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Flowers for Shady Locations 



Most annuals need plenty of sun- 

 light, but there are a few which do 

 fairly well in the shade, or with 

 partial sun. The following are worth 

 a trial in shady spots: 

 Bachelor Button Candytuft 

 Nasturtium Larkspur 

 Pansy Lupine 

 Clarkia Godetia 

 Pansy Lobelia 

 Coreopsis English Daisy 



Lupine Viola 

 Columbine 



In the Vine group, those which 

 often prosper in fairly shady places 

 are Cardinal Climber, and Morning 

 Glory. 



Flowers for Poor Soil 

 Of course, the right answer to poor 

 soil conditions is "Improve the 

 soil!" But if you can't or don't want 

 to do this, you can usually get 

 fairly good results in poor soil 

 with these: 



Balsam Marigold 

 California Poppy Nasturtium 

 Zinnia Petunia 

 Gaillardia Portulaca 

 Godetia Four O'Clock 



Easiest Annuals to Grow 



We are often asked to recommend 

 annuals for growing without much 

 care, particularly around summer 

 cottages used only on week ends, 

 or where the soil is poor. We 

 suggest Calendula, Gaillardia, Mari- 

 gold, Petunia, annual Phlox, Scabi- 

 osa. Verbena and Zinnia. These 

 usually bloom profusely without 

 care or extra watering, though some 

 water applied when seed is sown 

 will often insure germination. 



For Successive Sowings 



Some of the annuals which come 

 into bloom quickly keep blooming 

 for only a little while. If you want 

 them in bloom through the season, 

 make several successive sowings 

 at two to four week intervals. 

 Flowers in this class include: 

 Calliopsis Gypsophila 

 Candytuft Larkspur 

 Bachelor Button Mignonette 

 Sweet Alyssum Poppy 



Annuals for Fall Bloom 



While Petunias can be cut back to 

 force new bloom, others can be re- 

 placed by sowing new seed late in 

 June among the old plants. Try 

 Calendula, Candytuft, Eschscholtzia, 

 annual Phlox, Sweet Alyssum, and 

 small flowered Zinnias for this 

 purpose. These late-sown annuals 

 will need extra watering to ger- 

 minate and grow. The Alyssum and 

 Candytuft often keep flowering along 

 with the hardy Mums. 



Annuals for Edging 



Low growing annuals planted at 

 the edge of a garden make it look 

 neat and finished. The best plants 

 for this purpose are Sweet Alys- 

 sum, Ageratum, Lobelia, dwarf 

 Marigold, Nasturtium, dwarf Pe- 

 tunias, and Zinnia linearis or mexi- 

 cana. Edging annuals should be 



pinched back once to keep them 

 especially low. 



Annuals for Fragrance 



We are often asked, "What annuals 

 are really fragrant?" We recom- 

 mend Alyssum, Candytuft, Car- 

 nation, Mignonette, Gleam Nastur- 

 tiums, Petunia, Scabiosa, Stocks, 

 Sweet Peas and Wallflower. 



Flowers for Hot, Dry Locations 



In spots where the sun beats down 

 mercilessly all day long, many 

 flowers can not prosper. But some 

 of the annuals can do well, even in 

 these difficult locations. Here's a 

 good list: 



Sweet Alyssum 



Ageratum 



Bachelor Button 



Cosmos 



Dianthus 



Dimorphotheca 



Gaillardia 



Marigold 



Petunia 



Phlox, Annual 



Poppy, California 



Portulaca 



Scabiosa 



Zinnia 



Four O'clock 

 Salvia 



Perennials for hot locations are less 

 plentiful, but you can usually do 

 well with Babysbreath, Perennial 

 Asters, Sedum Acre, Statice, and 

 Blanket Flower (Gaillardia). 



Flowers for Bouquets 



Most of the garden flowers can be 

 used in bouquets of some sort. 

 However, some are so small that 

 special minature vases must be 

 used. Others will need low saucers 

 and must be used in special places. 

 The following list includes the best 

 ones for most uses in bouquets 

 and flower arrangements: 

 Aster Gypsophila 

 Bachelor Button Larkspur 



Calendula 



Chrysanthemum 



Clarkia 



Coreopsis 



Cosmos 



Delphinium 



Gaillardia 



Godetia 



Lupine 

 Marigolds 

 Phlox 



Salpiglossis 

 Scabiosa 

 Statice 

 Sweet Peas 

 Zinnias 



Flowers for Low Bowls 



Many excellent flowers are neglect- 

 ed because of the stems are so 

 short that they need low bowls or 

 saucers to display. Or they may 

 be floated on deeper containers. 

 While they are a little hard to ar- 

 range, they are very fine for use 

 on dinner tables, buffets, and in 

 front of mirrors. They are beauti- 

 ful and still do not cut off or hide 

 any of the other decorations. Some 

 of the best for this type of use are: 

 Carnation Dianthus 

 Nasturtium Lavatera 

 Petunia Mignonette 

 Candytuft Nemophila 

 Dwarf Marigold Verbena 

 Dwarf Zinnia Viola 

 Phlox Pansy 

 English Daisy 



For Winter Bouquets 



Several flowers can be dried and 

 used for winter decorations. The 

 everlastings are best known but 

 Statice and Gypsophila are also 

 fine. Celosia will last a long time 

 but is not as showy as the others. 



