Dreer's garden book seventy-sixth Dreer's garden book : seventy-sixth annual edition 1914 dreersgardenbook1914henr Year: 1914 72 QjIlUfflRTADRaR -PHILADELPHIA•^^A•^ REIIABIE FLOWERSEfPS \M CANTERBURY B£L,I<S (Campanula Medium). Mrs. Ely, author of 'A Woman's Hardy Garden,' says: 'The seeds should be sown by mid-April, in finely prepared, rich soil—the colors in separate rows—and if the weather is dry, ihey should be given a thor- ough watering late every afternoon. By the 15th of July the little plants should be transplanted, either to the places where they are to blocm the following
Dreer's garden book seventy-sixth Dreer's garden book : seventy-sixth annual edition 1914 dreersgardenbook1914henr Year: 1914 72 QjIlUfflRTADRaR -PHILADELPHIA•^^A•^ REIIABIE FLOWERSEfPS \M CANTERBURY B£L,I<S (Campanula Medium). Mrs. Ely, author of 'A Woman's Hardy Garden,' says: 'The seeds should be sown by mid-April, in finely prepared, rich soil—the colors in separate rows—and if the weather is dry, ihey should be given a thor- ough watering late every afternoon. By the 15th of July the little plants should be transplanted, either to the places where they are to blocm the following sum- mer, or else they may be set out temporarily in rows about a foot aj;art, the plants eight inches apart, and finally transplanted early in October. Some ever- green branches, or a little straw or coarse hay, thrown over iheni when the begins to freeze, makes all the winter covering these plants require. In the spring a little fine manure and some bone meal should be dug about each plant, ard the stalks of bloom, which, if well cared for, will be nearly three feet in height, should be staked. If the flowers are cut immediately upon fading, the period of blooming can be prolonged to about six weeks.' Calycanthema [Cup and Saucer Canterbury Bells). This is unquestion- ably the finest type of this old-fashioned and much-prized garden plant. They difter from the ordinary type in having an extra large calyx, which is of the same color as the flower, giving the appearance of a cup and saucer. They are effective either in the garden or grown in pots for conservatory or table decoration. We offer them in separate colors as well as in mixture,viz.: PKT. 1736 1735 1738 Cam CANDYTUFT (Iberis Umbellata). The annual Candytufts are universally known and cultivated, and considered indispensable for cutting. All the varieties look best in beds or masses. Seed sown in autumn produce flowers early in spring; when sown in April, flowers in June; suc- cessive sowings shou
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