Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-16
Annual Flowers,

ANIMALS are such plants as grow from
seed, produce their flowers, perfect their
seed, and perish the same season. They arc
usually divided into hardy, half-hardy, and
and tender sorts. Hardy ANNALS are such
as may be sown in the early spring in the
open ground as soon as the borders are in a
fit condition to be worked Half-hardy an
nuals are those which will not germ;natc I'M
til the ground is thoroughly warmed by the
sun, which in the latitude of New York will
not generally be the case until the middle or
latter part of May. Tender ANIMALS are such
as cannot usually be brought to perfection
without the aid of hot-bed to start the seeds,
and cannot with safety be turned into the
flower borders until the first of June.
The principal causes for failure in the ger
mnation of seeds are, too early planting and
too deep planting. There are few kinds of
seeds which will succeed well when planted
very early, as white Candytuft, sweet peas,
&C., but as a general rule, plants will be
found to grow more strongly and flower as
early from seed sown as late as the first of
June, than from earlier planting. 1t will be
well, however, to risk few seeds in early
planting, as if the weather be favorable they
will get start of those sown at later pc
riod, and thus an earlier bloom be obtained.
Most ANNALS bear transplanting very well
and may be removed from the hot bed or
from one place in the border to another with
but little risk. There are some sorts, how
ever, with long tap-roots, which cannot be
transplanted with safety, as Larkspurs, Pop
pies, Candytuft, Dwarf, Convolvulus, &c.
Some sorts of ANIMALS look better grown
in masses than singly others, such as As
tiers, Balsams, &C., may be planted either
singiy or in groups of three or more plants.
Portulacca, Phlox Drummondii, Mignionette,
Candytuft, Sweet Alyssum, &C., should be
grown in masses.
The following list of ANIMALS will be found
to comprise the most valuable and easily cul.
tivated. The hardy sorts are marked II.
half-hardy, II. H., and tender, T.:
Asters-H. A well known and very highly
esteemed class of plants. The improved
double varieties are very superb.
Sweet Alyssum-H. Dwarf. Small white
flowers, fragrant and excellent for bou.
quets. If not allowed to 90 to seed it will
flower the whole season.
Balsams-H. Ii. The double varieties Of
Balsams are very beautiful, immensely SUI.
perior to the old single sorts.
Candytuft-H. Very valuable annual, with
white, crimson, or purple flowers, bloom.
ing the whole season if not allowed to go
to seed.
Coreopsis-H. Very snowy. Flowers most.
ly yellow and brown.
Eschcholtzia--H. Dwarf. Very pretty white
or yellow flowers. In bloom great while
Migionette-H. So well known and highly
esteemed everywhere as to need no recon
mendation. BY picking off the flowers
when they begin to decay, the plants will
continue to bloom until late in the fall.
Phlox Drummondii-H. ii. One of the very
best plants in the flower garden. Nothing
can be prettier than bed of the mixed va
rieties. In bloom from July until severe
frosts
Portulacca-H. Dwarf An excellent and
snowy plant for small beds. Hardly any
plant can be more brilliant.
Petunia-H. H. Treated as an annual, the
Petunia will give great satisfaction. A
bed of seedlings will be one of the most
attractive in the garden, if mixed colors.
An abundance Of self-sown plants will gen
orally make their appearance after the first
season.
Rocket Larkspur - II. A very beautiful
plant with hyacinth like flowers. Plants
from seed, sown in September and protec-
ted through the winter, will flower better
than those sown in the spring.
Stock Gilly-H. II. This beautiful and fra
grant annual is not cultivated as extensive
ly as it should be- Their varied colors and
delightful fragrance should procure them
place in every garden.
Zinnia--A snowy plant for large borders
Flowers of many different colors. The
newly introduced double sorts bids fair to
come great fayorites.