as single seed; moreover, it is the only way to see 

 Alyssum at its loveliest. To keep it abloom all 

 Summer long the first time you shear it do so in 

 the center, the next time shear the sides and new 

 flower caps will be produced continuously. An- 

 other charming bed was made with Salvia 

 Azurea (Grandiffora) and pink Lavatera with 

 the soft blue Verbenas as a frame. The Salvia 

 Azurea and pink Lavatera are at their best 

 from August on all through Autumn and that is 

 when we need them most. The blue Verbena 

 planted at the outset as seedlings spread over the 

 sod edge to the gravel path. Baskets of blooms 

 were cut from this bed every few days. 



There was a two-foot border of Portulaca as 

 a ground cover, bordering the Sweet Peas, with 

 trailing, orderly masses of Blue Lobelia Gracillis. f) 

 All the newest varieties of Sweet Peas were ^ 

 grown, the various colors separately grown, all 

 mauve, all pink, all blue, etc. No seed pods were \ 



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