. School and home gardening; a text book for young people, with plans, suggestions and helps for teachers, club leaders and organizers. Gardening; School gardens. BEAUTIFYING GROUNDS 145 low ferns may servo as border plants. D. 8. Farmers' Bulle- tin 195 will help in the choice of annual flowers for special places. Fall annuals may be used as screens where quick effects are desired (Fig. 8(j). Perennial Flowers.—There are large numbers of peren- nial herbs which die to the ground each year and come up from the root again each spring, producing a show of flowers or beautiful foliage each season
. School and home gardening; a text book for young people, with plans, suggestions and helps for teachers, club leaders and organizers. Gardening; School gardens. BEAUTIFYING GROUNDS 145 low ferns may servo as border plants. D. 8. Farmers' Bulle- tin 195 will help in the choice of annual flowers for special places. Fall annuals may be used as screens where quick effects are desired (Fig. 8(j). Perennial Flowers.—There are large numbers of peren- nial herbs which die to the ground each year and come up from the root again each spring, producing a show of flowers or beautiful foliage each season. These are easily grown from. Fig. 86.—^While waiting for permanent shrubs and vines to grow, the void mav be iilled by annual plants. The purple-leaved castor beans shown here grow rapidly. » seed, and will usually produce flowers in a year or two. They will give quicker results if started by roots. The seed is usually sown in the open ground, but some varieties, such as pansies may be started- in hotbeds or window boxes. The soil should be mellow and fine and rich in organic matter. When the seeds are planted the surface should be firmly packed and perhaps additional water may be necessary. Partial shade, as from boughs spread over the ground to protect the 3''oung seedlings, is usually best. Most varieties may be transplanted aiter the plants are a few inches high. Two 10. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davis, Kary Cadmus, 1867-. Philadelphia, London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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