Hard-to-Start Perennials 

Angelica 
Angelica Archangelica 25¢ pkt. 
Sow seed as early as possible in flats 
or in the garden. Transplant young plants 
to stand three feet apart. Takes three 
years to flower but some leaves and stalks 
may be used for candying and syrup the 
second season if they make good growth in 
moist shady location. Cut off flower stalks 
down to the ground before buds open to 
keep plants perennial. 6 feet. Shade. 
Anise-Hyssop 
Agastache anethiodora 20¢ pkt. 
Good bee plant with spikes of blue 
flowers second year. Needs cool ,moist con- 
ditions to germinate. Freezing hastens the 
process. 3 feet. Sun or part shade. 
Lemon Balm 
Melissa officinalis Log pkt. 
Pleasantly lemon-scented Mint- like 
plant that grows well in sun or shade. 
Fine seeds germinate readily in open 
ground if season is moist. Shade the young 
plants until they are large enough to set 
two feet apart. 2 feet. Sun or shade. 
Lavender Bergamot 
Monarda ‘fistulosa 15¢ pkt. 
A lovely lavender-flowered wildling 
of New England roadsides prized also as a 
garden flower. Sow in flats or seed bed, 
shade the first summer. Withstands full 
sun and light sandy soil if there is suf- 
ficient lime mixed with it. 
3 feet. Sun or part shade. 
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