WHAT TO PLANT MONTH 



COLOR HEIGHT 



Pink POPPY, ORIENTAL: Papaver orientale. After the May, late 

 Re( * second year it sends up numerous strong flowers. 3 "" 

 Avoid using the old vermilion-red. If the rich deep 

 blood-red variety cannot be obtained, don't have red at 

 all. Order the lovely pink variety, of which there is 

 now an abundance in some nurseries. Don't depend 

 on starting it from seed, as the color results are too un- 

 certain. After blooming, the foliage dies to the ground, 

 reappearing in a small growth in September. The 

 tap-root goes deep and the soil should be rich deep 

 loam. Requires sun. Best transplanted in July, if 

 possible, when moving is necessary. With very small 

 plants, set four together. 



PRIMROSE, EVENING. See CEnothera. 



Various ** PRIMROSE, SPRING. Primula. Great variety. Use April-May 

 for separate spring garden. 



Pink PYRETHRUM, HYBRID : Chrysanthemum coccineum. May, late 

 Wh't Single and double; white and several shades of red 

 and of pink. Many prefer the single variety especially 

 because the flowers are not as heavy and therefore 

 more apt to keep an erect position without staking. 

 There is nothing more welcome in the early garden 

 than a quantity of these daisy-like flowers which, in 

 good soil, sun, and with occasional generous watering 

 and cutting of fading bloom, will remain in blossom 

 nearly a month. Easily raised from seed, it sows 

 itself freely. Don't set plants in garden until their 



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