CONTINUOUS BLOOM IN AMERICA 



good layer of sheep's manure over the bed intended for 

 annuals, and have the manure dug under only 2 inches 

 deep and no more. It works down fast enough and 

 most annuals are shallow-rooted. If the soil is not 

 especially rich more sheep's manure and bone-meal 

 can be added a little later in the season. Some of the 

 finest gardens are never given any barnyard manure, 

 which is more likely to bring weeds and pests. 



WINTERING OF PERENNIALS AND ANNUALS 



All the hardy perennials in the open nursery and 

 the garden need more or less covering during the 

 winter months. If available, there is no better pro- 

 tection than salt-hay. 



Fall-sown (August to September) Larkspur, Silene 

 armeria, Bluets, Feverfew, Anthemis, and Forget-me- 

 not, var. palustris, winter just as well in the open as 

 in a frame, except in an extremely cold climate. 



Pansies, English Daisies, Snapdragon, and Dianthus 

 sown in late August in the open nursery, are trans- 

 planted later to frames for the winter, at least near 

 New York and northward. 



Campanula medium sown in May or June in the 

 open nursery to bloom the following year needs the 

 same winter protection as the Pansy. 



Where certain annuals must be wintered in cold 

 frames, we should plan so that the frames contain 

 none but the plants demanding such protection; then 



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