BIGGLE GARDEN BOOK 



For summer blooming, sow seed outdoors in April. 

 Pick the flowers often, so that none will go to seed. 

 Seed production soon stops bloom. 



Pea, Sweet : Likes a deep, heavy loam. Sow 

 in early spring in drills about Ave inches deep ; cover 

 only about three inches deep at first, filling in the 

 remaining three inches when the plants are just 

 coming through the first covering. May also be 

 sown in fall and mulched. Support the vines on 

 wire-netting, brush, etc. Pick the flowers often ; 

 allow none to go to seed — this is important if you 

 want a long blooming season. In regard to insects 

 and fungi, consult Chapter VIII. 



Petunia : The double petunias are handsome, 

 but the single kinds are entirely satisfactory. I 

 usually sow the seed outdoors in late April and thin 

 the plants to about ten inches apart ; however, earlier 

 bloom may be had by starting the plants in window 

 boxes indoors and transplanting them in May. 



Phlox Drummondi : This is one of Harriet's 

 favorite annuals. She likes to have a solid mass of 

 it somewhere, composed of separate white, crimson, 

 pink and yellow kinds ; this gives a better effect than 

 the ordinary mixtures sold. (The same rule holds 

 true with sweet peas and some other flowers ; buy 

 and plant each color by itself and the result is more 

 pleasing.) Grow the same as petunias. 



Tuberose : Cut away the dead roots and set the 

 bulbs in deep, rich soil in late May or when all dan- 

 ger of frost is over. Put about an inch of soil over 

 the tops of the bulbs. Just before frost in the fall, 

 dig up the bulbs and cut off the tops so as to leave 

 about two inches of stem attached to each bulb. 

 Place in shallow boxes and dry for a week in the 

 sun, protecting on cool nights ; then store away in a 



