ANNUAL FLOWERS 



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Prepare a small bed of rich sandy loam in a spot partially shaded 

 Drill the seeds in rows a few inches apart. Cover very slightly by 

 sifting soil over them and gently packing. Water well. Transplant 

 the seedlings soon after they form their second pairs of leaves. It 

 may be well to shift them a second time to the distance indicated in 

 the table. Protect them with a light mulch of strawy manure 

 when the ground begins to freeze. 



Annual Flowers. — The accompanying table gives important 

 points regarding some common annual flowers. These are useful 

 for beds and borders. The seeds may be carefully sown in beds of 

 rich sandy loam in hot beds, coldframes or in the open, later in the 

 spring. The seedlings are nearly all improved by transplanting. 

 Cover seeds by sifting soil over them to a depth of one-eighth to 

 one-fourth inch. Water them often and protect them from drying 

 winds, hot sun, and severe cold nights. The distances between 

 plants at shifting time should be governed by the effects desired 

 and by the heights of the plants. See also the planting table in 

 this author's book "School and Home Gardening," Chapter XII. 



Planting Table of Annual Flowers 



Name of flower 



Height 



of 

 plant 

 inches) 



Blooming 

 season 



Color 



Best use 



Ageratum 



Alyssum 



Aster, dwarf 



Balsam 



Candytuft 



Cosmos 



Eschscholzia 



Marigold 



Orange daisy 



Petunia (creeping) 



Phlox (Drummond) 



Portulacca (creep- 

 ing) . , 

 Verbena (creeping; 



Zinnia 



5-18 



3-12 



6-12 

 12-30 



6-12 



30-60 

 12 



6-36 



12 

 10-18 



4-12 



6 



8-10 

 4-36 



July to frost 



End of June 



to frost 

 Aug. to frost 

 July to frost 



End of June 



to frost 

 July to frost 

 July to frost 



July to frost 



July to frost 

 Aug. to frost 



July and Au- 

 gust 

 Aug. to frost 



Aug. to frost 

 Aug. to frost 



White, blue, 



rose 

 White 



All colors 

 Pink, white, 



cream 

 Assorted 



Many colors 

 Yellow, white, 



red 

 Yellow 



Orange 

 White, blue, 



striped 

 All colors 



Good assort- 

 ment 

 Several colors 

 All colors 



Carpeting 



Borders 



Solid beds 

 Borders 



Borders 



Background 

 Ribbon beds 



Dwarf for borders; 



tall for beds 

 Solid beds 

 Carpeting 



Ribbon beds 



Carpeting 



Carpeting 

 Dwarf for borders; 

 tall for beds 



