There are but few annuals that, treated in this way, will not transplant kindly.
Sweet peas, candytuft, etc., should, however, be sown where they are to stand.
The larkspurs, poppies, mignonette, heliotrope and cypress vine, which are somewhat
difficult to transplant, may be pricked out in troughs, similar to those described in
the chapter on Vegetable Gardening, each trough having a pasteboard, or other divi-
sion, thrust down along the middle, to separate it into two parts. Plants difficult of
removal may be grown in these simple troughs, and be quickly and «asily trans-
planted. This may be done at any time in the evening, unless the soil is too wet to
work. If so, wait until it is dry enough. To transplant in dry weather, give the
plants in the bed a good soaking the morning before transplanting, which, as stated,
had best be done at night.
PERENNIAL DAISY. CALADIUM.
Leave a little depression, water the roots, and, when the water has disappeared,
draw the dry earth over all. They will hardly shrink. You will have forwarded
the season of flowering fully three weeks, and produced your flowers, even of the
more hardy sorts, far cheaper than if you had sown the seed outside. You will also
be able to grow many things usually bought as plants from the florists, such as ver-
bena, pinks, daisy, pansy, etc. You may, early in July, have in full bloom China
and other garden pinks, and nearly all the class that, sown outside, do not usually
bloom until the second year. You may have balsams, candj^tuft, alyssum, migno-
.nette, nasturtium, phlox, zinnias, morning glory, in splendid condition before your
neighbors, who have sown in the open air, can see theirs among the weeds.
A second crop of mignonette, candytuft, annual phlox, alyssum, balsams, etc.,
should, later, be sown inside to produce autumn bloom. In your hot-bed start gladi-
olus, dahlia, tigridias and other bulbs and tubers, and also such roots of perennials,
including Bengal and other tender roses, as you have kept through the winter in boxes
placed in a light cellar.
4:50 . TWEXTIETII CENTURY HOME COOK EOOK.
III. Select List of Flowers for General Cultivation.
The running notes below will give all the information necessary to the grower in
addition to that already stated. Any respectable seed catalogue will give information
as to special varieties.
Ageeatum. — Cuttings may be started under glass. If seed is sown cover lightly;
set plants six inches apart; nice for winter tiowering in the house.
Ajiaeanthus. — Ornamental foliage plants; fine in masses, and in mixed shrub-
bery, borders and centers; sow in hot-bed and transplant.
AsPERULA. — Dwarf, desirable for shady situations and moist soil; fine for bou-
quets; plant six inches apart.
Aster. — Showy for borders ; flowers in autumn; sow in cold frame ; transplant
tall varieties sixteen inches apart, dwarf varieties seven inches apart, in good deep
soil.
Baisam. — Showy and desirable; easily cultivated; prune by pinching out the
terminal buds; sow in hot-bed, cold-frame or window box; transplant into a deep
rich soil, twelve inches apart; set dwarf sorts separate from tall varieties.
Cacalia. (Tassel Flower). — Tassel-shaped flowers in clusters on slender
stalks ; nice for bouquets ; sow in cold-frame ; transplant to ten inches apart.
Calandrinia. — Sow seeds in sliglit hot-bed and transplant to hght soil; it flowers
freely, and is perennial if protected in winter.
Calendula. (Pot Marigold). — Very pretty; flowers toward sunset and does
not open on cloudy days ; hence one of its names, rainy mai'igold.
Candytuft. — Fine for edging of beds and bouquets; for early flowering sow
seed in fall and protect during winter with mulch ; thin plants to four inches apart in
the spring; it is diflScult to transplant.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
There are but few annuals that, treated in this way, will not transplant kindly. Sweet peas, candytuft, etc., should, however, be sown where they are to stand. The larkspurs, poppies, mignonette, heliotrope and cypress vine, which are somewhat difficult to transplant, may be pricked out in troughs, similar to those described in the chapter on Vegetable Gardening, each trough having a pasteboard, or other division, thrust down along the middle, to separate it into two parts. Plants difficult of removal may be grown in these simple troughs, and be quickly and easily transplanted. This may be done at any time in the evening, unless the soil is too wet to work. If so, wait until it is dry enough. To transplant in dry weather, give the plants in the bed a good soaking the morning before transplanting, which, as stated, had best be done at night.
PERENNIAL DAISY. CALADIUM.
Leave a little depression, water the roots, and, when the water has disappeared, draw the dry earth over all. They will hardly shrink. You will have forwarded the season of flowering fully three weeks, and produced your flowers, even of the more hardy sorts, far cheaper than if you had sown the seed outside. You will also be able to grow many things usually bought as plants from the florists, such as verbena, pinks, daisy, pansy, etc. You may, early in July, have in full bloom China and other garden pinks, and nearly all the class that, sown outside, do not usually bloom until the second year. You may have balsams, candytuft, alyssum, mignonette, nasturtium, phlox, zinnias, morning glory, in splendid condition before your neighbors, who have sown in the open air, can see theirs among the weeds.
A second crop of mignonette, candytuft, annual phlox, alyssum, balsams, etc., should, later, be sown inside to produce autumn bloom. In your hot-bed start gladiolus, dahlia, tigridias and other bulbs and tubers, and also such roots of perennials, including Bengal and other tender roses, as you have kept through the winter in boxes placed in a light cellar.
450 TWENTIETH CENTURY HOME COOK BOOK.
III. Select List of Flowers for General Cultivation.
The running notes below will give all the information necessary to the grower in addition to that already stated. Any respectable seed catalogue will give information as to special varieties.
Ageratum. — Cuttings may be started under glass. If seed is sown cover lightly; set plants six inches apart; nice for winter flowering in the house.
Ajiaeanthus. — Ornamental foliage plants; fine in masses, and in mixed shrubbery, borders and centers; sow in hot-bed and transplant.
AsPERULA. — Dwarf, desirable for shady situations and moist soil; fine for bouquets; plant six inches apart.
Aster. — Showy for borders ; flowers in autumn; sow in cold frame ; transplant tall varieties sixteen inches apart, dwarf varieties seven inches apart, in good deep soil.
Baisam. — Showy and desirable; easily cultivated; prune by pinching out the terminal buds; sow in hot-bed, cold-frame or window box; transplant into a deep rich soil, twelve inches apart; set dwarf sorts separate from tall varieties.
Cacalia. (Tassel Flower). — Tassel-shaped flowers in clusters on slender stalks ; nice for bouquets ; sow in cold-frame ; transplant to ten inches apart.
Calandrinia. — Sow seeds in sliglit hot-bed and transplant to hght soil; it flowers freely, and is perennial if protected in winter.
Calendula. (Pot Marigold). — Very pretty; flowers toward sunset and does not open on cloudy days ; hence one of its names, rainy mai'igold.
Candytuft. — Fine for edging of beds and bouquets; for early flowering sow seed in fall and protect during winter with mulch ; thin plants to four inches apart in the spring; it is diflScult to transplant.