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The best kinds are Comet, Truffaut, Chinese Singles, American 

 Branching, Queen of the ^Market, and Victoria. 



Probably the most important of all the annuals are the sweet 

 peas. They are comparatively easy to grow if a few cardinal 

 points are attended to. They must be sown early in the spring. 

 A strong soil, medium rich, is best. The early sowings should 

 not be covered quite as deep as later sowings. A light mulch helps 

 to keep the ground moist. For support a wire trellis or birch 

 stakes with the small branches left on are as good as an}1;hing. 

 The newer kinds through hybrif.ization and development are not 

 quite as easy to grow as the older kinds and closer attention must 

 be given to cultivation. There are innumerable varieties but the 

 following kinds are amongst the best and they are reasonably cheap. 



For white, Dorothy Eckford, Nora Unwin, and ^Miite Wonder. 

 The best colored primrose varieties are Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon and 

 Queen Victoria. The best scarlet kinds, and which do not burn 

 in the sun, are Queen Alexandra, King Edward VII, and John 

 Ingman. In Orange Pink, Miss Willmott and Helen Lewis are 

 good. Gladys Unwin and Countess Spencer are good soft pink 

 varieties. Prince of Wales and Phyllis Unwin are good rose varie- 

 ties. Lady M. Omsby Gore is a very pleasing blush pink. In 

 lavender blue. Lady Grisel Hamilton and Frank Dolby. Xavy 

 Blue and Black Knight are good dark blue varieties. In striped 

 kinds America and Earliest of All are very good. 



For early kinds, INIont Blanc which is white, Sunbeams, prim- 

 rose color, and Earliest of All, pink and white, are good varieties. 



Zinnias are very valuable. They come into flower early in the 

 season and continue blooming until frost comes. Their great bril- 

 liancy makes them especially fine for beds and masses. There is 

 such a variety in different heights that one can get kinds adapted 

 for all purposes. The double forms of Zinnia Haageana are very 

 good for yellow flowers. 



Sweet scabious makes an excellent plant for the border and is to 

 be had in various colors, including white. 



Salpiglossis is very handsome. It needs care in the early stages 

 of growth and should be planted in warm positions. 



The new Nicotiana Sanderae and Sanderae hybrids are fine 

 things and worthy of cultivation; so are the pyramidal cockscombs, 

 especially the variety Thompsoni. 



