

 An effective planting of annual vines is seen in Fig 54. 



I want to give "special mention" to a few flowers 

 named in the above lists, because of their great merit. 

 One of these is the Aster. Because of its great florif- 

 erousness, and its habit of flowering after most other 



