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very easy cultivation and is sure to be satisfac- 

 tory. Seed may be sown in the open as early 

 as the ground will do to work. Do not crowd 

 them. Surplus plants may be easily transplanted. 



Perennial phlox are grown from clumps, which 

 are procured from florists. They are perfectly 

 hardy, and, once established, will flourish and 

 bloom from year to year. The soil should be 

 rich. Occasional watering in dry weather will be 

 an advantage. A light mulch of manure should 

 be given late in autumn. Phlox are free from 

 disease and insects. They are very easily grown, 

 very profuse bloomers, through the entire season, 

 and are indispensable in every garden. 



Poppy. Annual. Height two feet. Variety of 

 colors. Used in massing. Flowers are double 

 and single. Grown from seeds sown where they 

 are to remain, as they are hard to transplant. 

 In thinning, do not pull up the plants, but pinch 

 them off at the surface of the ground, as pulling 

 disturbs the roots of those plants that are to re- 

 main. Two or three sowings will give a succes- 

 sion of flowers. Perennial poppies are hardy, 

 and continue to thrive and bloom for some years 

 without further trouble, after being once started. 

 They are somewhat taller than most of the an- 

 nual poppies, and the flowers can be used for cut- 

 ting. Sow seed same as the annuals. They some- 

 times bloom the first season. 



Roses. Perennial. Shrubs and climbers. 

 Shrubs grow two to six feet high. Great variety 

 of colors. Used for beds, masses, single speci- 

 mens, and for hedges and screens. Eoses are un- 

 surpassed for cut flowers. Grown from rooted 



