. Barnard's 1927. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. The W. W. Barnard Co., 231-235 W. Madison St., Chicago 23. _ Begonias take rank as bedding nfiyfinlaS plants with Geraniums and 0 Coleus, doing equally well in full sunlight, and surpassing both in positions par- tially or wholly in shade. They are of sturdy growth, growing about one foot high and forming dense bushes, which, from May until frost, are com- pletely hidden with flowers. As pot plants for winter flowering they are superb, remaining a sheet of bloom throughout th


. Barnard's 1927. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. The W. W. Barnard Co., 231-235 W. Madison St., Chicago 23. _ Begonias take rank as bedding nfiyfinlaS plants with Geraniums and 0 Coleus, doing equally well in full sunlight, and surpassing both in positions par- tially or wholly in shade. They are of sturdy growth, growing about one foot high and forming dense bushes, which, from May until frost, are com- pletely hidden with flowers. As pot plants for winter flowering they are superb, remaining a sheet of bloom throughout the entire year. Easily raised from seed, which should be started either indoors or in a hotbed. The seed is very fine and should be pressed in the soil without covering. Everblooming Bedding Varieties. DWARF VERNON. Fine scarlet bedder Pkt. 15c ERFORDXA. Delicate rose Pkt. 15c GRACILIS LUMINOSA. Satiny bronzy foliage. Bright scarlet flowers Pkt. 20c PRIMA DONNA. Rose-colored flowers Pkt. 20c SEMPERFLORENS ALBA. White Pkt. 10c VERNON. Orange-scarlet flowers; leaves dark green. _ Pkt. 10c Calendulas Annual Flowering Plants "mporary^ffects^n^fo^flow^ ers at a season of the year when blossoms on permanent plants are scarce. When bodies of perennials and shrubs are newly set, they often look thin and ragged. Here interplantings of Annuals may be helpful either by filling the otherwise bare spaces with attractive foliage, with bright flowers, or both. Again, Annual Plants are useful on rented places where the ten- ant would seldom go to the expense of more permanent planting. They are quickly, easily and cheaply grown, and their range of size and other characteristics makes it possible to secure tem- porarily many of the effects produced by the use of perennials and shrubs. In the following list are a few Annuals which have proved the most popular and easy to grow. By carefully reading the Flower Seed Section of this catalogue many other interesting plants will be found to add to


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