THE BEST BEDDING PLANTS 195 



colors and the fragrance of the flowers make them desirable. Im- 

 patiens, especially in the light and deep salmon pink sorts, is always 

 in demand where a plant is wanted for a shady position; and salable 

 plants, when once you have a stock, are as quickly grown on as 

 GoleuSi 



Lantanas are more grown for bedding than ever and even if 

 the plants don't flower aU Summer in every locality, when they are 

 in full bloom during May and June, you can always sell them. Their 

 colors and shades are quite different from those of anything else 

 we have at that time. 



Lobehas, the single as well as the double sorts, make fine 

 border plants for small beds and are easily grown on. 



While we should class aU Geraniums as Pelargoniums, we don't, 

 but use this name only for such sorts as are not used for bedding but 

 which, while in flower, are by far the showiest. A few of these 

 plants such as Easter Greeting and others always sell at good prices 

 during the bedding season. 



Pennisetum longistylum makes a fine border plant for the Canna 

 bed and gives you a change from the usual Salvia or Goleus edging. 

 Salvias are the thing where a glowing mass of red is wanted and 

 you are bound to have customers who prefer them to anything else. 



Centaurea gymnocarpa and Pyrethrum aureum are both old 

 favorites as border plants and another is the Uttle silver-leaved 

 Geranium Mme. SaUeroi. 



Achyranthes and Perilla nankinensis are also old timers in 

 foliage plants for borders and it is well to have a stock of them. 



Fuchsias, if planted out in locations that are not too sunny, 

 can be used to advantage for bedding, but you will be able to sell 

 plants in bloom, just because they are so attractive during May 

 and June. 



Verbenas are fine bedders when you want low, free-flowering 

 plants and little Vinca rosea and V. alba are a mass of color all Sum- 

 mer. Besides these you will want to carry a few Bose Geraniums, 

 Lemon Verbenas, Cobxa scandens, Maurandias, Feverfews, and 

 Torenias, a good stock of Alternantheras, a few Caladium esculentum, 

 some started Tuberoses, Marguerites, both single and double, 

 double Alyssum, Cuphea, Agetatums, Santolina and Mesembry- 

 anthemum. Whfle these don't all belong to the bedding stock 

 group you usuaUy have caU for thein during the bedding season 

 and often the customer who wants to look through your houses 

 wiU purchase one or more of all of those plants before he is through, 

 just because you have them on hand. During the bedding season 

 is the only time of the year you wiU have a chance to sell such 

 material and to my mind it takes but little more work and planning 



