CHAPTER VIII 



ANNUALS 



Single star indicates desirable though shorter-lived annuals not named in 

 charts at end of the volume. 



MONTH 



MOST OF THESE ANNUALS BLOOM TILL FROST HEIGHT 



AGERATUM conyozoides: Floss Flower. Half-hardy June-Oct. 

 annual. Use the compact, large-flowered variety, 

 "Perfection," for a neat edge; there are other taller 

 varieties for a looser edging. Set 8 to 12 inches apart. 

 Start under glass not later than mid-March for June 

 bloom. Will grow in partial shade, but does better 

 in sun. Blooms abundantly till frost. 



ALYSSUM, SWEET, Madwort: Alyssum maritimum. June-Oct. 

 Hardy annual. Variety "Little Gem" makes a lovely 

 compact edging 6 inches high. A newer and dwarfer 

 kind is A. compactum procumbens, useful when a very 

 narrow dwarf edging is required. In August cut back 

 Sweet Alyssum about half-way in order to have a 

 vigorous bloom until frost. Sow in April or May. It 

 will bloom five or six weeks after sowing and flower 

 continuously till frost. Grows anywhere, preferably 

 in light soil and sun. 



ANTHEMIS. See Perennial list, but treat as hardy 

 annual. 



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