Dreer's garden calendar : 1886 . dreersgardencale1886henr Year: 1886 ARDEN. I C \1VIPANI L \ L \I 1 M H \ GiLIA InCOLOR Flower Seeds and their Management. yiLOWERS are indispensable for beautifying our gar- W dens and homes, and exert in a quiet manner a reiin- ^j ing and joyous inflnence. Yet it is often the case that too little pains are taken to have them. The soil of the flower-beds and borders shonld be made friable; fail- ure to do this is what renders it so difficult for small tlower- seed to survive germination, and delicate transphmted an- nuals to make a start. The tlower-borders
Dreer's garden calendar : 1886 . dreersgardencale1886henr Year: 1886 ARDEN. I C \1VIPANI L \ L \I 1 M H \ GiLIA InCOLOR Flower Seeds and their Management. yiLOWERS are indispensable for beautifying our gar- W dens and homes, and exert in a quiet manner a reiin- ^j ing and joyous inflnence. Yet it is often the case that too little pains are taken to have them. The soil of the flower-beds and borders shonld be made friable; fail- ure to do this is what renders it so difficult for small tlower- seed to survive germination, and delicate transphmted an- nuals to make a start. The tlower-borders or beds require an annual supply of prepared compost, made of manure, sods, leaves, etc., which should be put in a heap, and turned over two or three times during the season to hasten decay and thoroughly mix the insjredients. Before using, riddle through a coarse sieve. The hot-bed, etc., as de- scribed under the head of 'The Vegetable Garden,' will serve for the purpose of the Flower Garden. ASMIN5UALS. Annuals are plants that arrive at perfection, bloom, produce seed, and die the first season. Hardy Annuals can be sown in the borders from April to June. Half- Hardy and Tender Annuals can be sown in March and April in shallow boxes, etc., and placed on a hot-bed ; when the i)lants are large enough, transplant in a cool frame near the glass to harden. In May, when the weather has become favorable, transplant in the borders ; the seed may be sown in the open ground in May and June. Many annuals are very desirable for the greenhonse for winter-blooming, and ninst be sown in July or August. Of these the most important are Browallia, Candytuft, German Stocks, Lobelia, Mignonette, Schizanthus, Sweet Alyssum, and Dwarf Nasturtiums. Many varieties, as well as the above, may be sown in the fall and winter for blooming early in the spring, such as Acroclinium, Agera- tum. Antirrhinum, Geranium, Dianthus, Linum, Mimulus, Myiisotis, Pansy. Petunias, Phlox Drummondi, Salpiglos- sis, Salv
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