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MANUAL OF GARDENING 



Canterbury bell (up to 3 ft.). 

 Celosia, large kinds (up to 30 in.). 



Chrysanthemum, annual. 

 Cosmos, smaller kinds. 

 Euphorbia marginata. 

 Four o'clock (up to 30 in.) 

 Hop, Japanese. [to 30 in.). 

 Kochia, or summer cypress (up 

 Marigold, tall kinds. 

 Nasturtium, tall, if allowed to 



spread on the ground. 

 Nicotiana (up to 30 in.). 

 QEnothera, tall kinds. 

 Salvia coccinea (splendens 



grandiflora) , about 2 ft. 

 Zinnia, tall kinds (u ) to 3 ft). 



About 3 feet or more 

 Caladium. 



Cosmos, tall kinds (2 to 3 ft.). 

 Dahlia. 

 Datura, 

 ^lartynia. 

 Ricinus or castor bean. 



Solanums. 



Sunflower, tall kinds. # 

 Wigandia. 



3. Hardy Herbaceous Perennials 



There is a rapidly growing appreciation of perennial herbs, 

 not only as flower-garden and lawn subjects, but as parts of 

 native landscapes. Every localit}^ yields its wild asters, golden- 

 rods, columbines, iris, trilliums, lilies, anemones, pentstemons, 

 mints, sunflowers, or other plants ; and many of these also 

 make good subjects for the home grounds. 



It is important to remember that some perennial herbs begin 

 to fail after one to three seasons of full bloom. It is a eood 



