250 The American Flower Garden 



*HYACINTH BEAN (Dolichos Lablab). Purple or magenta and white. 

 July; vine twining 10 to 20 feet. Resists drought. Flower spikes 

 borne well out from the foliage and followed by similarly coloured 

 fruits. Killed by first frost. 



ICE PLANT (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum). White. August to 

 September. Trailing. Grown for its succulent thick foliage, 

 covered with glistening glands. Thrives in dryest situations. 



JOB'S TEARS (Coix Lachryma-Jobi). 3 to 4 feet. "Seeds" make 

 necklaces for children to cut their teeth on. The plant looks like 

 a poor corn-plant when growing. Only curious. 



COCKSCOMB (Celosia cristata). Crimson. I foot. The flower heads are 

 grown into a monstrosity something like a rooster's crest 8 inches 

 to i foot across. Used in floral beds as borders. Sow indoors and 

 plant out in May. Give abundant water. Coarse, common plant. 



LARKSPUR, ANNUAL (Delphinium Ajacis). Eight colours from white 

 through pink and turquoise to purest blue. August to September; 

 ij feet. Sow indoors in September for flowers in July. Any good 

 light soil in sun. 



LAV ATE RA (Lavatera trimestris). Rose. July; 3 to 6 feet. Most 

 refined annual of the mallow family. Flowers 4 inches across. Its 

 tender rose colour as fine as that of best pink hollyhocks. 



LOBELIA (Lobelia Erinus). Blue. All summer; 6 to 12 inches. One 



of the most popular plants for edging. , "CRYSTAL PALACE" 



(L. Erinus 9 var. compactd). Best of the species for edging. Good 

 garden soil. 



LOVE-IN-A-MIST (Nigella Damascena). White, blue. All summer; 

 2 feet. Flowers i inch across nestling in finely cut fennel-like foliage. 

 Fruit a long capsule. Do not transplant. Sow for succession from 

 early March and in early fall for spring bloom. 



MARIGOLD, AFRICAN (Tagetes erecta). Rich orange to pale lemon. 

 August to frost; 2 feet. Solid globes up to 2^ inches in diameter, 



on a freely branching shrub-like bush. Very pungent odour. , 



FRENCH (7". patula). Yellowish to red-brown. I foot. Darker 

 foliage. Good bedder; useful for edging. Raise in open, or in 

 pots to induce earlier bloom. Give rich soil. 



MARIGOLD, POT (Calendula officinalis). Orange, yellow. July to Octo- 

 ber; i to 2 feet. The old-fashioned herb. Flowers in succession for 



