April, 1901 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



14] 



Six Annuals That Resist Drought 



COMMON NAME 



WHEN ' 



ro sow 



DEPTH 



to saw 



(inches) 



(inches) 



WHEN THEY FLOWER 



DURA- 

 TION OF 



COLOR 



purple, white 



HEIGHT 

 (feet) 



OTHER POINTS 



Indoors Outdoors 



Early Crop 



Main Crop 



BLOOM 

 (inches) 





Hyacinth bean May 



2 



12 





July 12 

 to Oct. | 



10 t020 



Dolichos Lablab. Good temporary screen- 

 Thrives in any soil. Flowers very variable- 



Ice-plant 



April 



May 



1 

 * 



12 X 12 



July 



Aug. 

 Sept. 



7 



white 



trailing 



Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. Esteemed 

 1 for its foliage, which has glistening glands. 



Nasturtium, dwf. 

 tall 



March 

 April 



May 



I 



10 X 12 

 12 X 36 



June 



July 

 to Oct. 



8 to 10 



scarlet, 

 vellow, maroon 



1 to 5 



Tropceolum minus, T. majus. Never flags in 

 hottest weather. Abundance of bloom. 



Petunia 



March 

 April 



May 



don't 

 cover 



12 X 12 



May 



July 

 to Sept. 



10 



magenta, 

 white 



1 to 2 



Petunia hybrida. Rather weedy habit. Profuse 

 bloomer; sweet-scented. 



Portulaca 



March 

 April 



May 



don't 

 cover 



6 x 6 ! June 



Aug. 



12 



white, 

 red, magenta 



itof 



Portulaca grandiflor a. Succulent plants. Seeds 

 need high temperature to sprout. 



Zinnia 



March 



A 



M 



3 ril 



[ay 



1 



6x12 June 



July 



to Nov. 



12 to 15 



red, scarlet 

 yellow, magenta 



il to 2 



Zinnia elegans. Garden flowers 2^-3 inches 

 across. One of the best garden annuals. 









Six Annuals fop 



Sandy Soils 





Clarkia 



March 

 April 



May 

 June 



j 6 x 12 ( June 



July 8 

 Oct. 



purple, rose, 

 white 



il 



Clarkia elegans. Good for edgings; double 

 forms showy, but single are satisfactory. 



Poppy 



March \ 6x6 

 April 



July 6 

 to Aug. 



white to red 2 to 2 



Papaver somniferum. Hard to transplant. 

 Early sown seed does better. Showy. 



Godetia 



Marchl May \ 18 xi8 June 

 April 



July i 8 to 10 

 to Oct. 



red, white, 1 to 2 



Oenothera amcena, CE. Whitneyi. The latter 

 species produces the larger flowers. 



Nasturtium, dwf. 

 tall 



March 

 April 



May 1 10 x 12, June 

 12 x ?6 



July 8 to 10 scarlet, yellow, I to 5 

 to Oct. 1 maroon 



Tropceolum minus, T. majus. Beautiful cut 



flowers. Dwarfs good edgings. 

 Portulaca grandiflora. Killed by the first frost. 



Valuable for hot, rather dry situations. 



Rose moss 



March 

 April 



May don't 6x0; June 

 cover 



July 12 

 to Sept. 



white, red, 2 to f 

 magenta 



Zinnia 



March April 2 12x12 June 



May 



July 12 to 15 

 to Nov. 



red, scarlet, il to 2\Zinnia elegans. Thrives in any deep rich soil, 

 magenta Best for distance masses. 



Six Annuals for Heavy Soils 



Annual chrysan- 

 themum 



March 

 April 



May 



i 



5 



18x18 



July 



July 



to Oct. 



15 



white, yellow 



1 t-.i 2 

 1 to 2 



Chrysanthemum coronarium. Coarse grower, 

 producing many flowers. 



Godetia 



March 

 April 



March 



April 



March 



March 

 April 



May 



1 

 5 



18x18 



June 



July 



to Oct. 



