SHRUBS, VINES, PLANTS AND BULBS 



Should be staked. Blooms in August. Fa- 

 miliar as a greenhouse plant but not usually 

 seen in gardens. It is, however, very attrac- 

 tive, and when used, like gladiolus and tube- 

 roses, among roses, or in the lily beds, will 

 be found satisfactory. The bulbs should be 

 stored in winter. 



RiciNUS (Castor-Oil Bean). 8 feet. Sow 

 seed early in the spring. Great ornamental 

 plants with large reddish green leaves and 

 red fruit. Decorative in shrubberies or against 

 buildings. 



Salpiglossis (Painted Tongue). 1^^ to 2 

 feet. Sow seed in hotbed and transplant to 

 the open ground in May. Blooms frorn. July 

 until frost. The flowers of this annual are 

 delicate, attractive and suggestive of an 

 orchid. They come in various colors — purple 

 and gold, rose and gold, scarlet and gold, 

 white and gold. The petals of the flowers 

 are one color and the deep veining another. 



Salvia, Bonfire (Scarlet Sage). 3 feet. 

 Sow in the hotbed in February. Transplant 



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