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CLARKIA

Sow in March, under glass, and again later in the open air; they flourish in any soil free from wet; thin to a foot apart.

CONVOLVULUS. (MORNING GLORY). There are dwarf and also running species, all of them handsome; they may be sown in the open air at corn-planting time, or earlier in a cold frame and transplanted.

DIANTHUS. (PINKS). --Among the most elegant of plants are carnation, clove pink, China pink and sweet William; sow in hot-bed; transplant dwarf varieties six inches apart; tall, twelve inches apart; if not kept too warm they are good house plants.

DELPHINUM. (LARKSPUR). - These have finely cut leaves and beautiful flowers of scarlet, pink, purple, blue and white; double white is fine for bouquets; SOW in , pink, purple, blue and white; double white is fine for bouquets; sow in the autumn or in the spring.