Show Your Gardena Garden State a e Flower owe r re Served e to o Provide rove a Food By Bf Genevieve Gene II H. Folsom Garden G Editor Mrs 1 J J. T H. H of oC Salt Lake City asks i If we would tell something about the state slate flower of Utah The state stale flower of Utah is the sego lily It has ins wedge wedge- shaped petals which arc are white or a white creamy color Each petal has a patch of oC purple shaped somewhat like a candle flame near the center of the flower It blooms between May and July The sego lily lib saved the lives of oC many of oC the early day settlers of Utah by serving as food During the spring of or orthe the lie first year after entering the valley the provisions of the pioneers pioneers pio pio- ran out and the roots of the sego lily were eaten Q I am very fond of Canterbury Canterbury Canter Canter- bury hury bells and would l like ke to plant some this spring Can I put in seed or would you advise plants plants' Would you give me the names of or orsome some other biennial flowers formy for formy formy my garden Mrs 1 B B. B L. L Salt Lake City ANSWER It would be best to purchase Canterbury bells hells this spring then you would have bloom this year You can start your jour own seedlings about June tune Canterbury bells come in a single single sin sin- gle type in delightful colors of oC pink blue white lavender and purple Another biennial you will enjoy enjoy enjoy en en- joy is the sweet William It is also easily grown from s seed ed sown about the same time as the Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury Can Can- bells The stately foxglove is another biennial to grace your garden It has spires of or large flowers They look well placed at the background of the flower lower border or in front of shrubs |