RAISING FLOWERS FROM SEED 



litter. They will then bloom again the second 

 year. Occasionally they will bloom a third 

 year, but for the third year they cannot be 

 relied upon, so if one would have them in the 

 garden, a sowing of seed should be made 

 every other year. 



Pentstemons are another group of perennials 

 which come in a number of colors, — white, 

 pink, crimson, scarlet, purple and magenta. 

 The different varieties bloom from June 

 through September and can be grown from 

 seed sown in the spring; the roots may also 

 be separated, as is done with the phloxes. A 

 little bone meal given them in May of the 

 second year will stimulate their growth. They 

 are all hardy excepting one variety. Sensation, 

 the freest bloomer of all, which should be 

 lifted and placed in a coldframe for the winter. 



Salvia azurea grandiflora is another flower 

 lately brought forward by growers. Each 

 stalk ends in a large, loose cluster of pale blue 



