COSMOS S3 



there popular, although these may be grown 

 for their foliage as a backing to the earlier 

 varieties successfully brought to profuse bloom 

 in other sections of the country. 



Of course, the Cosmos is propagated by 

 seeds sown in April indoors in flats, potted, 

 and then transplanted when the frost time is 

 definitely past. Recently varieties have been 

 introduced that will withstand a couple of de- 

 grees of frost, but the typical plants will not 

 survive such an experience. If seed is sown 

 in the open ground on the chance of a late 

 season, it must not be sown until there is no 

 longer any danger of possible frosts. The 

 plants should be 18 inches apart. 



When setting out the plantlets, an abun- 

 dance of water should be supplied. The great 

 feathery overgrowth achieved by a Cosmos 

 plant is borne upon a comparatively brittle 

 stem, whence it is necessary to give the plants 

 stake-supports to prevent the summer winds 

 from "timibling" them. Grown against wire- 

 fences, the Cosmos stems may be tied with 

 loops of raphia to the wire, which will give 

 them excellent support. 



While Cosmos plants are often self -seeding. 



