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to be said for the giant and dwarf types with the real Cocks- 
comb, red or yellow. These seem less stiff and plushy indoors 
than in the garden. To get good Cockscomb bloom, sow the 
seed in February or March in a hotbed — with plenty of heat. 
Pot in due season in eight-inch pots and leave in the hotbed 
until the combs are produced. These will be finer and heavier 
if the roots of the plant are allowed to become pot-bound. 
The Canterbury Bell is not an Annual, but counts as one under 
glass. Plant the seed in a coldframe early in May, transplant 
for the summer's growth and pot in October. Do not attempt 
to force; the bloom will come along about two months ahead of 
the outdoor season. There is no finer filler than the Canter- 
bury Bell and it should be used liberally wherever there is green- 
house room. Whether the ordinary or the Cup-and-saucer type 
be used is less important than sowing seed of the several shades 
separately. Use pink, mauve or purple with white, or mauve 
with pink or purple if only two kinds are planted. 
China Asters are good indoors, but serve their purpose best 
if used for early autumn display. The plants may be lifted in 
the open and potted. Any of the larger-flowered kinds may be 
potted and for low effects the dwarf “bouquet” type is excel- 
lent. Plant colors separately and avoid the deep rose shades 
as a rule. The color pairing just suggested for Canterbury 
Bells is a good one for China Asters. In either case it is well to 
use only two kinds each year and thus have plenty of variety. 
Of the annual vines the Tall Nasturtium is the showiest. If 
trained along the rafters it will bloom all winter. Where more 
than one kind is used, plant the dark red and the straw color, 
or two others that go together equally well. The Cypress-vine 
(Ipomoea quamoclit) is a daintier annual climber and it has the 
advantage of excluding less light. Plant both the red and the 
white. For dense foliage effect Cobaea scandens is all that 
could be asked in the way of luxuriance and its dull purple bells 
are quite handsome. 
Several of the Annuals are of value for special uses. Thus the 
Summer Cypress, or Belvidere (Kochia tricophila), is admir- 
able for formal definition indoors. In a pot this diminutive 
“ Cypress,” two or three feet high, assumes a certain appeal- 
ing elegance. It will be liked better indoors than out. So 
will the Spider-plant (Cleome pungens). One specimen of this 
in pale pink will give a bold effect, as the height is four feet or 
so and the spread about the same, and even in a large house a 
little of it goes a great way. The blossoms are quite remarkable 
and worth close observation. Plant Nicotiana alata, or as it is 
more commonly called N. affinis, for its evening fragrance as 
well as its pretty little stars. The type is white, but there are 
colored forms known as N. Sanderae, among which is a really 
good pink. For day fragrance use the annual type of wall- 
flower (Cheiranthus Cheiri). It blooms in four months from 
seed and may be had in red, yellow, and cream tones. Very 
fine for fragrance also is Exacum affine, a biennial with pretty 
lilac blossoms that can be brought into bloom in six months from 
seed. Another kind, E. macranthum, has larger blossoms. 
For an intense deep blue, Lobelia ramosa (tenuoir) is the best 
Annual. This is taller than the common bedding Lobelia, 
about a foot, and the blossoms are much larger. There are 
pale blue, rose and white varieties as well. The Annual 
Chrysanthemum — especially Morning Star, a fine yellow; 
Celsia arcturus, yellow with purple anthers, which may be 
brought into flower in six months from seed and stays in bloom 
a long time; the dwarf blue Centaurea called Victoria; Phlox 
Drummondi, especially the white — sow it in September or 
October for Easter bloom; Alonsoa grandiflora and A. War- 
scewiczii, scarlet flowers a foot or two high that are prized abroad 
for potting; Dimorphotheca aurantiaca, in the new hybrids; 
Clintonia elegans, a dainty blue flower; Arctotis grandis, a very 
handsome Daisy for pots; Chinese Pinks, especially clear colors 
like Vesuvius, Crimson Belle and Snowdrift; Petunias and the 
common Balsam are still more in a list that might indeed be 
doubled. 
There is, in fact, an embarrassment of riches to draw from. 
The great point is to become familiar with the whole range of 
available Annuals and choose sparingly rather than lavishly. One 
or two favorite flowers, perhaps, may be used as fillers every year 
but the wise plan will be to let a few seasons intervene between 
repetitions; you do not want any Annual to become tiresome. 
SPECIMEN SCHIZANTHUS, POT GROWN 
One of the spectacular exhibits from Mr. Adolph Lewisohn that have always been a feature 
of the international Flower Shows in New York. There is only one plant in the pot 
