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anything in the way of shrubs. You can purchase lining-out stock 

 in the neighborhood of $25 to $30 per 1000 and, if you have space, 

 what about planting out a few Red Leaf and Cutleaf Maples, Horse 

 Chestnuts, Elms, Ashes, or other small trees? They will all grow 

 into money. 



Sow Summer Flowering Annuals 



Sow this month outdoors where they are to flower, seeds of 

 annuals. Among such we have the Gentaureas, Gypsophila, Candy- 

 tuft, Everlastings, Zinnia, Larkspur, miniature Sunflowers, Schi- 

 zanthus, Celosias, Scabiosa, Snapdragons, Salpiglossis, Calliopsis, 

 Marigolds, Cosmos, Calendulas, Poppies, Nasturtiums, Clarkia 

 and others. Asters are better when transplanted from the frames. 

 For the late ones seed should be sown by the end of this month out- 

 doors; later, transplant the seedhngs where they are to flower. 



The Chrysanthemums and Their Care 



With most florists the Chrysanthemums are one of the im- 

 portant crops. May first should find us well under way with a nice 

 lot of 2}4s on hand of the early and midseason varieties and such 

 as are to be grown on as pot plants. Keep the sand full of rooting 

 cuttings and keep more coming along on the stock plants. You will 

 need shade on the cuttings now. By all means make a note of what 

 young stock you have on hand, map out exactly what benches are 

 to be planted, and, if short on certain varieties, order without delay. 



Are you going to grow a few of the very early Pompons outdoors 

 to be protected with temporary frames and sashes next Fall? It 

 wiU pay you. 



Miscellaneous 



In early May, sow out another lot of annuals in coldframes. 

 They may come in handy when the earlier hotbed-sown ones are 

 sold out. A few rows of Zinnias, Gosbqos or Scabiosas don't take up 

 much space, but, even when sold at a low price, they will bring in 

 more money for the space they take up and the work you have with 

 them than almost anything else. If you are going to have an empty 

 house with solid beds which are not going to be used until Fall, 

 consider planting it with a good strain of Asters. Snapdragon wiU 

 also make a paying crop. 



Carnations put of 3- or SJ^-in. pots can be benched in May 

 or planted on solid beds. Some growers are very successful with 

 this method of culture. 



Cold storage speciosum Lilies started in February or March, 

 can also be planted out under glass. You can also plunge a few of 

 them in pots out in a coldframe. Shift a few of your tuberous-rooted 



