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from seeds.Astilbe features greful foliage and feathery

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As soon as growth ows, pot up in 3-inch pots of porous soil mixture.Anemones can be started from seeds sown in July, but the imported corms sold in mixture are so reasonably priced it hardly seems worth while to grow them from seeds.Astilbe features greful foliage and feathery flower spires. Large clumps can be divided in the spring and potted in 5- or 6-inch pots of sandy soil. They need plenty of water and ould be grown in a warm house. Astilbe forces well for late winter early spring bloom.Baby's Breath (Gypsophila elegans)The ly appearance of baby's breath makes it a wele addition to the terre. The frely cut branches are beautiful in flower arrangents. When dried nike roshe run granates , they bee material for winter bouquets.Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorum)Neat growth, handso flowers—in bud or bloom—make the balloon flower a favorite with gardeners. It is a hardy perennial with blue, purple, pink, or white flowers. 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Encourage growth by growing them on in a warm green¬house or by giving them another 2 or 3 weeks of 60-degree bottom heat.They can be sold directly from the 3-inch pots; or, if you desire larger plants, give them another ift into a 5- or 6-inch pot.Cuttings taken in September and grown in 60-degree tem¬peratures without any bottom heat will produce plants for 4-inch pots the following spring.PassifloraThe passion flower is a wonderful and "different" vine for terre trellising. The flower range is from creamy white through lavender, blue, and pink to red. Propagate passiflora during the early spring by taking cuttings and inserting them in any rooting dia. 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