. Dreer's 1913 garden book. hould be dug and raked fine on the surface,sowing the seeds evenly and thinly, either in lines or beds,covering not over four times their size, and firming the soilover them. Should they come up too thickly, as most of themare likely to do, thin out so that the plants will stand from 4 to12 inches apart, according to the variety. This plan is alsoadapted to many varieties usually started indoors, includingAsters, Verbenas, Celosias, Stocks, Salvia, etc., etc.; but as arule their germination is more certain under glass, and as theybegin to flower so much earlier when
. Dreer's 1913 garden book. hould be dug and raked fine on the surface,sowing the seeds evenly and thinly, either in lines or beds,covering not over four times their size, and firming the soilover them. Should they come up too thickly, as most of themare likely to do, thin out so that the plants will stand from 4 to12 inches apart, according to the variety. This plan is alsoadapted to many varieties usually started indoors, includingAsters, Verbenas, Celosias, Stocks, Salvia, etc., etc.; but as arule their germination is more certain under glass, and as theybegin to flower so much earlier when started indoors, the extratrouble is well repaid for by their increased blooming period. We commend to the careful attention of our customers thearticles on the succeeding pages on How to Grow Annuals, by Prof. L. H. Bailey, of Coo, Frame with L*t„ Shade, the Wav We Germinate How *. OtOW Perennials from Seed, written expresslyFlower Seeds in Summer. lor this book by Wm. Falconer, of The full worth of their money to all ia the broad principle in which we always deal, and we refer to our reputation as evidence that we live up to the precept. (55) Annuals, and How to Grow Them. By Professor L. H. Bailey, ofCornell article appeared in Country Life in America, and is printed by permission. Annual plants are those that you must sow every year. Thestaid perennials I want for the main and permanent effects in mygarden, but I could no more do without annuals than I could dowithout the spices and the condiments at the table. Of the kinds of annuals there is almost no end. This does notmean that all are equally good. For myself I like to make thebold effects with a few of the old profuse and reliable kinds. Ilike whole masses and clouds of them. Then the other kinds Ilike to grow in smaller areas at one side, in a half experimentalway. There is no need of trying to grow equal quantities of allthe kinds that you select. There is no emphasi
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