The Delta independent., 1910-04-01
FLORAL NOTES.

,:Nasturtiums come in dwarf and
cnmbing varieties to suit all situations
with flowers practically alike. Sow
night now. The dwarf or Tom Thumb
divlsions will be in bloom in two
months Liberal picking induces gen.
erous towering for they go on indus
trIously bent on producing seed until
allowed to do so.
Among the hardy ANIMALS that can
De readily grown from seeds are asters,
ageratum, alyssum, coreopsis, calen-
dula, cardytuft, cosmos, lobelia, n:ign-
onette. marigold, nicotiana, pansies,
nasturtiums, fox, drummondii, petun-
las; plnks, SALIVA. s. ocks, sapiglossis
and suntfowers Plants of all these can
pc purchased in season and give salts
factory results, coming on quickly.
Sweet peas should all be in the ground
by this time and we nope some effort
has been made this year to secure the
improved varieties. A trellis made with
strong supports and No. 20 wire strung
four II ches apart will hold the vines in
good position, although at our house we
prefer common chicken wire. The
rows should atand in hol'ows so that
the irrgating may be properly done
and the irrigating must be done thor
oughly. After blooming begins soap
suds and diluted fertilizer can be ap-
piled to great advantage. We had our
first peas IN on the tenth of March and
made another seeding on st Patrick s
Day.
For bright display. at the cost of
little time and labor, nothing will sur
pass bed of petunias. They grow
quick Y, are hardy and begin bios ossom-
ing early, continuing late and will
flourish in any ordinary soil. So great
Is the variety in size, shape and color
ing that an entire garden might be de-
voted to them alone with most pleasing
results. Imagine a large circular bed
filled with the double sorts, in rings of
varying shades and colors from pure
white to dark red or purple, and another
of the firing ed variety with side beds of
the more common sorts. Make a back
ground of the large, sweet-scented
kind, with borders of the more snowy
dwarf sorts.
Among the earliest and most salts
factory of our anuuals are the poppies
in all their wonderful variations They
are perfectly hardy and germinate free
ly. Sow them thiny where they are to
grow. They should not be closer than
three to four inches each way. They
last for three weeks or more and can
be followed by aster plants, working
the beds over and applying a little fer
til ger when tr nsplanting the asters
ana little more just before their sea-
son of bloom. There are many ele-
giant new strains of asters that rival the
chrysanthemum and they are one of
Gus most satisfactory annu Is. Seeds
can be sown indoors in March but it is
better to obtain the plants from the
seedman or florist.
Our rural folks are greatly neglect
ing the gladiolus, which is so well
adapted to this western country. This
liant has been developed into magnifi-
cent types of rare beauty and should
become popular. They grow and flower
with the least attention, coming on in
midsummer and lasting until frost
They keep better than any other cut
flower. Spanish, English and German
iris will also prove revelation to many
and are just now quite fad among the
big-bugs. They are inexpensive, grow
in any good garden soil and have
marvellous beauty of form and coloring
This is also true of the immense Japa-
nese varieties, which defy all attempts
at description that would convey a cor
e.t impression of their real coloring
and beauty. Use in the border or for
bedding.