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Show Annual Plants lor Newly Graded Ground A fow well chosen nnnual plants placed on nowly graded ground will do much to take tho placo of trees nnd shrul)3 until tho lntter mny hao time to grow, according to tho United Uni-ted States Department of Agriculture's Agricul-ture's specialist. It Is often n question ques-tion In a new community where Blow growing vegetation has not had an opportunity, as to what may bo dona to mnko grounds seem loss baro. A lawn can bo mado In a fow wcoks nnd its nppcaranco may bo greatly increased in-creased by tho addition of a well chosen cho-sen annuals. Tho specialist suggests as particularly particu-larly suited for this purposo tho following fol-lowing plants, which may bo grown In most parts of tho United States: Tall foliage plants Castor bean, caladlum, canna. Tall flowering plants Cosmos, scarlet scar-let sage, sunflowers. Border plnnts Alternanthora, alys-sum, alys-sum, ageratum, colcus. Medium tall annual flowering plants Geranium, California poppy (Eschscholtzla), Zinnia, marigold, aster, as-ter, petunia, cockscomb, larkspur, nasturtium. na-sturtium. Climbing annuals Cobasca scand-ens, scand-ens, moonflowor, Jnpancso morning glory. Varieties in color nnd contrast In height and general offect should bo studied In placing tho plants. Tho general appcaranco of plants on tho homo grounds or In tho garden gar-den Is more or less dependent upon tho condition of nearby lawns. Lawns aro tho foundation of nil do-coratlvo do-coratlvo planting. A good, well kept lawn contributes moro to tho beauty of grounds than any other single factor. For this reason special attention at-tention should bo given to tho grading, grad-ing, cultivation, and enriching of tho area to bo devoted to tho lawn. After good preparation como good Beod and caro. Tho variety of soils which will bo encountered and the special treat ments which thoy need render it possible! pos-sible! Itlfj mako only tho broadest generalizations gen-eralizations hero. For localities north of St. Louis, Mo., nnd Ittch-mond, Ittch-mond, Va., lnwns can ho formed chiefly chief-ly of bluo grass, redtop, nnd whlto clover. South of this point Bermuda grass and St. Augustine grass will havo to bo relied upon chiefly, although al-though it Is said that In somo plnces alfalfa has been employed with good results. Tho "U. S. Department of AgUcul-turo AgUcul-turo has a bulletin on "Lawn Soils and Lawns" No. 494, nnd a bulletin on "Beautifying tho Homo Grounds," No. 185, which will bo sent to applicants appli-cants as long ns tho supply lnst3. |