WHEN TO SOW 



dula, Tagetes, Gaillardia, Nicotiana, Portulaca, Nas- 

 turtium, Lupin, Lavatera, Zinnia, Globe Amaranth, 

 Sunflower, Early Cosmos, Marigold, and Petunia belong 

 to the third and still less hardy class of hardy annuals, 

 and yet some of them are the first to bloom from 

 seeds sown early in the open. While unable to with- 

 stand the winter cold even in a cold-frame, most of 

 them will germinate in spring without a glass covering 

 while the air is still chilly. 



Frame space is not required for Sweet Alyssum, 

 Calliopsis, Tagetes, Salvia farinacea, Gaillardia, Nico- 

 tiana, Portulaca, Eschscholtzia, Calendula, Candy- 

 tuft, Lupin, Nasturtium, Lavatera, and the last six 

 are not easily transplanted, but when frames are avail- 

 able, use them for forcing the earlier bloom of the following: 

 Zinnia, Petunia, Cosmos, Globe Amaranth, Sunflower, 

 Marigold. 



This advice applies especially to the use of the cold- 

 frame near New York City east and west and north- 

 ward to Poughkeepsie. Within this area there are 

 doubtless some very sheltered OPEN places where Zin- 

 nia at least might make almost as early a start and 

 blossom almost as soon as in a frame, providing, how- 

 ever, that an unusual late frost does not affect the 

 growth. The gardener will soon learn what to ex- 

 pect of his annuals in his own garden. 



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