ANNUALS 



They are splendid in the house, but, alas ! 

 fall too quickly. 



The Shirley Poppies are almost like fairy 

 flowers, they are so delicate and beautiful. 

 They are the first of the annual Poppies to 

 bloom. Then comes the variety which grows 

 wild in France and Germany, — scarlet, with 

 black blotches at the base of the petals. Last 

 to bloom are the tall, fringed double and single 

 Poppies, — white, pink and scarlet, growing on 

 strong stems three feet high. Poppies must 

 be sown thinly and the earth only sprinkled 

 over the seeds. Sow as early in the spring 

 as the ground can be worked, and thin out to 

 six inches apart when the plants are well up. 



Nasturtiums, too, should be planted where 

 they are to grow, also Sweet Alyssum and 

 Candytuft. All of these make good edgings 

 for borders. If not allowed to go to seed 

 they will bloom all summer. 



Sunflowers, the Dwarf Double, and the 

 tall Giant Sunflowers, are fine in back- 

 grounds and against fences. 



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