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GLOBE AMARANTH (See Gomphrena, under list of Everlasting Flowers). 

 GODETIA. Excellent satiny petals and some very good colors appear. 

 GYPSOPHILA (Baby's Breath). Unexcelled for bouquets. The fine, misty, 



white flowers lend to any decoration a grace which cannot be duplicated 



by any other annual. 



IMMORTELLE (See Xeranthemum, under list of Everlasting Flowers). 

 LOVE-IN-A-MIST (See Nigella). 

 LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING (See Amaranthus). 

 LUPINES. Free flowering. There are excellent pink, blue and light 



yellow varieties. 



MARIGOLD, African. This flower is rather coarse, but always thrifty. 

 MARIGOLD, Pot. (See Calendula). 

 MIGNONETTE is indispensable because of its supreme fragrance. The less 



beautiful kinds are apt to be the most fragrant. 

 NASTURTIUM. For brilliancy of color, prolificacy of bloom and novelty of 



form, few flowers can rival the Nasturtium. 

 NIGELLA DAMASCENA (Love-in-a-Mist). Excellent fine foliage and pretty 



blue flowers. 

 PANSY. It must be borne in mind that Pansy seed only grows during the 



cool, early days of Spring or Fall. It must be planted accordingly. 

 PAPAVER RILEAS (Shirley Poppies) . With their silky petalage and good 



colors, these make good cut flowers if picked when in bud. 

 PHLOX DRUMMONDI (Phlox, Drummond's). The real, brilliant, clear colors 



of this annual Phlox are admirable for small vases. 

 PoiNSETTiA HETEROPHYLLA, an annual slightly resembling the Christmas 



Poinsettia. 



POPPIES, SHIRLEY (See Papaver Rhaeas). 



RHODANTHE (See Helipterum Manglesii, under list of Everlasting Flowers). 

 RIBBON GRASS (See Phalaris, under Foliage Annuals). 

 SCABIOSA (Scabious). Excellent long stems good colors lend themselves 



to pretty vase decorations. 

 SCABIOUS (See Scabiosa). 

 SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly Flower). One of the fairy-looking flowers. Give 



a little shade in the garden. 

 SENECIO CINERARIA, var. candidissimus, is generally known as Dusty 



Miller. 



SNAPDRAGON (See Antirrhinum). 



SQUIRREL'S TAIL GRASS (See Hordeum, under list of Foliage Annuals). 

 SUMMER CYPRESS (See Kochia). 



STRAW FLOWER (See Helichrysum, under list of Everlasting Flowers). 

 SWEET PEAS. An ideal annual; see special article, page 88. 

 SWEET SULTAN (See Centaurea imperialis). 

 TAGETES (See Gamolepis). 



TAR WEED (See Madia elegans, under list of Lesser-known Annuals). 

 WISHBONE FLOWER (See Torenia). 

 YOUTH AND OLD AGE (See Zinnia). 

 ZINNIA (Youth and Old Age). A universally admired flower because of its 



rich appearance and ease of culture. 



LESSER KNOWN ANNUALS 



For those who have tried the commonest annuals, a few others of 

 interest should be mentioned. Each year the catalogues list a new 



