The Garden Magazine, February, 1922 



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Snapdragon, all these Annuals have coarse seeds that are as 

 easily sown as Lettuce and of stronger germination than many 

 grass seeds found in lawn mixtures. They will grow and bloom 

 for anybody, in almost any soil. 



When it Comes to Colors 



YOUR every wish may be gratified among the Annuals so 

 far as color is concerned. Please do not think me guilty 

 of advocating "color schemes," which our friend Sherman Duffy, 

 in a former issue of The Garden Magazine, called the " measles 

 of gardening, because everybody gets them." The present 

 effort is merely a desire to help the gardener to find the kind of 

 flowers that will best serve individual taste. 



White: Asters, all classes; Cosmos, early and late; Gypsophila 

 elegans; Scabiosa Snowball; Sweet-pea (Spencer only); 

 Zinnia Oueen Victoria. 



of Annuals that will quickly (though only temporarily, it is true) 

 provide effects that it would take years to materialize with 

 permanent shrubs or trees. 



That magnificent Annual Castor Oil Bean (Ricinus zanzibar- 

 ensis) will form barriers 12 to 15 feet tall, developing trunks 

 3 to 4 inches in diameter, within the comparatively short time 

 of 90 days, given deep rich soil and no root disturbance. Second 

 only in effectiveness is the Mammoth Russian Sunflower, and the 

 taller forms of the new double Helianthus. Hollyhocks, though 

 really Biennials, deserve mention here. For best effect a row 

 of Cosmos may be planted in connection with both Hollyhocks 

 and Sunflowers, since these two are apt to drop their lower 

 leaves late in the season. 



One must have lived in the treeless plains of the great South- 

 west to fully appreciate the words "comforting shade." 

 For combating the merciless rays of a midsummer sun (and you 



Aster and Sweet Alyssum will solve the problem of the most elemental garden for quantity of bloom and length of season 



Pink: Snapdragon Daybreak; Asters, all classes; Centaurea 

 (Sweet Sultan); Cosmos, early and late; Poppy Peony 

 flowered ; Verbena Mayflower. 



Blue and Lavender: Aster Giant Branching; Stocks, Ten Weeks, 

 Queen Alexandra; Nigella Miss Jekyll; Sweet-peas (Spen- 

 cer) ; Scabiosa Azure Fairy; Centaurea cyanus (Cornflower). 



Yellow and Orange: Calendula Orange King; Eschscholtzia 

 Golden West; Gaillardia Lorenziana; Nasturtium (tall) 

 Jupiter; Nasturtium (Dwarf) Golden Queen; Sunflower, 

 Miniature, Stella. 



Red and Scarlet: Aster American Beauty; Antirrhinum Coral 

 Red; Dianthus Midnight; Scabiosa Cherry Red; Sweet- 

 peas, Spencer vars; Zinnia Giant Double Red. 



Annuals for Screens and Shade 



QUITE frequently (and especially when moving into un- 

 developed sections) the necessity arises to screen some 

 — undesirable or ugly spot to shut out an unpleasant or 

 dreary view or perhaps to secure a greater degree of privacy about 

 some corner. For such emergencies there is a limited number 



do not have to go West to find them), even the ordinary Fire or 

 Scarlet Runner Bean proves a welcome aid, and be it further 

 said in its favor that few vines provide a denser shade. 



There are vines with much daintier foliage as well as more 

 impressive flowers. But in exact ratio as the foliage becomes 

 dainty, shade diminishes and if you grow more plants to the 

 foot the strength of the vines will suffer unless the soil is ex- 

 tremely rich. Thus works the law of compensation along clim- 

 bers: what you gain in foliage you lose in flowers. 



Here are, however, eight Annuals quite dependable for shad- 

 ing porches, for decorating arbors, or to hide trellises — kinds 

 that will grow thriftily almost anywhere and in any soil: 



Brazilian Morning Glory 

 Japanese Hop 



Balloon Vine 

 Canary Bird Flower 

 Cardinal Climber 



Cypress Vine " 

 Dolichos 



Moonflower, Japanese 



If Your Garden Is Small 



FREQUENTLY the opportunity for flower gardening in 

 suburban areas is decidedly limited. Yet it is surpris- 

 ing what quantities of flowers can be grown on a hundred 



