HOW TO PLANT A SMALL PLOT 



as they start very early. In front of the 

 Rudbeckias plant Cannas — the Tarrytown, 

 of most vivid scarlet hue, I have found the 

 best and freest-flowering of all. The roots 

 should be planted about ]\Iay fifteenth. 



On the edge of the bed, sov^r by April 

 fifteenth a row of salmon -pink Zinnias, and 

 when they are well up, thin out to six 

 inches apart. They begin to blossom when 

 very small, and will stand considerable frost. 

 The expense of these beds will be trifling. 

 Rudbeckias of the Golden Glow variety, 

 one dollar a dozen ; the Tarrytown Canna, 

 two dollars and a half a dozen ; Cactus 

 Dahhas, two dollars a dozen ; Phlox, one 

 dollar and a half a dozen. The small quan- 

 tity of flower seeds required will cost less 

 than a dollar. A man can easily make the 

 beds in three days. Therefore, the cost with 

 manure will be less than fifteen dollars. 



After a hard frost has killed the tops, 

 the Dahlias, Cannas and Gladioli should be 

 taken up, the tops cut off, the roots well 



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