. Vick's floral guide. under glass. Flowers of different varieties present agreat difference in appearance, some being very openand others tubular. Pentstemon, mixed varieties 10 Very much like the Carnation, as fine and more deli-cate in its coloring. Seed sown in the open ground inMay or June, will flower well the next season ; startedunder glass earlier, by fall will make strong like the Carnation. Some of the plants grownfrom seed will prove single, and these can be pulled upand thrown away as soon as they show their flowers ;but enough plants with good flowers w
. Vick's floral guide. under glass. Flowers of different varieties present agreat difference in appearance, some being very openand others tubular. Pentstemon, mixed varieties 10 Very much like the Carnation, as fine and more deli-cate in its coloring. Seed sown in the open ground inMay or June, will flower well the next season ; startedunder glass earlier, by fall will make strong like the Carnation. Some of the plants grownfrom seed will prove single, and these can be pulled upand thrown away as soon as they show their flowers ;but enough plants with good flowers will be usually pro-duced to give a very good collection from a paper or twoof seed. Sow seed in spring or early summer, so as tohave good strong plants by autumn. Throw a fewboughs or straw on the plants to shelter them a littlefrom winter storms. Picotee, German seed, from named flowers only, . 25Italian seed, saved from prize flowers only, . 50 PEAS, PERENNIAL. The Pentstemon is one of the best of the perennialborder plants. The very pretty long-tubed flowers growin panicles, and are purple, blue, scarlet, rose and may be sown in May, in a cool, shady place, or KALE
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