SHRUBS, VINES, PLANTS AND BULBS 



frost. This most beautiful and satisfactory 

 summer-flowering bulb should always find a 

 place in the garden. It is effective in masses, 

 or as single plants in the borders of rose- and 

 lily-beds. The tall spikes of bloom and the iris- 

 like leaves are very decorative. The modern 

 gladiolus is much like an orchid in shape and 

 in the many wonderful colors in which it is 

 produced. Some of the flowers are often 

 three inches across, and no words can describe 

 the marvelous colors. 



GoDETiA. 1 foot. Sow the seed in early 

 spring and transplant later to a foot apart. 

 Prefers a rather poor soil and partial shade. 

 Blooms from July until September. An 

 attractive annual with many delicate poppy- 

 like flowers that are white, red or pink. Good 

 as a border to flower-beds. 



Geranium (Pelargonium). 1 to 13^ feet. 

 Start the dormant roots, or slips, in March, 

 indoors, or plant them in the open ground in 

 May. Blooms from June until frost. A 

 popular bedding-out plant; good for terrace 



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