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The following kinds we have found good for cutting: sweet 

 peas, China asters, Centawea Cyanus, Centaurea imperialis and 

 Americana, Antirrhinums, Coreopsis, Cosmos, mignonette, stocks, 

 larkspur, lupins, poppies, Browallia, Calendula, chrysanthemums, 

 Gaillardia, Helianthus, small-flowered kinds, Hunnemannia, 

 candytuft, phlox, Acroclinium, Helichrysum, Schizanthus, Scabi- 

 osa atropurpurea, Tropaeolum, and Zinnia. 



Varieties Suitable for Beds and Masses. 



Many kinds of common annuals blossom all summer and are 

 well adapted for beds. INIany disappointments have come about 

 through planting sorts which do not blossom throughout the 

 summer months. The following kinds flower for the greater part 

 of the summer. Alt/ssum viaritimum, Antirrhinum, Browallia, 

 Coreopsis, Celosia, Convolvulus tricolor, Gaillardia picta and its 

 varieties, Lobelia Erin us and tenuior, Mirabilis, Neiyiesia strumosa, 

 Nicotiana affinis, sylvestris, Sanderae, and Sanderae hybrids, 

 Perilla, Petunia, Phlox Drummondii, Salvia splendens, Schizan- 

 thus, Tagetes, Torenia, Tropaeolum, Verbena hybrida and venosa, 

 also Kochia tricophylla. 



Begonia semperflorens and all its forms and the beautiful Begonia 

 gracilis, if treated as annuals and sown in January, make most 

 pleasing bedding plants. The tuberous-rooted begonias can 

 also be grown from seed annually. Pentstemon hybridus, if sow^n 

 in February or March, makes a good bedding plant. Vinca rosea 

 and its white form, in warm sunny positions, make a blaze of color 

 all summer. The seeds must be started in heat and not planted 

 out until the end of May. 



For subtropical eft'ects we have quite a number of kinds that are 

 well adapted for this sort of work, such as Ricinus, Amarantus, 

 Cannabis gigantea, Cosmos, Helianthus difterent species, Nicoti- 

 ana suaveolens, sylvestris, and tomentosa, Solanum atropurpureum, 

 pyracanthum, and Warscewiezii, Malva crispa, Pennisetuvi longi- 

 stylum and Ruppellii, Zea gracillima variegata, and Japonica 

 variegata. 



For spring bedding eft'ects we use the following: pansies, Viola 

 cornuta and all its varieties, Viola lutea and Golden Gem, Bellis 



