e that there need
| | | |be no economy of space.
| | | |Shirley is sown in May and
| | | |again in August for spring
| | | |flowering.
| | | |Even under adverse
| | | |conditions the Shirley is
| | | |always dainty and never
| | | |makes a disagreeable,
| | | |soppy exhibition after a
| | | |rainy period like the
| | | |carnation and peony
| | | |flowered varieties.
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PORTULACA | T.A. |Red, |6-8 in. |A most useful "filler" for
Buy the separate | |white, | |sunny nooks,--rockwork,--
colours and mix | |pink, | |for covering bulb beds,
them yourself, as | |crimson, | |and concealing mishaps
in the commercial | |yellow | |and disappointments.
mixtures both | | | |Its fat, uninteresting
scarlet and pink | | | |foliage, that makes mats
appear in tints | | | |a foot broad and proclaims
that set the teeth | | | |it first cousin to
on edge | | | |"pusley," is covered
| | | |during bright sunshine by
| | | |a wealth of gay flowers
| | | |two inches across and of
| | | |satiny texture.
| | | |Heat, and plenty of it, is
| | | |what Portulaca craves,
| | | |backyards agree with it,
| | | |also dry banks, and even
| | | |seashore sand if there is
| | | |a foothold of loam
| |