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warm and in good condition. Thin as the plants become 
crowded. Give this annual a fertile, well-drained soil, 
with an abundance of sun and air. 
Porch boxes. Gaillardias may be grown in porch 
boxes, either by themselves or with petunias or poppies. 
GOURDS 
Gourds are luxuriant climbing annuals, useful for cov- 
ering arbors, fences, or slopes, and bearing fruit which 
is Interesting in form and color. 
Planting. Gourds will grow in any kind of soil. 
Spade the place selected to a depth of one foot. Thor- 
oughly mix a shovelful of rotted manure with the soil. 
Put ten or twelve seeds in a hill and thin to three plants 
when the second leaf is formed. Let them stand about 
three inches apart after thinning. 
THE MorninG-GLORY 
The morning-glory (Convolvulus, also called [pomea) 
grows rapidly and will cover a large space in a very 
short time. The shoots grow long and are well provided 
with foliage. For covering summerhouses and porches 
it will twine around wire or strings and may be trained 
in any direction. For small spaces there is nothing better 
than the old-fashioned morning-glory, with its variety of 
colors. The Japanese morning-glory is more robust and 
will attain a height of from thirty to fifty feet. The 
leaves are of different sizes and shapes, and the color 
