GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
bloom an extra month or six weeks. Properly 
treated, they will last from July to the middle of 
September. But to enjoy these lovely visitors reg- 
ularly, it is necessary to plant the seed every year. 
Of the border carnations, the Chabaud and Mar- 
guerite types are hardy enough to stand the winter 
if slightly covered, and will flower profusely the 
second year, but they make off-shoots, which bring 
to bloom a few weeks after sowing. 
Hollyhocks from seed do not blossom until the 
second year, but they make off-shoots, which bring 
flowers every season thereafter. And as they sow 
themselves, people often mistake them for peren- 
nials. They come both single and double, and are 
especially lovely against a wall or a green back- 
ground. 
The evening primrose, tall and stately, with large 
yellow flowers, is easily grown in almost any soil. 
It thrives in almost any soil, and blooms the entire 
summer. 
Of the wallflowers, the biennial variety will blos- 
som most of the summer if grown in a moist, shady 
place and not allowed to go to seed. These come 
in yellows, reddish brown and purplish brown. 
They need winter protection. 
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