THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



cover with soil. Blooms all summer. A very 

 quick grower which easily clings to any 

 rough surface, such as trunks of trees and 

 trellises. The bell-shaped flowers are purple 

 or white. 



Convolvulus (Morning Glory) . Sow in the 

 early spring. Soak the seeds in warm water 

 over night before sowing. Blooms almost all 

 summer ; the familiar, wide-mouthed, trumpet 

 flowers of many beautiful colors and of both 

 single and double varieties. 



EcHiNOCYSTis (Wild Cucumber Vine). Sow 

 seed in early spring. Blooms all summer. 

 One of the quickest-growing annual vines, — 

 sometimes 25 feet in a summer. It has small 

 yellow-white flowers. 



Ipomoda grandiflora (Moonflower). (Jap- 

 anese Morning Glory.) Sow the seed in 

 spring after the weather is settled; they 

 should be soaked in warm water over night. 

 Blooms all summer. It has very beautiful 

 flowers, surpassing all other morning glories. 

 Besides being a rapid grower, it is easy to 



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