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GARDENING IN THE SOUTHWEST 
What to 
Plant 
in Spring 
What to 
Plant 
in Fall 
What May 
be Planted 
in Late 
Spring 
ANNUALS 
WHAT TO PLANT IN SPRING 
Annuals which may be planted in March or April: 
In Flats or Open Beds are: Ageratum, Alyssum, Arcotis, Calliop- 
sis, Cosmos, Cockscomb, Forget-me-not, Globe Amaranth, 
Hollyhocks (a biannual), Marigold, Periwinkle, Petunia, Por- 
tulaca, Blue and Scarlet Sage (Salvia), Scabiosa, Verbena, Sal- 
piglossis, Klondike Cosmos, Annual Pinks (Dianthus Annual) 
Baby’s Breath, Torenia. 
In Flats in the House: Feverfew, Dahlias and Zinnias. 
In Open Beds: Scarlet Runner Bean, Candytuft, Cypress Bean, 
African Daisy, Four o’Clock, Moonflower, Morning Glories, 
Nasturtium. 
WHAT TO PLANT IN THE FALL 
Annuals which should be started after the first soaking rain in 
September: 
In Flats or Open Beds : Sweet Alyssum, Baby’s Breath, Arcotis, 
the Centaureas, Balsam, Chinese Forget-me-nots, Petunias, 
Pinks, Snapdragons, any Daisies, Blue Salvia, Corsopsis, Pan¬ 
sies, Annual Poinsettias. 
In Flats: Calendula, late African Marigold. 
In Open Beds: Bluebonnet, Candytuft, Anchusa, Clarkia, Daisies, 
Cosmos, Stocks, Four o’Clocks, Larkspur, Mignonette, Phlox, 
Drummondi, Cockscomb. 
For Late Fall Bloom: Sow Zinnias and French and African Mari¬ 
gold in "flats” or open beds. 
It sometimes pays to take a sporting chance on hardy annuals, 
such as Zinnias and plant a few about the fifteenth of February, 
for very early bloom. Likewise, one may fill in some empty (see 
page 55) spots in the Autumn garden by planting French and 
African Marigolds and Zinnias in July. If the proper time for 
planting annuals has been leglected, good Summer bloom may be 
obtained by planting Annual Baby’s Breath, Poppies and Larkspur 
the last of April or the first of May in the beds where bloom is de- 
