ANNUALS 



I have lately learned, that the only way 

 to destroy the black beetle which appears 

 upon the Asters and eats the flowers, is to 

 have them picked off morning and evening 

 and thrown into a pan containing kerosene 

 oil, which kills them. 



Cosmos. The early-summer flowering vari- 

 ety of Cosmos will begin to bloom in July, 

 and, if not allowed to go to seed, will be a 

 mass of flowers until killed by frost. In 

 favorable soil Cosmos grows luxuriantly, and 

 resembles a small tree six or eight feet high. 

 This plant should be staked, or it is likely 

 to be blown down. It is very effective when 

 transplanted to the borders, blooming gayly 

 when there is not much else. The pink and 

 crimson varieties are beautiful, but do not 

 compare with the white. 



Calendula, growing about a foot high in 

 every shade of yellow from deep orange to 

 pale ivory, is one of the best and most con- 

 stant blooming of the yellow flowers. 



Centatcrea, or Cornflower, These come 

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