102 YARD AND GARDEN 



ure on tlie part of the amateur in dealing with 

 them. 



EARLY PLANTING 



To obtain early flowers from annuals, in the 

 North, seed must be sown in flats or pans or 

 boxes and set in sunny windows until the seed- 

 lings grow strong enough to bear transplant- 

 ing. Often this is begun entirely too early. 



Single and Double Zinnias 



Dwelling houses, as a rule, are altogether un- 

 suitable for raising plants successfully from 

 seed, and especially for "growing them on," 

 as the florists call it, until it is time to set them 

 out in outdoor beds. The seed, in most in- 

 stances, will germinate, and, given the right 



