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PDF“Sage likes a good, well-drained soil. It, too, likes lime. The little seedlings should be thinned out to stand about ten inches apart. When you see flowers forming cut the sage plant and quickly dry. It makes a pretty border plant in the garden. Savoury is also a border plant. But this is a hardy annual, while lavender and sage are perennials. It likes a light but rich soil. Both the leaves and flowers are used in soup flavouring. “Dill is also sown in early spring. It is the seed of the dill plant, and not the leaves and flowers, which is the useful part. The seeds are used in the making of pickles.
“I shall hope to see something in the herb line, in your gardens next year—a hardy garden started, and a good bit of taste displayed by all 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.”
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----------------- 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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----------------- ANNUALS FOR HEAVY SOILS ------------------------------------------------------------
------------ NAME COLOUR TIME HEIGHT SPECIAL POINTS ------------------------------------------------------------
------------ Godetia Red July 1-2 ft. Easy to grow. An English White Oct. favourite: blooms freely.
Sweet Pea Variety July 4-6
ft. Plant early in the spring in
Oct. a sunny
spot. Keep flowers
well
clipped for constant
bloom.
Petunia Magenta May 1-2
ft. Mass or use in borders. Give
plenty
of sun. Good for
the
outdoor window box.
Sweet White July 1/2
ft. Sow thickly in the borders.
Alyssum Sept.
Blooms freely. Grows in
every
soil.
