THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



the seed-bed. Transplant about the middle 

 of July into rows, 6 inches apart, and then 

 transplant finally, not later than September 

 20th, to where the plants are to bloom the 

 following year. Foxgloves often seed them- 

 selves, and the little plants thus seeded can 

 be taken up and replanted in the spring. 

 Blooms in June and July for about a month. 

 One of the most beautiful and invaluable of 

 all the perennials. Is white, pink, lavender 

 and purple. The great spikes are a mass of 

 hanging, bell-shaped flowers, and a row of 

 them in a border is a beautiful sight. 



Eryngium (Sea Holly). 2 to 3 feet. Plant 

 in the early spring or fall. Blooms from July. 

 A large, decorative plant, suggestive of 

 a thistle, with grey-green flowers. Excellent 

 in shrubberies and wild gardens. 



EUPATORIUM PURPUREUM. l|^ to 4 feet. 

 Plant in the spring or fall. Blooms from 

 August until frost. A very healthy, useful 

 plant. Good in borders or the wild garden. 

 The flowers grow in clusters, and are white 



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