Cast, rake it in lightly, and firm the soil on the 

 surface with the roller or back of the spade. The 

 seedlings will soon appear. Keep them weeded clean. 

 They will bloom about the first of July. Let them 

 ripen some seed and self-sow themselves, and you will 

 ever afterward have Poppies. 



Portulacca — Tender Annual. Plant in open ground 

 after it has become warm, in light, sandy soil, and 

 in dry situation. After the plants appear, withhold 

 water, and if the bed has a full exposure to the sun, 

 the ground will be covered with plants, and the ef- 

 fect will be beautiful. 



Primula — (Chinese Primrose.) — Tender Perennial. 

 The seed can be sown any time from February to 

 July, and soil prepared as follows: Take some leaf 

 mold, about twice as much loam, and enough sand 

 to make the whole light and porous. Mix all and 

 pass through a fine sieve; fill a small, shallow box 

 to within an inch of the top, and press down evenly. 

 Then after watering the earth thoroughly, the seed 

 may be sown on the surface with the lightest possible 

 covering of soil, and kept constantly moist. It is best 

 to place a piece of coarse brown wrapping paper on 

 the soil to exclude light. If a fine rose watering 

 pot is not available, water as needed may be gently 

 poured on the paper, which should be lifted at night 

 to give air, and entirely removed as soon as signs of 

 the plants appear. When the plants are large enough 

 to handle, they may be transplanted to another box, 

 and when still larger put into the pots in which they 

 are to bloom, as they are sure to do the first winter. 

 After blooming, the plants throw out sets, which may 

 be taken off and treated the same as other cuttings. 

 Those that have bloomed indoors should be set out in 

 a shady place in the summer, and if flower buds ap- 

 pear, pinch them off. Never allow the sun on the 

 seed pan or the plants. 



Ricinus — -Half Hardy Annual. Soak the seeds in 

 luke-warm water until they commence to split open, 

 before planting. Put in a warm, sunny situation, and 

 water frequently with liquid manure after the plants 

 have attained strong growth. 



Rose, Dwarf Polyantha — Very hardy, and may be 

 treated as annuals. Seed started in the house in Feb- 

 ruary will give plants large enough to plant in the 

 open ground in June where they will continue to bloom 

 throughout the season. 



Salvia — Tender Annual. Start the plants in a hot- 

 bed and transplant into light, rich soil, about one 

 foot apart. 



Salpiglossis — Half Hardy Annual. Start early in hot- 

 bed, and transplant to light, warm, rich soil. 



Scabiosa — (Mourning Bride.) — Hardy Annual. Plant 

 the seed in hot-bed, and transplant to 1% feet apart. 



Schizanthus — (Butterfly Flower.) — Sow in finely pre- 

 pared sepd-bed, or in boxes, in May; transplant to one 

 foot apart in common soil. For indoor culture, sow at 

 any time. 



Stocks— (Ten Weeks.) — Hardy Annual. Sow in 

 boxes, indoors, in April, and transplant the last of 

 May, in deep, rich soil, about one foot apart. 



Sweet Peas — Hardy Annual. Plant outdoors just as 

 soon as the ground can be worked, five inches deep, 

 in a double row, about ten inches apart, and the seeds 

 dropped 1% inches apart, in the furrows; and fertilize 

 with wood ashes, bone-flour or nitrate of soda. Supply 

 brush or strings at least seven feet high, and water 

 freely. Pick the blossoms every day and keep the pods 

 off. 



Sweet Rocket — Hardy Perennial. Border plant; 

 sweet scented in the evening. They thrive best in a 

 somewhat moist, sandy loam. 



Sweet William — Hardy Perennial. Sow in prepared 

 beds, in the garden, anywhere up to the middle of 

 June. Transplant into good soil, eight inches apart. 

 Cover lightly during the winter with leaves. 



Thunbergia— Half Hardy Annual. The seeds stjwt 

 slowly and sin nl.l be sown In a hot-bed, or in a box 

 in house, giving plenty of moisture and heat. 



TABLE 



Showing Quantity of Lawn Grass Seed Required for 



a Certain Number of Feet. 



For 1 acre 13,550 sq. ft 4 bu. or 80 lbs. 



For 1-2 acre, 21,780 sq. ft 2 bu, or 10 lbs. 



For l 3 acre, 14.520 sq. CI 1 1-.". bu. or 27 lbs. 



