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own sowing. The flowers ^vill be as fine as those 

 from selected varieties, but there ^vill be such a 

 medley of colors that one sometimes tires of the 

 effect. I have always received the most pleasure 

 from planting distinct colors, like the yellows, 

 the blues, the wliites, and the purples, and the 

 only way in which I can make sure of getting just 

 the colors I want is to tell the florist about them, 

 and instruct him to send me those colors when 

 his seedlings come into bloom. 



Petunia. — ^Another of the " stand-bys." A 

 plant that can always be depended on. Very 

 free bloomer, very profuse, and very sho^svy. If 

 the old plants that have blossomed through the 

 summer begin to look ragged and unsightly, cut 

 away the entire top. In a short time new shoots 

 will be sent out from the stump of the old plant, 

 and almost before you know it the plant T\ill have 

 renewed itself, and be blooming as freely as when 

 it was young. Fine for massing. 



Plilox Drummondi. — One of our most satis- 

 factory annuals. Any one can grow it. It be- 

 gins to bloom when small, and improves with age. 

 Comes in a wide range of colors, some brilliant, 

 others delicate — all beautiful. Charming effects 

 are easily secured by planting the pale rose, pure 

 white, and soft yellow varieties together, either 



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