Tliorougiily mix a teaspoonful of the seed with a pint of sand and 

 with a sweeping motion scatter the sand and seed. But to thrive, 

 these poppies niiist have all the space they need — at least eight or 

 ten inches, for then and only then will yon see these silky, rip- 

 pling, tinttering flowers of every tint and hne and in all their 

 loveliness. 



Grow the sweet, tender, pink Candytuft Carnea; it is new, 

 dainty and good, and when near ageratnm Little Blue Star it is 

 very happy. Speaking of Ageratnm, I don't know what we would 

 do Avithout the tall Blue Perfection. I have had it blooming all 

 Winter from plants taken out of tlie garden in full bloom in 

 November. It is a reliable and faithful garden flower, just as is 

 the old-time Lemon Verbena, so redolent of fruit and flowers that 

 we also should have in our gardens. 



"Here beside my sunny doorstep 



Are little pots in rows 

 Plants with odor more strangely sweet 



Than anything that grows." 



need all the tall beauties in our gardens the hybridizers 

 can create for us. I know I am always seeking them, so I 

 am planning an exhaustive article on the newest delphi- 

 niums for a future issue. Also one on Campanulas (Bellflowers), 

 which are assuming a great importance to all ambitious Ama- 

 teurs. But I want to commend to you now Rea's selected strain, 

 a magnificent new type of dephiniums that produce great, firm 

 spires on stalks reaching a height of seven or eight feet, and what 

 is more, in addition to an old ivory there are many other colors 

 represented in this new family. 



To me, the most welcome is the rich, thick petaled, creamy 

 white, that resembles in a marked degree the exquisite "pansy 

 face" Moerheimi variety. Then there are pale blue ones, others 

 suffused with blues, and deep blue, lavenders and purple speci- 

 mens. It is so simple to raise seed grown delphiniums that I urge 

 you to order a liberal supply now of Rea's selected strain, to be 



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