For ll acre, 10,890 sq. n 1 bu. or 20 lbs. 



For 1-6 acre, 7.260 sq. ft n lbs. 



For 1-8 acre, 5,445 sq. ft 10 His. 



For 1-12 acre, 3,630 sq. ft 7 lbs. 



For i 16 acre, 3,723 sq.fl 5 lbs. 



For 1-32 acre, 1,362 sq. ft 2 1-2 lbs. 



Verbena — Tender Perennial. As early in the spring 

 as sunshine and lengthening days warrant, sow the 

 seeds in good garden soil, in a shallow box, cover to 

 about their own depth, press the soil firmly about 

 them and place in a sunny window. Do not allow 

 the dirt to become too dry or too cold. Have patience; 

 sometimes it takes a fortnight for the seeds to ger- 

 minate, or even longer. When the seeds begin to ap- 

 pear above ground, be especially careful not to give 

 too much water. When the third and fourth leaves 

 appear, transplant into other boxes. If there is dan- 

 ger of insects, heat the earth in the oven before trans- 

 planting, and set the seedlings into it when it cools 

 off so as to be about blood warm. It is well to start 

 the seeds early enough to have plants three or four 

 inches tall when the time comes for placing in the 

 flower bed the last of May. Set the plants about 

 eighteen inches apart, having previously made the 

 ground rich and mellow. As fast as the branches ap- 

 pear, pin them down firmly pressing the earth about 

 them. The more the plants cross and recross each 

 other, the better. Let very few blossoms go to seed, 

 keep the weeds out, and the bed ought to thrive. 



Violet — Hardy perennial. See Pansy for culture. 



Wallflower— Tender Perennial. Sow the seed early, 

 and they will bloom the first year. While the plants 

 are small, prick them out into pots. 



Zinnia — Hardy annual. Succeeds well in any soil. 

 Few plants equal the Double Zinnias for making beds 

 of bloom. The seeds should be sown in March or 

 April and the seedlings transplanted once before re- 

 moving to the open ground, which should not be done 

 until danger of frost is past. Plant out temporarily at 

 about six inches apart, and as the first flowers appear 

 select the finest double specimens, lifting with a ball 

 of earth attached to the roots, remove them to where 

 they are to flower, setting at eighteen inches apart 

 each way. 



Smilax — Tender perennial. Soak the seed in warm 

 water twelve hours and plant in pots, in hot-bed or 

 greenhouse, in February, and keep in warm, moist 

 place. One plant in a two-inch pot is enough. After 

 they have completed their growth, and the foliage be- 

 gins to turn yellow, turn the pots on their sides and 

 withhold water till August, when the little bulb which 

 has formed can be re-potted in good, rich earth, wa- 

 tered freely, and it will grow all winter. 



About Asparagus — Those who are fond of raising 

 plants from seeds will find the various species of as- 

 paragus as easily grown as any of the window plants, 

 and generally more satisfactorily. The seeds are about 

 the size of bird-shot, and should be sown in sifted soil, 

 one-fourth of an inch beneath the surface. After sow- 

 ing press the soil firm, water well and keep covered 

 with a damp cloth till the plants begin to appear, when 

 the cover should be removed and the pot given a light, 

 airy place, but only partial exposure to the sun. The 

 little plants grow slowly at first, but as they get well 

 rooted the development is more free, and unless given 

 ample root room the roots begin to crowd. A porous 

 soil, well enriched with well-rotted stable manure suits 

 them well, and free drainage should be always provid- 

 ed. The plants are mostly propagated from seeds. 

 After once established they almost take care of them- 

 selves. 



Bird of Paradise — This is the Poinciana. The plants 

 are hardy outdoor evergreen shrubs at the south, but 

 should be grown in large pots at the north, keeping in 

 a temperature of from 50 to 60 degrees during winter. 

 They are mostly natives of the East Indies, and require 

 a warm temperature and rather sunny situation. They 

 are summer-blooming plants, and may be plunged in B 

 sheltered bed in summer, and taken op in the fall tor 

 winter care where the climate is unsuitable for growing 

 them permanently outdoors. 



Impatiens — Impatiens Sultana is liable to drop its 

 buds in a hot. dry atmosphere. Avoid this condition. 



All Orders for Plants Must be Addressed to 



Miss C. H. Lippincott 



Hudson - Wisconsin 



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