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MANUAL OF GARDENING 



245. Gaillardia, one of the showy garden 

 annuals. 



Plants 31-40 in. high 



AcrocUnium, double rose and white. 

 Adonis aestivalis. 



Ageratum ]\Iexicanum album and blue. 

 Amarantus bicolor ruber. 

 Argemone grandiflora. 

 Centaurea Americana. 

 Centauridium Drummondii. 

 Cerinthe retorta. [c. double yellow. 

 Chrysanthemum coronarium album and 

 Clarkia elegans alba fl. pi. 

 Cleome spinosa. 

 Cyclanthera pedata. 

 Datura fastuosa and New Golden 

 Euphorbia marginata. [Queen. 

 Gilia capitata alba. 

 Helianthus Dwarf double and cucu- 

 Hibiscus Golden Bowl. [merifolius. 

 Lavatera trimestris. 

 Madia elegans. 

 ]\Iartynia craniolaria. 

 Salvia coccinea. 



Plants 41 in. and above. 

 Adonis autumnalis. 



Helianthus of several garden kinds (not 

 mentioned elsewhere) . 

 Ricinus, all varieties. 

 And many climbing vines. 



Distances for planting annuals 

 (or plants treated as annuals). 



Only an approximate idea can be given of the distances 

 apart ,at which annuals should be planted, for not only does 

 the distance depend on. the fertihty of the land (the stronger 

 the soil the greater the distance), but also on the object the 

 person has in growing the plants, whether to produce a solid 



