GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 



The biennial seeds are best sown in the seed 

 nursery, where they can be watched and protected. 

 In the late sununer the young plants will be big 

 , and strong enough to set out in the border, al- 

 though you must give them a light covering of 

 leaves and litter. The seeds started in July and 

 August, however, better be left protected in the 

 nursery and moved in the early spring. 



The dainty blue forget-me-not, or myosotis, is one 

 of the best loved of this class. Some varieties are 

 hardy, and often found growing wild. It gener- 

 ally does best in a damp, partly shaded location. 

 It grows from 6 to 18 inches high, according to the 

 different kinds, which blossom most of the summer. 

 The seeds of biennials seldom produce flowers the 

 first summer, but several — and among them the 

 myosotis, — after being grown a few years in the 

 same spot, come up like perennials, on account 

 of sowing themselves. 



The foxglove is another of the few biennials that 

 are hardy, and it also likes a cool, shady spot. If 

 the plants come up thickly, transplant part of them 

 to any well-prepared, rich ground, and keep moist 

 and well cultivated until the middle of September, 

 when you should move them again to their per- 



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