The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Ellen Eddy Shaw
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of you. You girls might raise mint to put in lemonade.
"Next time we shall have our talk on wild flowers. Some of you know and love many of these wild flowers." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ANNUALS FOR SANDY SOILS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME COLOUR TIME HEIGHT SPECIAL POINTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clarkia Rose June 1-1/2 ft. Good to use for a border White Oct. plant. Purple Use single varieties. Poppy White July 1-1/2 ft. Do not transplant. Fine for Red Aug. mass effects. Nasturtium Yellow June Most satisfactory, especially to Maroon Oct. 1-5 ft. for cut flowers. Blooms freely. Portulaca White June 1/2 ft. Blooms freely -- grows close Red to the ground. Yellow Zinnia Red June 1-1/2 ft. Grows without great care. Magenta Frost Blooms freely. Looks best when massed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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