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Annuals as Bedding Plants 



IT WAS through force of circumstances that I 

 learned of the value of annuals as bedding 

 material. One point in favor of their use is that 

 one can achieve a somewhat greater range of color, 

 and there is never quite as much danger of inad- 

 vertently producing clashing color effects as 

 when perennials are used. This is especially true 

 with reference to beginners in gardening. 



Specific directions as to sowing will scarcely be 

 necessary. Where the climate permits early out- 

 door sowing, the various seeds may be sown directly 

 into the beds, sown thickly to insure an abundant 

 stand, and then thinned out fearlessly so as to give 

 the individual plants room to develop their full 

 possibilities. At the same time keep industriously 

 after the weeds. To tlie north and west of the 

 Great Lakes, however, where the weather will not 

 permit outdoor sowing early enough, the seeds 

 should be started in hotbeds or even in cigar 

 boxes placed in some warm, sunny window. The 

 seedlings will be the better for transplanting and 

 should be moved at least once before being set out 

 in the permanent bed. A few cents will buy enough 

 seeds for a large bed, so that, provided you have 

 a little spare time, there is no reason why you cannot 

 have well filled flower beds in your garden, no matter 

 how small it is. 



The value of annuals as an edging for the shrub- 

 bery border is happily illustrated in the picture, 

 which shows petunia. This blooms from spring 

 through fall; a double row of petunias, at a trifling 

 cost, afforded color all summer. 



The Tom Thumb nasturtiums, whether used in 

 small or large masses, a double row of pansies, in 

 preferably the lighter shades, will produce a charm- 

 ing bed that needs only constant picking to keep 

 it blooming until frost. Moreover, the foliage 

 of the nasturtiums has a distinct color value aside 

 from the flowers, and plants may be obtained of a 

 pronounced dark shade of green, which, however, 



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Petunias bloom from spring through fall. Plant 

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