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PLANTING HOME GROUNDS 
Vinca. 
Vinca. (Periwinkle. Old Maid).—There is no better 
annual flower for this climate. Bright cheerful foliage, 
and flowers in delicate shades of red, pink, and white. 
Vinca thrives during the hottest, driest weather. Requires 
full sunlight. Grown from seed. 
Varieties : Rosea .—Delicate rose, dark eye. 
Rosea Alba. —White, crimson eye. 
Rosea Alba Pura .—Pure white. 
Yucca. Yucca filamentosa. (Adam’s Needle, Spanish 
Bayonet)—Very hardy evergreen perennial with sword¬ 
like leaves. Will endure drought and will grow in poor 
soil. Flowers are cream colored and borne on spikes 3 
feet tall. Buy plants. 
