GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 



The horned poppy, though a biennial, will flower 

 the first year if started indoors in March. It likes 

 an open, sunny spot, and if old flowers are kept 

 picked off, will bloom all summer. 



Sweet "William is another old-fashioned garden 

 favorite that is usually considered a perennial, but 

 which does its best the second year from seed. As 

 it self -sows, it goes on forever, like Tennyson's 

 brook, once it gets started. In protecting, however, 

 do not get fertilizer directly over the crown, or it 

 will cause decay. 



Mullein pink, or Rose Campion as it is often 

 called, is another of our grandmothers' pets, and 

 if started very early, will flower the first season. 



Now all of the biennials I have described are 

 easily grown, and sure to bring great pleasure. 

 And really it is worth while to curb one's impa- 

 tience, and wait, when necessary, until the second 

 season, for the sake of these lovely hardy beauties. 



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