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YARD AND GARDEN 



cultivation. Plants afforded a suitable rooting 

 depth are less likely to be injured by a surplus 

 of fertilizer than those which find it impossible 

 to obtain a deep root-hold. 



CULTIVATION FROM SEED 



The middle of July is a good time to sow 

 seeds of perennials. Good-sized plants may be 



Bee Balm 

 (Monarda didyma) 



a'fr> 



Balloon Flower 

 [Platycodon giandifloruin) 



obtained before cold weather sets in and these 

 will make blooming plants in many instances the 

 following summer. Prepare the seed bed care- 

 fully, providing a depth of a foot, and pulverize 

 the soil even more finely than that prepared 



