Clarkia flowers brighten beds and baskets from spring
Clarkia is a vivid annual from beyond the Rockies that blooms freely and adapts to edging, low massing, borders, and hangers. Seeds sow outdoors in early spring. plants prefer partial shade and warm light soil. Average height about 1½ feet with midsummer to late autumn bloom.
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Alyssum Cultivation and Varieties for Borders and Pots
The guide explains sowing Alyssum for thick border massing and winter or spring bloom. It covers timing from August sowing for winter, spring sowing in open ground, and under cover options in cold frames or hotbeds. It notes propagation by cuttings or division and trimming to refresh blooms, with mentions of yellow varieties beyond the common white.
Centaurea Cyanus Known As Bluebottle And Bachelor’s Button
Centaurea Cyanus also called bluebottle ragged sailor kaiser blumen and bachelor’s button. These hardy flowers need simple culture and are among the most attractive old fashioned water-cutting flowers. They should be thinned to four to six inches apart and thrive on moderately rich soil. Perennial plants can be grown from seeds sown in gentle heat in March and transplanted in May or June.
Candytuft Hard to Read Immunity of Candytuft Flowers
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Snapdragon Antirrhinum A Classic Border Plant
Snapdragon grows from seed sown in May to bloom July or August the same year. Early flowers can be produced by sowing under glass in February or March and transplanting to warm dry soil. With protection such as a cold frame or leaf mulch the plants winter well and bloom early.
Holiday in Saloniki A Christmas Journey in Greece
A London Times writer recounts a festive Saloniki visit with three Englishmen joining Macedonian hosts. They travel over mountains to a village, lunch with Petros, enjoy Turkish delight and cognac rituals, then attend a street market dance amid barrel organs, scarlet attire, and vivid regional costumes.
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Geld on Grasse Roots
A fragmentary note mentions a testreet to snag at four eae ene states of the precious femep with the roots wana gra i.
Shifting Gear Harp Solo Prompts Audience Glee
The Buffalo News notes a harp soloist performing a clever pastoral with chromatic pedal work. A youthful spectator shouted to his father that the performer had shifted gears twice and was now on the high.
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Make Him Step Around
A humorous exchange unfolds as Mrs Widde reveals plans to marry a downtown floorwalker to her son. The boy teases about his step, slipping away as he comments he should make some step.
Fragmentary OCR Note on Candidate Teases Local Campaign
Vague scraps show references to a candidate and campaign context. Readable bits mention a race or ballot topic with unclear details about place or dates. Further text needed to identify participants or outcome.
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