ANNUALS 



COLOR HEIQBX 



do not depend next year upon self-sown seeds, as 

 they are apt to revert to original color. Seems to do 

 as well in poor as in rich soil. 



Various Salpiglossis grandiflora : Painted Tongue. Ten- July-Sept, 

 der annual. Lovely shades marked with colored veins. ^ 

 Blooms for two months under congenial conditions. 

 Plants are slim and can be placed 5 inches apart. 

 Prefers rich, light soil. Sometimes diflScult to start, 

 and more often satisfactory started in the greenhouse. 

 In some places where it does as well when sown in 

 the open, a second sowing can be made in garden for 

 late bloom. To make them eflEective in the garden, 

 plant at least eight in a group. 



Blue * Salvia farinacea : Sage. Treat as hardy annual, July-Oet. 

 blue. Bushy plant, flowers in long spikes. Use only ^ 

 in large bed, as one plant occupies considerable space, 

 possibly 2 feet square. 



Yellow *Sanvitalia procumbens, fi. pi. Creeping plant. June-Sept. 

 Tender annual. SmaU double flowers. Set plants ^ ™* 

 6 to 8 inches apart. Mixes well with Sweet Alyssum. 

 Can be kept compact by pinching back, or else let it 

 creep out in slender sprays over a broad patch of 

 Sweet Alyssum. Better sow under glass. 



^Vhite ScABiosA : Sweet Scabious, Mourning Bride. Hardy Juiy-Oct. 

 ^^^ annual. Use tall variety. Flowers grow on long stems, ^^ ^*- 

 reds with but little foliage, so plants may be set 6 inches 

 Violets apart jjj groups. Has a long, continuous bloom. 



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