. The commuter's garden record. Floriculture. <r^^^ .-^fe?rS L ^. TABLE OF PLANTING — Continued When o Sow How Far Apart to Thin or Trans- plant (inches) Time in Bloom Colour of Flowers Height (feet) Hints on Soil, etc. Name of Flower Indoors Outdoors Gypsophila (P) (Baby's Breath) Feb. March April 6 July to Sept. for 12 weeks Rose, White 2-2 Light, dry soil. Their feathery appearance make them good for bouquets. ffibiscus (hA) (P) Feb. for per- May 6-8 Aug. to Sept. for Red, Yellow, 2-5 Good garden soil; grows best along the edge of shrub- ennial 8 weeks White bery. varie- ties Hollyhocks
. The commuter's garden record. Floriculture. <r^^^ .-^fe?rS L ^. TABLE OF PLANTING — Continued When o Sow How Far Apart to Thin or Trans- plant (inches) Time in Bloom Colour of Flowers Height (feet) Hints on Soil, etc. Name of Flower Indoors Outdoors Gypsophila (P) (Baby's Breath) Feb. March April 6 July to Sept. for 12 weeks Rose, White 2-2 Light, dry soil. Their feathery appearance make them good for bouquets. ffibiscus (hA) (P) Feb. for per- May 6-8 Aug. to Sept. for Red, Yellow, 2-5 Good garden soil; grows best along the edge of shrub- ennial 8 weeks White bery. varie- ties Hollyhocks (P) Feb. June 12 July to Aug. for Crimson, Rose, 4-8 Rich soil and likes water, but will grow almost anywhere 8 weeks Yellow, White in the sun. Iris (P), Oct. 12 June to Blues, 2-3 Moist soil in a sunny situa- German, Nov. July for Purples, tion. Buy the roots from Japanese plant roots 3 weeks Yellows, Pink, White the nurseryman. Lavatera (hA) Jan. April l8 Aug. to Oct. for 6 weeks Red, White 3 Light, dry soil in a spot sheltered from the 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 Rand, Amy Carol. New York and Boston, H. M. Caldwell co
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