8 to 10 



pink, red, 

 purple 



(Enothera amcena, CE. Whitneyi. Showy flowers 

 one to four inches across. 



Sweet pea 



April 

 June 



3 



4x24 





July 



to Oct. 



4 to 8 



white, scarlet, 

 blue, yellow 



4 to 6 



Lathyrus odoratus. Plant early in deep, rich, 

 moist soil, for cut flowers. 



Petunia 



May 



April 

 Sept. 

 May 



aon't 

 cover 



12 x 12 



May 



Sept. 



10 



magenta, white 



1 to 2 



Petunia hybrida. Give open, sunny situations. 

 Furnishes mass of bloom till frost. 



Sweet alyssum 



1 



12 x 12 



July 



Aug. 

 Sept. 



20 



white 



1 



Alyssum maritimum. Thrives in any soil. Sow 

 early spring, thickly, to form masses. 



Pot marigold 



1 



8x12 



June 



July 



to Oct. 



12 to 15 



orange, yellow 



1 to I 2 



Calendula officinalis. For flavoring soups. 

 Profuse bloomer, even after first frost. 



Six Annuals for Very Cold Climates 



Sweet alyssum 



Clarkia 



Marigold 



'ansy 



Sweet pea 

 Stock, ten-weeks 



March 



April 



Sept. 



March 

 April 



May 



Feb. 

 March 



Jan. 

 Feb. 



March 

 April 



April 

 May 

 June 

 to Aug. 

 April 

 June 

 May 



6x12 



12 X 12 



July 



Jt 



Aug. 

 to Sept. 



July 



to Oct. 



June 



6x6 



4x24 



May 

 June 



Aug. 



Sept. 

 Oct. 



July 

 to Oct. 



white 



purple, rose, 

 white 



light yellow, 

 orange, brown 



6 to 8 purple, blue, 

 white, yellow 



July 



4 to 8 white, scarlet, 

 blue, yellow 

 10 white, pink, 



purple 



il 



to 2 



ilyssum maritimum. Sow September for May 

 bloom. Flowers six months. 



Clarkia elegans. 

 sun or shade. 



Thrives in light warm soil in 

 Good edging. 

 fagetes patula, T. erect a. Lasts well after first 



frosts. Dwarf kinds good borders. 



Viola tricolor. Good plants can be grown out- 

 side, but better to winter in coldframe 

 4 to 6 Lathyrus odoratus. Make three sowings, last 

 one between the two earlier for shade. 



2 to 1 



il 



Matthiola incana, var. annua. Good bedder. 

 Rich soil produces more doubles. 



Six Annuals That Bloom After Frost 



Sweet alyssum 



March 



April 

 Sept. 

 April 



July 



1 



12 X 12 



July 



Aug. 

 to Sept. 



20 



white 



1 



Alyssum maritimum. Stands the early fall 

 frosts. Very satisfactory plant for edging. 



Candytuft 



\ 



6x12 





June 



to Sept. 



June 



4 

 12 



red, white 



1 



Iberis amara. Good cut flower and for masses. 

 Sow every two weeks for succession. 



Cornflower 



April 



\ 



6x6 | 





rose, white, 

 blue 



2 to 3 



Centaurea Cyanus. Once started, they resow 

 themselves. Good for border or cutting. 



Marigold 



Feb. 



March 



Feb. 



April 



May 



March 



May 



\ 

 \ 



12 X 12 



4x6 



June 



May 



Aug. 



8 



light yellow, 

 orange, brown 



1 to 2 



fagetes patula, T. erecta. Bright colors which 

 light up the garden after frosts. 



Annual phlox 



July 

 to Aug. 



4 to 12 



10 



yellow, maroon, 

 white, red 



1 to I 



Phlox Drummondii. Best low plant for general 

 purposes. Self sows. Abundant water. 



Stock, ten-weeks 



March 

 April 



May 



\ 



12 X 12 



Tune 



July 



white, pink, 

 purple 



II 



Matthiola incana, war. annua. May-sown seeds 

 flower after most annuals are dead. 



