Easy-to-Grow Annuals 
Seedling 
plants of 
Ambrosia 
(left) 
Basil 
(right) ol May. 

Ambrosia 
Chenopodium Botrys 15¢ pkt. 
Sweet-smelling plumes of feathery, 
golden-green blossoms are lovely in bou- 
quets and may be dried for winter arrange- 
ments,hung in bunches in the kitchen or 
used for perfuming linen. Sometimes called 
Feather Geranium and Jerusalem Oak because 
the young leaves are bronze-colored and 
oak-leaf shaped. Broadcast fine seed early 
in the spring. Ambrosia takes a while to 
germinate but once you start it, you'll 
be able to set self-sown plants out where 
you want them every year. 
18 inches. Sun or part shade. 
Sweet Basil 
Ocimum basilicum 10¢ pkt. 
All the aroma and savor of a sun- 
drenched herb garden seems to be embodied 
in its bright, glossy green leaves. Cut the 
tips before the white-whorled flower spikes 
develop and dry in bunches or on screens 
in the shade. Use it fresh first,of course, 
with peas,in salads,on tomatoes. Though 
the first frost hits all the Basils, they 
make up for their tenderness by their ver- 
satility. Sow seed when you put in the 
first sweet corn. Won’t germinate in cold 
earth; needs warmth add ample moisture. 
All of the Basils transplant easily. 
2% feet. Sun. 
