Cast, rake it in lightly, and firm the soil on the 
surface with the roller or back of the spade. The 
seedlings will soon appear. Keep them weeded clean. 
They will bloom about the first of July. Let them 
ripen some seed ami self-sow themselves, and you will 
ever afterward have Poppies. 
Portulacca — Tender Annual. Plant in open ground 
after it has become warm, in light, sandy soil, and 
in dry situation. After the plants appear, withhold 
water, and if the bed has a full exposure to the sun, 
the ground will be covered with plants, and the ef- 
fect will be beautiful. 
Primula — (Chinese Primrose.) — Tender Perennial. 
The seed can be sown any time from February to 
July, and soil prepared as follows: Take some leaf 
mold, about twice as much loam, and enough sand 
to make the whole light and porous. Mix all and 
pass through a fine sieve; fill a small, shallow box 
to within an inch of the top, and press down evenly. 
Then after watering the earth thoroughly, the seed 
may be sown on the surface with the lightest possible 
covering of soil, and kept constantly moist. It is best 
to place a piece of coarse brown wrapping paper on 
the soil to exclude light. If a fine rose watering 
pot is not available, water as needed may be gently 
poured on the paper, which should be lifted at night 
to give air, and entirely removed as soon as signs of 
the plants appear. When the plants are large enough 
to handle, they may be transplanted to another box, 
and when still larger put into the pots in which they 
are to bloom, as they are sure to do the first winter. 
After blooming, the plants throw out sets, which may 
be taken off and treated the same as other cuttings. 
Those that have bloomed indoors should be set out in 
a shady place in the summer, and if flower buds ap- 
pear, pinch them off. Never allow the sun on the 
seed pun or tile plants. 
Ricinus — Half Hardy Annual. Soak the seeds in 
luke-warm water until they commence to split open, 
before planting. Put in a warm, sunny situation, and 
water frequently with liquid manure after the plants 
have attained strong growth. 
Rose, Dwarf Polyantlia — Very hardy, and may be 
treated as annuals. Seed started in the house in Feb- 
ruary will give plants large enough to plant in the 
open ground in June where they will continue to bloom 
throughout the season. 
Salvia — Tender Annual. Start the plants in a hot- 
bed and transplant into light, rich soil, about one 
foot apart. 
Salpiglossis — Half Hardy Annual. Start early in hot- 
bed, and transplant 4o light, warm, rich soil. 
Scabiosa — -(Mourning Bride.) — Hardy Annual. Plant 
the seed in hot-bed, and transplant to 1 % feel apart. 
Schizanthus — (Butterfly Flower.) — Sow in finely pre- 
pared seed-bed, or in boxes, in May; transplant to one 
foot apart In common soil. For indoor culture, sow at 
any time. 
Stocks — (Ten Weeks.) — Hardy Annual. Sow in 
boxes, indoors, in April, nnd transplant the last of 
May, in deep, rich soil, about one foot apart. 
Sweet Peas — Hardy Annual. Plant outdoors just as 
soon as the ground can be worked, five inches deep, 
in a double row, about ten inches apart, and the seeds 
dropped 1\<> inches apart, in the furrows; and fertilize 
with wood ashes, bone-flour or nitrate of soda. Supply 
brush or strings at least seven feet high, and water 
freely. Pick the blossoms every day and keep the pods 
off. 
Sweet Rocket — Hardy Perennial. Border plant; 
sweet scented in the evening. They thrive best In a 
somewhat moist, sandy loam. 
Sweet William — Hardy Perennial. Sow in prepared 
beds, in the garden, anywhere up to the middle of 
June. Transplant into good soil, eight inches apart. 
Cover lightly during the winter with leaves. 
Thunbergia — Half Hardy Annual. The seeds start 
slowly and should be sown in a hot-bed, or in a box 
in house, giving plenty of moisture and heat. 
TABLE 
Showing 
Quantity of Lawn Grass 
Seed 
Required 
for 
a Certain Number of 
Feet. 
For 
1 
acre 43,550 sq. 
ft 
.4 
bu. 
or 
80 
lbs. 
For 
1-2 
acre, 21.780 sq. 
ft 
.2 
bu. 
or 
40 
lbs. 
For 
1-3 
acre, 14,520 sq. 
ft 
.1 1-3 
bu. 
or 
27 
lbs. 
