GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
The horned poppy, though a biennial, will flower 
the first year if started indoors in March. It likes 
an open, sunny spot, and if old flowers are kept 
picked off, will bloom all summer. 
Sweet William is another old-fashioned garden 
favorite that is usually considered a perennial, but 
which does its best the second year from seed. Ag 
it self-sows, it goes on forever, like Tennyson’s 
brook, once it gets started. In protecting, however, 
do not get fertilizer directly over the crown, or it 
will cause decay. 
Mullein pink, or Rose Campion as it is often 
called, is another of our grandmothers’ pets, and 
if started very early, will flower the first season, 
Now all of the biennials I have described are 
easily grown, and sure to bring great pleasure. 
And really it is worth while to curb one’s impa- 
tience, and wait, when necessary, until the second 
season, for the sake of these lovely hardy beauties. 
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