THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



a single plant. The plants should be given 

 a little bone meal each time they are cut 

 down. The larkspur has been wonderfully 

 developed, and there are many varieties. The 

 English catalogues mention over two hun- 

 dred. These are tall- and low-growing, single 

 and double, light blue and dark blue, blue 

 and lavender, and all these shades combined. 

 DiANTHUS BARBATUS (Newport Pink; Sweet 

 "William). 1 to 2 feet. Considered a perennial, 

 but it is wiser to sow fresh seed every year 

 than to rely on dividing old plants. Sow the 

 seed in the seed-bed in rows, in May, and, 

 in July, transplant to about 6 to 8 inches 

 apart. Finally, in the fall, by September 20th, 

 transplant the little plants to the beds or bor- 

 ders where they are to bloom the following 

 year. Blooms in June, for nearly a month. 

 An old-time garden favorite, with straight, 

 stiff stems and large heads of bloom, often 

 five inches across. Individual flowers are 

 often as large as a nickel. Sweet Williams 

 make a beautiful edging for a border. It is 



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