CONTINUOUS BLOOM IN AMERICA ^^^^ 



COIOB _ ^ HEIGHT 



White *CHRYSANTHEMUM/rMfescens,var. Marguerite: Paris June-July 

 Daisy. Tender annual. Generally grown from cut- ^^ **■ 

 tings. Buy the young plants in May so that the 

 best bloom will come the last of June. Plant out 

 May 15. 



Pink *CiARKiA elegans. Half hardy. Double. Sun or July 

 semi-shade. Use in a large garden when great variety 

 is required. Set plants 5 inches apart. 



White Cleome jmngens: Giant Spider Flower. Tender July 

 ''""^ annual. The white variety is especially effective. 

 A tall, slim plant with large head, occupying as a single 

 plant but little room. 



Crimson CocKSCOMB, FEATHERED : Celosia plumosa. Vars, Aug.-Oct 

 Yellow Thompson, magnifica, and Superb, are taller than ^~* 

 the Castle Gould variety. Tender annual. Use the 

 latter near front of bed. Cockscombs grow in any 

 good soil, not too heavy, sun or partial shade. Sown 

 in open ground, seeds do not germinate until about 

 June 1. Better to start Cockscomb under glass April 

 1. When sown in the cold-frame, if it does not ap- 

 pear as early as other seedlings, don't give it up, 

 but await warmer days. The feathered variety is 

 almost the height of tall Zinnia. 



Pink Cockscomb: Celosia spicata. A tender annual. Aug.-Oct. 

 This newer variety, while not as rich in coloring and 

 form, is yet quite effective in groups of three or four 



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