. Agriculture for beginners. es can be grown in this way,and in any section the cuttings of most of the springflowering shrubs will grow in the same manner. TheJapanese quince, which makes such a show of its scarletflowers in early spring, can be best grown from cuttingsabout three inches long made of the roots and planted inrows in the fall. Many of our ornamental evergreen trees, such as thearbor vitae, can be grown in the spring from se6<3s sowed in FLOWER GARDENING 279 a frame. Cotton cloth should be stretched over the treeswhile they are young to prevent the sun from scorchingthem. Whe
. Agriculture for beginners. es can be grown in this way,and in any section the cuttings of most of the springflowering shrubs will grow in the same manner. TheJapanese quince, which makes such a show of its scarletflowers in early spring, can be best grown from cuttingsabout three inches long made of the roots and planted inrows in the fall. Many of our ornamental evergreen trees, such as thearbor vitae, can be grown in the spring from se6<3s sowed in FLOWER GARDENING 279 a frame. Cotton cloth should be stretched over the treeswhile they are young to prevent the sun from scorchingthem. When a year old they may be set in nursery rowsto develop until they are large enough to plant. Arborvitae may also be grown from cuttings made of the youngtips set in boxes of sand in the fall and kept warm andmoist. Most of them will be rooted by spring. The kinds of flowers that you can grow are almost count-less. You can hardly make a mistake, however, as all areinteresting. Start this year with a few and gradually increase. Fig. 242. A Winduw Box the number under your care year by year, aiming always to make your plants the most choice and perfect of their kind. Of annuals there are over four hundred kinds cultivated. You may select from the following list: phlox, petunias. 28o AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS China asters, California poppies, sweet peas, pinks, doubleand single sunflowers, hibiscus, candytuft, balsams, morn-ing-glories, stocks, nasturtiums, verbenas, mignonette. Of perennials select bleeding hearts, pinks, bluebells,hollyhocks, perennial phlox or hibiscus, wild asters, andgolden-rods. From bulbs choose crocus, tulip, daffodil, narcissus, lily of the valley,lily. Some climbers are cobsea,honeysuckle, Virginiacreeper, English ivy, Bostonivy, cypress vine, hyacinthbean, climbing nasturtiums,and roses. To make your plants dobest, cultivate them care-^ fully. Allow no weeds togrow among them and donot let the surface of thesoil dry into a hard , however, of
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