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Show TIPS to (jrardeners Flowers for a Purpose OARDENERS want flowers for house bouquets, for beautifl-cation beautifl-cation of the yard, or both. To be certain of an abundance of flowers for cutting throughout the growing months, however, the gardener need plant packets of only three or four of the following follow-ing flowers: Annuals snapdragon, aster, calendula, ca-lendula, calliopsis, candytuft, carnation, car-nation, bachelor button, cosmos, dahlia, larkspur, annual lupin, marigold, nasturtium, salpiglossis and zinnia. Perennials columbine, coreopsis, coreop-sis, gaillardia grandiflora, perennial peren-nial lupin, pyrethrum (painted daisy) shasta daisy and delphinium. delphini-um. For earliest bloom, the following follow-ing are recommended by Gilbert Bentley, flower expert: Calliopsis and candytuft among the annuals, and coreopsis, delphinium and pyrethrum among the perennials. For late-blooming cut flowers, grow zinnia, marigold, gaillardia, snapdragon, aster, cosmos and dahlia." |