SUNFLOWERS.
The sunllower is sullicient.y familiar to everybody not to need any description. The large, tall kinds, are fine for the back of the border. The 'seeds have a value for chicken fattening, the only drawback being that small birds* get first pick, and leave few seeds for the fowls, unless the heads are covered/ To grow them well they nc.:d plenty of manure, the 'more the better. The dwarf varieties are bettor subjects for the Mower garden, as they only grow three or four feet high, flower continuously throughout the summer, mid the bloom's are useful for cutting purposes. The sunflowers are perfectly hardy, and the seeds may be sown where the plants are' to flower. Sow the seeds during September and October in the open ground, put three or four seeds in a clump, .and as soon as the seedlings are large enough pull out all but one. There are-several varieties offered by seedsmen, all of which are reliable according to the descriptions.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 237, 6 October 1928, Page 6 (Supplement)
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165SUNFLOWERS. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 237, 6 October 1928, Page 6 (Supplement)
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