RAISING FLOWERS FROM SEED 



ten-year-old larskpurs in my garden which send 

 up from eighteen to twenty spikes of bloom at 

 the same time. Last summer a number bore 

 over thirty stalks at the first blooming. 



The coal-ashes sifted over the crowns of 

 the delphinium in the spring and fall are ab- 

 solutely necessary to preserve them from their 

 fatal enemy, the white grub. One of my friends 

 said: "I do not care for delphiniums because 

 I do not like to see the place where they grow 

 look like a cinder-bed." But the cinder effect 

 will be avoided if the ashes are finely sifted. 



The roots of the delphiniums should not be 

 allowed to come in contact with manure. I 

 believe that manure, if allowed to touch the 

 roots, is as fatal to the delphinium as it is to 

 the lily bulb. 



Pyrethrum is another perennial that has 

 been greatly improved of late years. Many 

 varieties are listed by growers in this country, 

 and Kelway advertises two hundred and eigh- 

 teen varieties. They come in all shades, from 



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