THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



Xeranthejium (Everlasting, or Immor- 

 telle) . 3 feet. Sow in May in the open ground. 

 Blooms from July until frost. Bears a quan- 

 tity of white, pink, purple and red blossoms. 



Zinnia. 2 feet. Sow early in the hotbeds, 

 or in May, in the open ground. Blooms from 

 July. One of the healthiest and most bril- 

 liant annuals, and useful to fill out the bor- 

 ders and give them color in late summer. 

 The colors are white, scarlet, yellow, orange 

 and salmon-pink. The latter is perhaps the 

 most desirable shade because, after July, there 

 are so few light-colored flowers in the garden. 



HARDY \IXES 



Ampelopsis Lowii. Plant in the spring. 

 A vine of the same characteristics as Ampe- 

 lofsis Vcitchi, but the foliage is smaller and 

 deeper cut, giving to the vine a greater air of 

 delicacy. 



A. quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper, or 

 American Ivy). Plant in the spring, or 

 transplant from the wild. The familiar five- 



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