FLOWER GARDENING IS FUN AND HEALTHFUL 
JULY 1941 





DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING IN JULY 
Flower Garden— Plant hardy Summer Annuals for 
AUGUST 1941 
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First Full Last New First blooming, Cosmos, Marigold, Portulaca, Vinca, Zinnia, and all oe one hee ee 
Quar. Moon Quar, Moon Quar. fast growing climbers, like Kudzu Vine. ; 
Prepare flats and cold frames to sow next month. 1S) 
aS Vegetable Garden—Cabbage, Cucumber (for pickling), Fags Se 
ishes, Cauliflower, Corn, Eggplant, Peppers, Pumpkin, : 
“ist 3th sth 16th 24th th 31st — Squashes, Tomatoes. 6th 14th 22nd 29th 
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5 S | Dp Calif Flower Garden—African Daisy, Calendula, Candytuft, Early 5 T D & 
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| & Bulbs—White Calla, Bearded Iris, Autumn Crocus. 
8 Ey re Oey & Vegetable Garden—Bush and Pole Beans, Blackeye Peas 9 S ® D 
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| ef Parsley, Radish, Rutabaga, Swiss Chard, Squash, Turnips, =R 
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of Field—June Corn, Cow and Field Peas, Velvet and Soya 13 W ® ame 
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12k (CT ad NICOTIANA, Flowering Tobacco (a) 
Stately plants producing large, trumpet shaped, blooms un- 18 M @ i 
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til frost. Fine for beds and borders. Height, 2 to 5 feet. 19 A @ wy 
Affinis Hybrids, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
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21 |M || # NIEREMBERGIA, Blue Fern Flower 21 |T | q@| =e 
a2, Hee ho wy Hippomanica (ra). The flowers are a lovely lavender blue shade, 22 F ® LE 
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26 S | | and tidy looking. Excellent as an edging plant and lovely in a QF M ® & 
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7 |S |e] @ NEMESIA (ra) 7 |W |e) & 
28 M @ ree This plant is excellent for edging purposes. Plants send 28 T ® 3 
| | ~ up many slender stalks crowned with fairy-like flowers, some- 9 F 
29 T | @ | Oe thing like the Schizanthus. When the flowers fade they may 29 D tate 
30 Ww @ 3 be trimmed back and will bloom again. Their colors run from 30 S Dd Cae 
the brightest reds, yellows, oranges, to the brightest blues 
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and purples. Height, 6 to 12 inches. 
Compacta Triumph, Finest Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15c. 31 S ph & 
PAMPA GRASS (hp) 
Gynerium Argenteum. Very useful for cutting when fresh, 
for summer bouquets, and also dry well for working with 
everlasting flowers for winter bouquets. Forms elegant 
plumes of striking appearance. Pkt. 10c. 
PANSY, Heart's Ease (b) 
When the bright hues of the Tulips and Daffodils have 
faded, the rich, deep and varied shades of the Pansies pro- 
vide a welcome change in the flower beds. The varieties listed 
produce large blooms of good substance, regular markings, 
and full rich coloring. Low growing. 
Swiss Giant. Within the last few years the blossoms of this 
strain have been remarkably improved in every way. The 
plants are compact in habit and they produce immense circu- 
lar flowers for a long blooming season. Attractive shades. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
Swiss Alpenglow. Rich wine-red shades. Pkt. 25e. 
Swiss Blue (Ullswater) (Thuner Sea). Deep blue flower with 
blue-black blotches. Pkt. 25e. 
Swiss Coronation Gold. The largest pure gold. Pkt. 25c. 
Swiss Pure White. Pkt. 25c. 
Swiss Yellow (Rheingold). Rich yellow with blotches on the 
three lower petals. Pkt. 25c. 
MAPLE LEAF GIANTS. Well known giants. Pkt. 35c. 
TRIMARDEAU mixed flowers, well formed, all good size, 
and a great variety of color. Used for bedding. Pkt. 10c. 
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PHLOX DRUMMONDI (a) 
A valuable and showy annual highly esteemed for bedding, 
for massing and for borders. The plants grow about 1 foot 
high, thrive in practically any soil if given a sunny location 
and bloom the entire season. Seed may be started in boxes 
and transplanted or sown in the open. . 
Gigantea, Salmon Glory. Silver Medal, All-America Selections, 
1939. A good salmon in Phlox Drummondi Gigantea type. 
The individual florets are gigantic for Phlox, measuring from 
14% to 1% inches in diameter. Color a pure salmon pink with a 
a distinct creamy-white eye. One of the most beautiful color — 
combinations ever seen. Pkt. 10ce. 
Gigantea Art Shades. A new strain of annual Phlox with | 
single florets as large as an inch and one-half in diameter. 
The colors are soft pastel shades, such as apple blossom pinks 
salmon, light blue, pale violet, etc. Pkt. 15c. 
Grandiflora. Comes in a grand mixture and fine colors. 
White. Pkt. 10ce. Red. Pkt. 10c. Violet Pkt. 10c. 
Yellow. Pkt. 10c. Pink. Pkt. 10e. Scarlet. Pkt. 10c. — 
Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10e. 
Star of Quedinburg. Star-shaped flowers. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
DECUSSATA. Mixed, 2 to 3 feet. Pkt. 10c. 









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