The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-06
AMONG THE FLOWERS.

as possible, then plant out as soon az
the weather will permit. Give them 6
place where they have the morning
sun; give plenty of moisture and the
early summer months should show
some foe blooms. Cut the plants back
and let them RESI- up through the hot
test, dryest part of the season, and the
same plants will give as fine blossoms
again in the fall. For blossoms that
will come on earlier that Seeding
plants can be bloom, SOW seed Ia Au
gust, and when the plants are a couple
Of inches high, transplant them to the
beds where they : to bloom the next
spring. Cover with a light mulch that
will protect them without ~smothering,
and the result in the spring will gIo-
riously repay all trouble.
Sc
Phlox Drummondi, Verbena and pc
tunia are three plants which stand I'm
rivsled for constant and profuse bloom
ing Tney bloom quickly from seed,
and the variety and briIliancy of their
colors would make a garden fairly riot
with brightness il no other f)weTs
were grown. Each of the three looks
best when grown in masses, rather
than m x9d in the beds with other
plants.
TIE plants spoken OF so far are all
valuable for the blossoms, but the co
leus Is the reverse and only valuable
for its foliage. Years ago some one
called it the gardeners paint brush.
Well, il the older sort deserve the title
and they did-what viii describe the
new giant sorts unless We adopt the
name n dealer gives to o certain
strain and call them rainbow Leaves9'
Plant the sesd as early as possible in
order to get plants for bedding out.
Give ri Oh soil, plenty Of water, all the
bright sunshine they can have, and
then keep the plants well pinched
back to induce a stocky growth. Oily
those who have tried it know what a
perfectly gorgeous display of color this
treatmen mt Of coleus plants Rill produce.
The CONSTANT pinching required 80
Keep the plants in bushy form will
Keep buds from forming, but if any
should escape, pick than CUT, for moth
ing will so surely spill the PLANS as
letting them bloom. II f2wers are
wanted, jlst as pretty ones can be had
from any old weed.
**f
Every catalogue gives a list of sum
mer dJwaring bulbs. I have grown
nearly every one listed and have found
them good, soma Of them very good {;
bus if I had my choice bssween all The
gladiolus bu bs I wanted, end all the
other sorts, I would take the gladiolus
bulbs. l have gre wn them by The hun
dreds but never had enough.
Plant them in clumps OF four or six
bulbs, give each clump a good sake;
give plenty OF water and the lowing
Of blows will be worth going far to see.
Do not plant all bulbs at onca. Make
successive paintings in or1er to length
en- the display.
Chrysanshemumg everyone wants.
Seed started in the spring will bloom
IN the fall if forced alo e, but they are
iaIe. II there ere any Old roofs in the
garden divide and transplant them,
and with proper care Trey will give as
fae flowers es any Seeding. The an
nual chrysanthemum ia worth a m IRE
xelded use than has 5aea made of it.
Win the chry s1n.hemum s1ould be
ciassad the aster, for it is co lally as
worthy OF having a fuss made over it.
Add to these the cosmos, and the fall
display OF flowers will rival that of
the summer, and la 1t until the fow
ers are frozen.
Sink a tub il some sunny place and