The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 292 pages of information about The Library of Work and Play.

The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 292 pages of information about The Library of Work and Play.
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----------------- FRAGRANT ANNUALS ------------------------------------------------------------
------------ NAME COLOUR TIME HEIGHT SPECIAL POINTS ------------------------------------------------------------
------------ Mignonette Green May 1 ft.  Beautifully fragrant.  Do Oct. not transplant.  Good to use as a break for clashing colours.

Sweet Peas White July 4-6 ft.  Free bloomer.  Try variety
Scarlet Oct. Lathyrus odorata.
Blue
Yellow

Ten- weeks Pink June 1 ft.  Good for cut flowers.
stock Purple July Fragrant at night. 
White

Sweet Sultan White June 2 ft. Centaurea moschata good
Yellow Aug. for cut flowers. 
Purple

Sweet Alyssum White July 1/2 ft. Alyssum maritimun. Low
Sept. growing, border plant.
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----------------- ANNUALS THAT RE-SOW THEMSELVES ------------------------------------------------------------
------------ NAME COLOUR TIME HEIGHT SPECIAL POINTS ------------------------------------------------------------
------------ Morning glory Reds July 15-30 ft.  Grows rapidly.  Makes a Blues Oct good screen.  Whites

Poppy Pink June 1/2-2 ft. Papaver Rhocas and P.
Scarlet Sept. somniferum
White

Phlox Yellow May l/2-1 ft. Phlox Drummondii.
Reds Aug.  Need much water. 
White

Pot Marigold Orange June 1-2 ft. Calendula officinalis
Yellow Oct.  Likes a warm soil.
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----------------- ANNUALS THAT CLIMB ------------------------------------------------------------
------------ NAME COLOUR TIME HEIGHT SPECIAL POINTS ------------------------------------------------------------
------------ Balloon Vine White Aug. 10 ft.  Grows rapidly.  Good screen.
Japanese Hop  Incon-   July    8-20 ft.   Rapid grower.   Looks well
spicuous Oct.               growing along old fences.
Moon-flower   White    July   15-30 ft.   Night bloomer.  Grows
Sept.              rapidly.

Morning Glory Purple June 20 ft.  Rapid grower.  Good
White Aug. screen.
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