THE FLOWER TIME-TABLE +--------------+-------------+--------------------+ | NAME | SOWING TIME | BLOSSOMING TIME | +--------------+-------------+--------------------+ |Ageratum | May | June-October | |Aster | May | Until frost | |Balsam | May | June-September | |Calendula | May | June-October | |Cal. Poppy | May | August | |Candytuft | May | June-September | |Coreopsis | May | June-August | |Cornflower | April | June | |Cosmos | May | August-September | |Four o'clock | May | July-August | |Foxglove | May | June | |Gaillardia | May | July-October | |Helianthus | May | August-September | |Hollyhocks | August | August | |Iceland Poppy | May | June-September | |Larkspur | May | June-July | |Marigold | May | Until frost | |Mignonette | May | Until frost | |Morning-glory | May | July-August | |Petunia | May | July-September | |Phlox | May | July-October | |Scabiosa | May | July-August | |Stock | May | June-July | |Sunflower | April | July-September | +--------------+-------------+--------------------+ Ethel and Dee set up a sundial in Ethel's own backyard. The directions that follow will help other girls and boys in setting up theirs. Sun-time and clock-time are not quite the same. There are four days in the year when, if you work out the sun-shadow time, your dial will be almost accurate. This is because on these days the sun-time and the clock-time practically coincide. These dates are April 15th, June 15th, September 1st, and December 24th. Before you go outdoors draw on the platform of the sundial a straight line from angle B of the gnomon to the front edge of the platform. Set the dial out in direct sunlight. The shadow cast must fall right on the straight line which you previously drew. When the shadow and the line coincide, mark the extreme end of the line XII. This stands for twelve o'clock. Now screw the sundial in this position to the column you have made for it to rest upon. At one o'clock mark where the shadow points, and keep on with this for every hour. You remember the gnomon angle was the number of degrees corresponding to the degrees in latitude of your special place. Poughkeepsie boys and girls will be interested to know that if a sundial be brought to them from Rome, it will be right for them. And if New York City boys and girls could get one from Florence, they would find it accurate for their own use. These girls lived near Poughkeepsie.