There is a group of annuals which are extremely desirable as groundcover and edgings. They are plants which, when sown thin in theopen ground, need not necessarily be thinned out although an in-telligent thinning is better. These annuals form beautiful edgingsto the flower borders and fill many otherwise bare spaces in the frontof the lower annual plantings.
There is a group of annuals which should preferably be sown in theopen ground where they are to bloom, and which should be thinnedout to the proper spacing between plants as the small plants develop.These annuals are difficult to transplant successfully, and include suchtypes as baby's breath, lupine, nasturtium, cornflower, and poppy.