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List of Annuals

A. ANNUALS ESPECIALLY VALUABLE FOR CUT FLOWERS. The group of annuals which are valuable for cut flowers is much greater than might be anticipated. This group is comprehensive and those plants which are marked with a star (*) are the most interesting types, and provide the greatest abundance of cut flowers. The other annuals in the group are valuable for cut flowers, but should not be selected unless ample space exists so that the more important types also can be grown. Ageratum houstonianum Floss Flower Alyssum maritimum Sweet Alyssum *Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon (treated as an annual) Arctotis grandis African Daisy Brachycome iberidifolia Swan River Daisy *Calendula officinalis Pot Marigold Callistephus hortensis China Aster *Centaurea americana American Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Old-fashioned Cornflower Centaurea imperialis Sweet Sultan *Chrysanthemum coronarium Summer Chrysanthemum *Coreopsis tinctoria Tickseed *Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos *Delphinium ajacis Annual Larkspur Dianthus chinensis Chinese Pink Dianthus heddewigi Japanese Pink Emilia flammea Flora's Paint-brush Eschscholtzia californica California Poppy Eucharidium grandiflorum Large-flowered Eucharidium *Gaillardia pulchella picta Blanket Flower Gomphrena globosa Globe Amaranth †The variety Shirley is particularly to be commended. Grasses in variety Grass *Gypsophila elegans Baby's Breath *Helianthus annuus Single Annual Sunflower Helichrysum bracteatum Straw Flower Heliotropium peruvianum Heliotrope Hunnemannia fumariaefolia Mexican Poppy Iberis umbellata Candytuft Impatiens balsamina Garden Balsam *Lathyrus odoratus Sweet Pea Matthiola incana Common Stock Nigella damascena Love-in-a-mist †Papaver (in variety) Annual Poppy Reseda odorata Mignonette *Salpiglossis sinuata Painted Tongue *Scabiosa atropurpurea Mourning Bride Schizanthus pinnatus Butterfly Flower Tagetes erecta Marigold, African varieties *Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium Verbena hybrida Verbena Viola tricolor Pansy *Zinnia elegans Zinnia B. ANNUALS TO BE SOWN FOR GROUND COVER. Often along the edges of borders in the garden, or in otherwise bare spots, a small ground cover of annuals to produce a carpet of flowers may be desired. This often happens at the edge of shrubbery which grows ANNUALS on a bank where it is difficult to train the branches so that they will come to the edge of the sod, thus covering the bare soil. Ageratum houstonianum (dwarf varieties) Floss Flower Alyssum maritimum Little Gem Sweet Alyssum Anagallis (in variety) Pimpernel Iberis umbellata (dwarf hybrids) Candytuft Myosotis alpestris Forget-me-not Portulaca grandiflora Rose Moss Reseda odorata, dwarf Mignonette C. ANNUALS WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO TRANSPLANT SUCCESSFULLY. This group contains annuals which should be sown in the place where they are expected to remain. The only work which should be done to them after sowing is to thin them out in order to give the individual plants more space to develop.

Centaurea cyanus Old-fashioned Cornflower Delphinium ajacis Annual Larkspur Emilia flammea Flora's Paint-brush Eschscholtzia californica California Poppy Lathyrus odoratus Sweet Pea Lavatera trimestris splendens Mallow Lupinus hirsutus Lupin Nigella damascena Love-in-a-mist Papaver (in variety) Gypsophila elegans Baby's Breath Gypsophila muralis Pink Baby's Breath Poppy Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium D. ANNUALS WHICH SHOULD BE PLANTED IN SEVERAL SOWINGS TO