94 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 
SCABIOSA, OR MouRNING BRIDE 
This plant is also known as sweet scabious, pin- 
cushion flower, and Egyptian rose. It is very effective 
for either borders or beds and is unexcelled for children’s 
home gardens. The flowers may be used for cutting 
from July until late in the fall, as they are not injured 
by light frosts. The colors vary —red, blue, yellow, 
and pink in various shades are intricately netted with 
other colors. 
Sow the seeds at any time in the spring, after danger 
from frost is over. 
STOCK 
Stock is useful for bedding and edging, for pot 
culture, and for cutting. The average height is from 
one to one and a half feet. The large-flowering, ten- 
weeks varieties are the earliest to bloom. The perpetual 
varieties, known as “ cut-and-come-again,” send out side 
branches that produce new flowers after the first blooms 
have been cut. A great variety of colors may be ob- 
tained — white, rose, crimson, violet, and yellow in 
many shades. 
For early flowers sow seeds in boxes in March. Trans- 
plant to other boxes when the seedlings are an inch high. 
Stronger plants may be obtained by successive trans- 
plantings. Move them to the garden when danger from 
frost is over, and set them six inches apart. For late 
flowers, sow seeds in the open ground in May. For winter 
