A GARDENING CHART 



THE object of the following tables and lists is to compress as 

 much useful information into as small a space as possible, 

 and to give the beginner a ready guide to matters of garden 

 importance. 



ANNUAL FLOWERS 



An annual flower is so called because seed sown in the spring results in seedlings that 

 flower the same year. A Tropaeolum (Nasturtium) is an annual for this reason ; and a 

 biennial means a plant the seed of which is sown the year before the seedlings bloom. 

 Gardeners, and the term is used in its broadest sense, have yet to unlock the treasures of 

 the annual group of flowers. Their true value is almost unknown, even amongst those 

 who, we presume, know much of the great flower life about them. Of late years many 

 charming kinds have been raised, flowers which show a marked improvement upon the 

 weedy things of former days, and offering too a greater variety of colours. 



LIST OF ANNUALS 



HH = Half-hardy. Seed must be sown in boxes or pots in slight warmth, in early spring, 

 subsequently planting out in May in good garden soil. Many kinds may be sown 

 later (May) in the open ground. 



H = Hardy. These may be sown in early spring in the open ground. 



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