. Agriculture for southern schools. pinks orcarnations are sown. T\xQ. sweet william is closely related to the pink. Theflowers are showy and beautiful. The plant is ratherhardy towards heat. The annual phloxes are among the best flowers for chil-dren to grow, because they afford such a mass of variedand bright colors so soon after the seeds are sown in earlyspring. They need good soil and abundance of water. Pansies are general favorites for early flowers. Theycombine two or more rich colors in the same the most beautiful of all are the shades of pansy, and, indeed, mo
. Agriculture for southern schools. pinks orcarnations are sown. T\xQ. sweet william is closely related to the pink. Theflowers are showy and beautiful. The plant is ratherhardy towards heat. The annual phloxes are among the best flowers for chil-dren to grow, because they afford such a mass of variedand bright colors so soon after the seeds are sown in earlyspring. They need good soil and abundance of water. Pansies are general favorites for early flowers. Theycombine two or more rich colors in the same the most beautiful of all are the shades of pansy, and, indeed, most of these very early annuals,can be sown in boxes indoors (Fig. 130), and transplanted to 200 AGRICULTURE the flower garden as soon as freezing has ceased. Pansies,like sweet peas, are cool-weather bloomers ; both requiremoist soil and are unable to withstand much heat. Verbenas are the favorite flowers of many children andof many grown people as well. They grow either fromseed or cuttings. There are few more beautiful sights in. Fig. 130. Courtesy Minn. Expt. Station • One Method of planting Small Seed in Boxes the flower garden than a border thickly bedecked with thepurple and crimson or other various colors of the the annuals most able to continue blooming dur-ing the heat of summer are the pctiniia and the are both dwarf and climbing nasturtiums, all havinglarge, bright flowers. The seeds of petunias are so smallthat, like many other flower seeds, they need either theshallowest possible covering, or none. A good way toplant such seeds is to sow them, and then with a boardpress them against the surface; sprinkle over them thethinnest possible layer of very fine sifted forest soil. Thisholds moisture and does not easily form a crust. GROWING FLOWERS 20I Among the plants that do not need to be sown until theweather becomes warm are the marigolds and blooms are wanted in late summer and fall, aftermost flowers have ceased bloomi
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