CHAPTER X 
ANNUAL FLOWERING PLANTS 
Annual flowering plants, or plants that must have 
seed sown every year, fill an important place in both 
the school and the home garden. 
Where there is a scarcity of shrubs, the larger kinds 
of annuals, such as the castor bean, sunflower, cosmos, 
aster, zinnia, marigold, and salvia, may serve as sub- 
stitutes, either in clumps or as single plants, until the 
places are occupied by shrubbery. 
Broad-leaved, tall-growing plants, like the castor bean 
and sunflower, make efficient screens for fences, out- 
buildings, or other unattractive objects. Tall plants may 
be massed near the objects to be screened, with a grada- 
tion of lower-growing plants in the foreground. 
The medium-sized annuals may be grown in clumps 
near buildings. The four-o’clock, aster, petunia, zinnia, 
marigold, and gaillardia are suitable for such spots. By 
placing the sweet William, verbena, pansy, and sweet 
alyssum in front of them, a beautiful border effect may 
be obtained. 
Vines may be planted where they will climb on porch 
trellises or wire fences. The moonflower, morning-glory, 
cypress vine, and climbing nasturtium should be planted 
where they will receive careful culture. For covering 
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