AND THE WILDERNESS BLOSSOMED 



to say to which class some of the heads belong. 

 I plant my seeds in the garden beds in spring, 

 and later in the season, when the plants are well 

 grown, remove them to the beds where they are 

 to remain. The plants may be set out about 

 one foot apart, and I always sow, in the fall, 

 fresh seed in the spaces between the plants. 

 Sweet William is a biennial, blooming the second 

 year, and the plant thereupon dies, after having 

 first cast its own seed. The plants from this 

 self-sown seed will not bloom until the second 

 year, and therefore, if you would have bloom 

 each season, you must sow the seed the same 

 year that you transplant. This will give you a 

 constant succession of blossoms, while otherwise 

 you would find but few blooming plants in 

 alternate years, and indeed you would have none 

 at all but for the belated individuals who had 

 failed to bloom with their brethren. It begins 

 to bloom June 20th, continuing to the 20th of 

 August. 



Aquilegia, or Columbine, is found throughout 

 the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and Amer- 

 ica. It is fond of mountain regions, and is re- 

 markable for the brilliancy and variety of the 

 colorings of its numerous species ; some of the 



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