The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
FLOWERS THAT WILL MAKE GOOD
A Few Suggestions on the Ageratum,
Nasturtium, Petunia, California
Poppy and Zinnia.

Many people at this season OF the year
are considering what lowering plants
they shall put in their gardens. The
average housewife, who has not much
time to spare on the matter, the child
who is just becoming interested in grow
inc plants, and the teacher who IS lay
ing out school garden for the benefit
of her pupils will undoubtedly welcome
some simple suggestions along this line
The United States department OF agrl'
cultures specialist particularly recon-
mends as satisfactory and easily grown
flowers, the ageratum the nasturtium,
the petunia, the California poppy and
the zinna. Here are few pointers on
each of them;
Ageratum The ageratum IS one 81
the few blue flowers we have. In its
form it somewhat resembles the hello
trope but has no odor. Ageratums grow
well upon almost all soils and through
wide range of climate. For that rea
son many combinations with them are
possible. The plants are neat, busiy
and erect, and produce a profusion or
brush.like flowers throughout the sea
son. The dwarf blue sorts make fine
borders and are much used where con
trasting color effects are desired. For
early bloom the seed should be sown IN
cold frames or in boxes in the house
early in the season March, but for
summer and fall bloom the seeds may
be sown in April or early in May I'M
well prepared beds in the open, Seeds
sown in August will produce good plants
for winter Towering.
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nasturtium require to be planted much
deeper than the fine seeds OF the petunia.
Sow them in rows where the plants are
to grow, placing the seeds about SIX
inches apart in the row and cover then
about an inch deep. When all plants
are M. thin so that they stand foot
apart If the soil is rich; II rather thlh,
II viii be as well 70 allow them to stand
at the planting distance. The PLAINS
should be given clean cultivation TO IN
duce rapid growth. If planted in the
open at the same time that beans are
planted, very satisfactory results VIII
follow. For earlier bloom plant IN al.
vance Of this date in hotbeds, cold
frames or window boxes.
Petunia While the petunia grows
readily and rapidly from seeds sown IN
the open about corn planting time ear
| lier bloom can be secured by sowing the
seed in window boxes or hotbeds and
TRANSMITTING the plants once before
placing them in the open. For local
! tiles north Of New York the most sat
isfactory method of handling these
plants viii be to start the seeds in win
dow boxes about April ] and TO trans
! fer the Young plants TO the open when
! the weather permits-about the middle
| Of Nav. The seeds are very small ana
sbouId not be covered with earth in
the ordinary way They should be sown
on the surface and brought in contact
with the earth by frming It with
board. -,
California Poppy (Eschscholtzial - The
| eschseholtzia is an annual Of striking
| character both as regards the form ana
color OF its flowers, which are bright ana
rich IN their tints OF yellow and orangr.
The plants average about foot IN
height have attractive silyery foliage,
and produce their large poppy-like now
ers quite lavishly from early spring UNI
/ iii frost. The seeds OF eschscholtzia may
/ he sown in window boxes or IN a hot
bed in March. or in the open where the
plants are to bloom as soon as the soil
! 4 IN III condition, IN April or May ~
! tbe latitude Of New York. IN ATTITUDES
1 south Of New York the seats may be
sown in the autumn for early bloom.
/ The plants enjoy rich loom and should
/ I've allowed about five or six inches OF
I space IN the row. When used IN beds
/ they NAV be- sown broadcast.
Iinnia.The zinnia is easily grown
/ from seed sown in the open ground.
\ When sown in April the plants Wlll
/ bloom abundantly and continuous
/ through the entire season. During the
month ii August zinnlas are at tner
hest. To secure large flowers ana
profusion OF bloom. the plants must be
giyen ample room for full Development
a. well a. an abundant supply OF lood'
Stropg rich soils suit the zlnnia. II the
GOODS are sovn in dwellinghouse or IN
| bothci in March and the Young plants
are picked out once or twice before
3 boipg placed ia their permanent sltua
tons more satisfactory results VIII be
secured than from outdoor sown seeds
unless equal care in thinning or trans
plaptinr Is given In addition to Their
/ ne IN The school garden. zipnias can be
80 Tor groups. beds borders. garden
I Iines and summer hedges Their aNefas'
beight Z one and one-half feet. The zln-
MIA Z rather large, formal flower
whose colors range through the shades
~ red and yellow Their season q bloom
I \. through the late summer and autumn
ana tie individual bloom lasts Tor
I long time both on the plant and az cut
I aowers