FLORICULTURE 
moderately rich garden soils. The per- 
ennials may be grown from seeds sown 
in gentle heat in March and planted out 
in May or June. 
Cosmos 
Cosmos is now one of the notable fall 
flowers. It is a strong, tall growing an- 
nual, yet its bright, bold flowers have a 
daintiness and airiness which is height- 
ened in effect by the feathery green foli- 
age. It is most effective when planted 
in broad masses or long background 
borders against evergreens or fences at 
some distance from the house and the 
garden walks. From seed started in the 
house in March or April the plants will 
have reached three or four feet in height 
by September. The bright colored, 
daisy-like flowers are borne in great pro- 
fusion and come at a season when they 
are very acceptable. Because of the ro- 
bust habit of the plant the young seed- 
lings should be thinned to 18 inches 
apart when grown on moderately good 
soil. Sowing the seed late and in poor 
soil will dwarf the plants. In the lati- 
tude of Washington, D. C., the plants 
perpetuate themselves from  self-sown 
seed. These volunteer plants can be 
taken advantage of for early bloom. 
CYPRESS Vine. See Ipomoea. 
DELPHINIUM. See Larkspur. 
DrantHus. See Pinks. 
DireiraLtrs. See Foxglove. 
EscuscHoitTzia. See California Poppy. 
Cypress Vine 
Ipomoea quamoclit 
The cypress vine is very distinct both 
in foliage and flower from the moonflow- 
er and the morning glories. The flowers 
are small, star shaped, and usually pink 
in color; they are feather-like both in 
form and delicacy. The leaflets being 
fine, the general appearance of the plant 
is light and airy. While the plant does 
not grow as robustly as those named 
above, it 1s well adapted for covering low 
screens and arbors. It grows readily 
from seed, which should be sown in a 
rich border rather thickly, about corn 
planting time, and the young plants thin- 
ned to stand four to six inches apart in 
the row. 
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Evening Primrose 
Godetia 
The evening primroses are choice, 
free-blooming annuals, with widely open- 
ed flowers of satiny texture, with deli- 
cate colors. They are suited for solid 
beds, border lines, for pots, and to grow 
in shrubbery borders in shaded places, 
where few other flowers will flourish. 
The seed should be sown in an open bor- 
der or in a cold frame in spring. If the 
latter, the seedlings should be trans- 
planted to stand about a foot apart in 
rather thin or sandy soil. These plants 
are also successfully treated as biennials 
by sowing the seed in July and trans- 
planting the young plants to a cold 
frame, to be placed in the open the fol- 
lowing May. The blooming season is 
from early spring until frost, and the 
average height of the plants is 1% feet. 
Forget-Me-Not 
Myosotis 
The dainty little flowers commonly 
known as_ forget-me-nots are hardy 
perennials that love cool, moist soils, 
and, like pansies, bloom most freely 
in fall and early spring. They make a 
satisfactory close border, the beauty of 
which is heightened by abundant bloom. 
The forget-me-not is also satisfactory as 
a winter-blooming plant for growing in 
cool rooms or cold frames. Another fea- 
ture characteristic of this plant is that, 
after once having been introduced into 
a garden, it perpetuates itself from year 
to year by self-seeding like the poppy, 
portulaca, and several of the other desir- 
able annuals. Sow the seeds in spring 
in a warm, sunny border. Most varieties 
bloom freely the first season and profuse- 
ly the second year. The average height 
of the plant is six inches. 
Four-o’ Clock 
Mirabilis jalapa 
The mirabilis, sometimes called the 
“Marvel of Peru,” is normally a peren- 
nial in its native region, the warmer 
parts of America, but under garden cul- 
ture it gives satisfactory results when 
treated as an annual. The seed may be 
sown in the early spring under glass and 
the plants set out in May. The four- 
