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are the prettiest. Sow the seed any time from April 

 to July, and you should have nice plants in bloom 

 in June of the following year. By picking off the 

 blossoms as soon as they fade, the plants may be kept 

 in bloom about six weeks ; then pull them up and 

 plant something in their place, for biennials bloom 

 only one season. 



Candytuft (iberis or hardy candytuft) : A low- 

 growing plant suitable for the foreground of borders. 

 White flowers in early spring. 



Cardinal Flower (lobelia cardinalis) : Blooms 

 in spikes of brilliant cardinal-red, in August-Sep- 

 tember. Plants about two feet high. 



Chrysanthemum, Hardy : Grows about two feet 

 high. Several varieties and colors. Flowers in late 

 summer and until frost. 



Columbine (aquilegia) : Height, one to three 

 feet according to variety. White, red, yellow, blue 

 and pink. May-June ; some varieties later. Succeeds 

 in almost any soil but does best in partial shade. 



Coreopsis : Blooms June-September. Height 

 about two feet. Lanceolata grandiflora is a popular 

 variety. Yellow. 



Crocus : Fine for early-spring bloom. Plant 

 the bulbs not later than early October in the North, 

 in fine, rich, deep, well-drained soil. Mulch with a 

 little strawy manure, or leaves, or straw alone. 

 Remove mulch in early spring. Divide and trans- 

 plant the bulbs every three or four years. Plant 

 crocuses in colonies along the front of your flower 

 borders, three inches deep and two or three inches 

 apart using fifty or more bulbs of a color in a mass 

 if you want the best effect. Purpurea grandiflora is 

 a splendid purple kind, and Reine Blanche an excel- 

 lent white, Crocuses can be set in the lawn, but in 



