74 THE GARDEN BEAUTIFUL 



EXOTIC AND HYBRID ANNUALS 



In annuals not native to California, I would rec- 

 ommend the following list, also beginning with the 

 five best in the order given. 



Calendula, Prince of Orange. Annual, one foot 

 high. Flowers large and double and of rich orange 

 color. The best of the so-called marigolds. 



Linum rubrum, the scarlet flax. One to two feet 

 high, of a most brilliant scarlet; seed self-sowing 

 very freely. 



Mixed annual larkspurs, one to two feet high, in 

 blue and white. 



Poppies, especially the Shirley. A splendid effect 

 may be gained by sowing with them either oats or 

 canary grass. Colors range from white to crimson 

 with black blotches. 



Mixed candytuft in white, pinks, lilac and car- 

 mine, one foot high. 



Other good sorts are : Sweet alyssum, white, six 

 to ten inches ; Calliopsis, mixed, one to two feet high, 

 yellow and brown; centaurea, the corn flower, one 

 to two feet high, white, lilac, and shades of blue; 

 cosmos, mixed, sown in October or early in Novem- 

 ber will grow but one to three feet, in white, pink 

 and red; French marigold, for summer flowering, 

 one to two feet, yellows, browns and reds; nastur- 

 tiums, great range of colors ; Phlox Drummondi ; one 

 foot high, white, pinks, yellows, scarlet and crim- 

 son ; portulaca, all colors, for summer flowering ; zin- 

 nias, all colors, for summer flowering. 



THE TRUE POPPIES 



Owing to the great range and brilliancy of their 

 colors, the true poppies are favorites in nearly every 

 garden. Added to this the ease with which they 

 grow has made a place for them with nearly all flow- 



