SHRUBS, VINES, PLANTS AND BULBS 



preferably a sunny place. Blooms in August 

 and September — until frost. The marigold 

 of Shakspere's time in many modern varie- 

 ties — both single and double. It comes in all 

 the oranges and yellows, and many varieties 

 are striped and shaded. 



Calliopsis. 13^ to 2 feet. Sow the seed 

 where it is to bloom in early spring, and, later, 

 thin out to from eight to twelve inches apart. 

 Blooms the end of July or August. The deli- 

 cate, ragged, yellow flowers, with dark cen- 

 ters, grow on tall, slim stems and are very 

 dainty and attractive. 



Candytuft. 6 inches. Sow the seed in 

 April where it is to bloom. Blooms in June. 

 A mass of small white flowers; very good for 

 edging beds and borders. 



Canna. 3 to 8 feet. Plant the roots either 

 in the hotbed in April or in the open ground 

 in May. Blooms from July until frost. No 

 other bedding-out plant is more satisfactory. 

 The tall spikes of bloom, either red or yellow, 

 or the two colors combined, and the large, 



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