ANNUALS 

 HARDY AND HALF-HARDY 



CHAPTER I 



THE VALUE OF ANNUALS 



It may be stated that Annual Flowers are of immense value in 

 the Garden, Greenhouse, or Conservatory without convey- 

 ing anything like an adequate idea of the great importance 

 of this large group of plants. Those who have visited the 

 Horticultural exhibitions of recent years must have been 

 struck by the increased number of classes provided for 

 Annuals, and also by the splendid competitions these classes 

 succeed in exciting. But even more striking are the advances 

 our seedsmen and cultivators have made in developing and 

 improving the flowers belonging to this group, not only in 

 colour and freedom of flowering, but also in the habit of 

 growth. 



A perusal of the seedsmen's catalogues that garden lovers 

 receive at the commencement of each year will prove the 

 importance of Annuals, for it may be taken for granted 

 that seedsmen would not list them so freely nor illustrate 

 them so beautifully, if there was anything but a large demand 

 for seeds. 



The wide areas devoted entirely to the cultivation of 

 Annuals for seed-production would surprise those who have 



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D. H. HILL LIBRARY 

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