Growing Flowers 83 



Lantana 



The name commonly applied to lantana is Indian 

 nettle. This is a tender shrub and it can be trained 

 in the form of a tree or left to grow as a bush. A 

 loamy soil, mixed with leaf-mold and compost and 

 a little sand, is the best soil for this plant. 



Cuttings from lantana should be made in the 

 spring or fall and should be inserted in sandy soil, 

 kept fairly moist and warm. 



To train a lantana plant to tree form, pinch off the 

 lower branches as fast as they appear, leaving the 

 strength of the plant food to feed the upper 

 branches. If a bush is desired, the central buds, 

 or top, should be pinched off that many side shoots 

 may appear. The earlier this is done, the prettier 

 and more regular the bush will be. 



Larkspur 



Larkspur seed may be sown either in the fall or 

 spring, in the fall, preferably, so that germination 

 may take place early in the spring. The plants 

 should be thinned to about a foot apart. They 

 thrive best in a cool, moist soil. 



The dwarf larkspur should be used for borders, 



