Flowers For Edging Beds 
Flower beds and borders are much more attractive when edged with dwarf, compact, showy annuals. There 
are many fine flowers for this purpose. We believe that the best are Ageratum, Alyssum, Portulaca, Creeping 
Zinnia, Nierembergia, and Lobelia. 

A garden poo. is a delightful feature and when a few colorful annuals are planted around the edge, it is even more inviting. This very 
attractive scene is taken in the garden of Mr. W. L. Wright in Rochester, N. Y. His daughter, Mary, finds the pool a very interesting 
spot. 
AGERATUM. Popular blue flowers profusely borne LOBELIA, Crystal Palace: The dark foliaged, dwarf 
all Summer on compact, low-growing piants that thrive compact plants of Lobelia covered with rich dark- 
in any soil. Start in the house March 25th or in the blue flowers are very desirable as an edging plant 
garden after danger of frost. where the summers are not too hot. Seed must be 
; : : : d in the house March 20th. Transplant the 
Midget Blue: All-America Silver Medal in 1940. Sete pe 
; seedlings 4 to 6 inches apart. Height 6 inches. 
Plants are very uniform in growth and are covered Pkt. 25 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 50 cts. 
with rich blue flowers. Thin to 3 or 4 inches. 
Height 4 inches. Pkt. 25 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 50 cts. NIEREMBERGIA, Cup Flower, Purple Robe: All- 
Blue Perfection: A taller plant than Midget Blue America Bronze Medal Winner 1942. Here is a new 
having large medium blue flowers. Thin to 6 inches. flower that is ideal for edging. Plants form a dense 
Height 10 to 12 inches. Pkt. 20 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 40 mat 6 inches high, | ft. or more across, and are thickly 
cts. covered through the Summer and Fall with rich, deep 
violet purple cup-shaped flowers that are 1 inch 
ALYSSUM. One of the easiest flowers to grow. The across. Good in sun or half shade. Very effective 
plants are dwarf and form broad mounds of showy in clumps at edge of perennial border and in rock 
white or violet flowers. Excellent in rock gardens. gardens. Start in the house March 25th or in the 
Both Little Gem and Violet Queen were sown in the garden as soon as the soil can be worked. Thin to 
open ground on May 15th in our trial grounds and were 8 inches. Pkt. 25 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 50 cts. 
a mass of color from July 6th until late October. Start : : 
in the house April 10th or in the garden as soon as the PORTULACA, Double: Beautiful little plants with 
ee a hitto eines eine 8 cylindrical, pale green leaves and reddish stems that 
bear an abundance of shining flowers of pink, yellow, 
inches. ; 
orange or scarlet. It frequently reseeds itself. Very 
If the plants should get scraggly in mid-summer, the valuable in rock gardens or broadcast over sunny 
faded blossoms may be sheared back to perpetuate banks. It is the best covering for dry, sunny places 
flowering. a it a eee on less moisture than most garden 
; , ; é plants. ant as soon as the soil can be worked 
Little Gem: A beautiful, free-flowering fragrant Thin to 4 inches. Height 6 inches. Mixed Colors: 
white flower. Pkt. 10 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Violet Queen: A uniformly deep violet flower which 
retains its color throughout the season. Pkt. 10 
cts.: Le. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 50 cts. 
CREEPING ZINNIA, Sanvitalia Procumbens: A 
low creeping plant that blooms profusely all Summer. 
The flowers resemble miniature yellow Zinnias with 
warm brown centers. Excellent for masses of bril- 
liant yellow on banks or in rock gardens. Start in 
the house April 21st or in the garden after danger of 
frost. Thin to 8 inches. Height 3 to 5 inches. 
Pkt. 15 cts:; Lg. Pkt. 25 cts. 

Portulaca—called Sun Plant or Moss Rose, thrives in sunny, dry 
places where most plants would_soon wither and die. — 

