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Plant Proper Varieties of Flower Seeds and Have Blooms All Summer 
Salpiglossis. 
Ricinus - Castor Bean 
The well known Castor Oil Plant which appears on 
so many lawns. It is unequaled for producing semi' 
tropical effects. As a specimen it makes a perfect 
pyramid of gigantic leaves which are green, dark ma- 
roon, dark brown, or dark red, many with contrasting 
stems. The taller varieties grow 8 to 10 feet high, with 
leaves several feet across and beautifully lobed. This 
half'hardy annual is very easily grown. 
Salpiglossis * 
Few half'hardy annuals give such a wealth of bloom 
in so many rich and varied colors as do these “Painted 
Tongues,” the name given them in many localities. 
They bloom profusely from late summer until frost 
and the beautiful funnehshaped flowers have dark veins 
on a ground which varies from white to crimson, yeh 
low, orange and many intermediate shades. Very easily 
grown. Height 2 feet. 
Salvia - Scarlet Sage 
One of the best known annuals, Silvia or Flowering 
Sage, as it is better known, keeps the garden bright 
with color until late autumn. The flowers are borne in 
erect spikes—white, blues and reds. The red variety 
is the more largely planted, but the others are very 
attractive. Grows and blooms profusely in any light, 
rich soil. Height 2 to 3 feet. 
Scarlet Runner Bean 
A very attractive climber with bright scarlet flowers. 
It is a rapid grower, attaining a height of 10*to 15 feet 
in a season, and is densely covered with foliage, making 
it an excellent variety to plant where shade is desired. 
The bright red flowers, which are borne from July to 
September, are followed by edible beans of excellent 
quality, both when shelled and when dried. 
Snapdragon. See Antirrhinum, page 24. 
Shasta Daisy 
A very popular florists’ flower but can very easily 
be grown in the home flower garden. It is a hardy 
perennial reaching a height of 2 to 2|/£ feet and bears 
a profusion of extra large white flowers having bril' 
liant golden yellow centers. Sow seed where the plants 
are to flower and thin out to 8 to 10 inches apart. 
Blooms all season. 
Stocks 
Few flowers have as many good characteristics to 
recommend them as have the Stocks. Their good 
habit, fine foliage, beautiful and fragrant flowers, long 
season of bloom, and adaptability to almost any loca' 
tion—all commend them to the flower lover. The 
flowers come in many shades of red and pink, dark 
blue, light blue, white, violet and yellow. If early 
flowers are desired, sow under glass in March or April 
and transplant when an inch high to pots or boxes, 
again transplanting in March, a foot apart, to beds in 
the open. For later flowers sow seed in the open in 
May. Height 1 to H/2 feet. 
Sweet Peas 
These lovely flowers are steadily growing in popu' 
larity, and each year sees great improvement in color, 
shape and number of blooms to a stem. They require 
a deep, rich, moist soil, and if this is not obtainable, 
a trench one foot deep and one foot wide should be 
dug, removing all poor soil and replacing with rich soil 
from another location. It is claimed that the trench 
method produces the best results, even if the soil is 
rich. Sow the seed plentifully, about 2 inches deep, 
and, as the vines grow, fill up the trench with soil and 
thin to about 2 to 3 inches apart. Sow in spring, as 
early as ground can be prepared—St. Patrick’s Day is 
a popular date. 
Fancy Mixed. A mixture of named varieties in all 
colors, from dark maroon through all shades of red to 
pink and white, and from dark blue and purple to 
lighter blues and lavender, also yellow and buff. 
Spencer. These are sometimes called the “Orchid' 
Flowering Sweet Peas.” They have very large flowers 
with waved or fluted petals. A great improvement on 
the old variety of Sweet Peas, with all their beautiful 
coloring. 
Sweet Peas. 
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