ANNUALS AND WHAT THEY DO 



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Fig. 64. — AjwruALS in the Hotbeds in Apml. When Spring arrives these annuals 

 make as good — ^yes, better — ^headway here than they would in the most uptodate 

 greenhouse. Hotbeds and coldframes with plenty of sash for protection are always 



good investments 



Annuals for Flowering Under Glass 



In many instances a florist will struggle along, trying to grow 

 and make profitable a bench of Roses or perhaps giganteum Lilies 

 for Easter, when the same space devoted to Calendulas, Schizanthus 

 or some other annual would require but half the work or expense 

 and bring him in good returns. 



If you supply a retail trade you have found out that, as a rule, 

 people during the Winter and Spring months not only don't object 

 to, but often ask for, so-caUed old-fashioned flowers. They are apt 

 to caU them "old-fashioned," comparing them with the American 

 Beauty or Columbia Rose or the latest in Carnations. The most 

 valuable customers you have are not the ones you see around 

 Christmas or at Easter buying $25 baskets, but rather those to 

 whom you send each month a statement which is paid promptly. 

 Those who purchase flowers every week may not be a great many, 

 but you can depend upon them. The man who has enough of 