For 
1-4 
acre, 10.800 sq. 
ft 
.1 
bu. 
or 
20 
lbs. 
For 
1-G 
acre, 7,200 sq. 
ft 
14 
lbs. 
For 
1-8 
acre, 5,445 sq. 
ft 
10 
lbs. 
For 
1-12 
acre, 3,030 sq. 
ft 
7 
lbs. 
For 
1-16 
acre. 3.723 sq. 
ft 
5 
lbs. 
For 
1-32 
acre, 1.302 sq. 
ft 
2 
1-2 
lbs. 
Verbena — Tender Perennial. As early in the spring 
as sunshine and > lengthening days warrant, sow the 
seeds in good garden soil, in a shallow box, cover to 
about their own depth, press the soil firmly about 
them and place in a sunny window. Do not allow 
the dirt to become too dry or too cold. Have patience; 
sometimes it takes a fortnight for the seeds to ger- 
minate, or even longer. When the seeds begin to ap- 
pear above ground, be especially careful not to give 
too much water. When the third and fourth leaves 
appear, transplant into other boxes, if there is dan- 
ger of Insects, heat the earth in the oven before trans- 
planting, and set the seedlings into it when it cools 
off so as to be ubout blood warm. It is well to start 
the seeds early enough to have plants three or four 
Inches tall when the time comes for placing In the 
flower bed the last of May. Set the plants about 
eighteen inches apart, having previously made the 
ground rich and mellow. As fast as the brunches ap- 
pear, pin them down firmly pressing the earth about 
them. The more the plants cross and recross each 
other, the better. Let very few blossoms go to seed, 
keep the weeds out, and the bed ought to thrive. 
Violet — Hardy perennial. See Pansy for culture. 
Wallflower — Tender Perennial. Sow the seed early, 
and they will bloom the first year. While the plants 
are small, prick them out Into pots. 
Zinnia — Hardy annual. Succeeds well in any soil. 
Few plants equal the Double Zinnias for making beds 
of bloom. The seeds should be sown in March or 
April and the seedlings transplanted once before re- 
moving to the open ground, which should not be done 
until danger of frost is past. Plant out temporarily at 
about six Inches apart, and as the first flowers appear 
select the finest double specimens, lifting with a ball 
of earth attached to the roots, remove them to where 
they are to flower, setting at eighteen inches apart 
each way. 
Smilax — Tender perennial. Soak the seed in warm 
water twelve hours ami plant In pots, In hot-bed or 
greenhouse, In February, and keep in warm, moist 
place. One plant in a two-inch pot is enough. After 
they have completed their growth, and the foliage be- 
gins to turn yellow, turn the pots on their sides nnd 
withhold water till August, when the little bulb which 
has formed can be re-potted in good, rich earth, wa- 
tered freely, and it will grow all winter. 
About Asparagus — Those who are fond of raising 
plants from seeds will find the various species of as- 
paragus as easily grown as any of the window plants, 
and generally more satisfactorily. The seeds are about 
the size of bird-shot, nnd should be sown iu sifted soil, 
one-fourth of an inch beneath the surface. After sow- 
ing press the soil firm, water well and keep covered 
with a damp cloth till the plants begin to appear, when 
the cover should be removed and the pot given a light, 
airy place, but only partial exposure to the sun. The 
little plants grow slowly at first, but as they get well 
rooted the development is more free, and unless given 
ample root room the roots begin to crowd. A porous 
soil, well enriched with well-rotted stable manure suits 
them well, and free drainage should be always provid- 
ed. The plants are mostly propagated from seeds. 
After once established they almost take care of them- 
selves. 
Bird of Paradise — This Is the Poinciana. The plants 
are hardy outdoor evergreen shrubs at the south, but 
should be grown in large pots at the north, keeping in 
a temperature of from 50 to GO degrees during winter. 
They are mostly natives of the East Indies, and require 
n warm temperature and rather sunny situation. They 
are summer-blooming plants, and may be plunged in a 
sheltered bed in summer, and taken up in the fall for 
winter care where the climate is unsuitable for growing 
them permanently outdoors. 
Impatiens — Impatiens Sultana is liable to drop its 
buds in a hot. dry atmosphere. Avoid this condition. 
All Orders for Plants Must be Addressed to 
Miss C. H. Lippincott 
Hudson 
Wisconsin 
