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plants -wliich can be raised from see.d ; many of the kinds, if sown in spring, will 

 be fit for planting out and giving effect in the ensuing summer. Those marked * 

 should be treated as half-hardy annuals or perennials, sown early ia gentle heat, 

 and grown on to plant out in the middle of May. There are a few that can be 

 sown where they are to remain, and thinned out when too thickly grown. Those 

 not marked should be sown in the autumn, and kept thi'ough the winter, so as to 

 ir..ake good plants for planting out the following summer. We could have con- 

 siderably enlarged the list by the addition of many useful plants, but the time that 

 the majority would take to grow from seed, and the risk attending them before they 

 would be fit objects for the subtropical garden, would cause the purchaser great 

 disappointment in the object for which they were intended. It would be far better, 

 where they are rather difficult and of slow growth, to purchase the plants already 

 established." 



HARDY AND HALF-HAKDY AXNUALS AND BIENNIALS FOE THE SUBTROPICAL GAKDEX. 



* Amaranthus hicolor, foliage red and yellow. 2 ft. A. tricolor^ ditto, ditto. 

 2 ft. ^ A. melancholicus ruber. Excellent for beds or masses, its rich foliage 

 proving very effective. Can be kept low by pinching. 1-j ft. The one that is so 

 much used for ribbon bordering and out-door planting in the summer^ months ; it 

 succeeds much better than the other varieties for the flower garden. 



* Artemisia annua. A very attractive annual, with ornamental foliage. 4 ft. 



* A. sp. (from St. Petersburg). This species surpasses the above; it is of very 

 rapid growth, pyramidal habit, and light green foliage. 



Beta hr aside mis {Beet). Foliage very large and various coloured. Sow^ in 

 open border. B. cicla hrasiliensis {Beet). Very ornamental foliage, with white, 

 crimson, and golden ribs. 



Cannabis gigantea. Ornamental foliage. 4 ft. Sow in open border. 



* Carduus benedictus syn. Suylum marinum {the Blessed Thistle). Very hand- 

 some plant, with beautiful mottled foliage. 6 ft. * C, nigrescens, large red 

 flowers. 2 ft. 



* Carlina acardhifolia^ ornamental tliistle, 2 ft. 



* Chenopodium atriplicis, purplish crimson foliage. 4 ft. 



* Cleome arborea, Avhite flowers, handsome foliage. 6 ft. C. speciosa. C. 

 imiglandulosa, ci-imson maroon, dwarf. 



Cuphea eminens, fine species, scarlet and yellow flowers. 



* Datura fastuosa, creamy white. 2 ft. B.fastuosa var. flore alba, double 

 v.'hite. 2 ft. D. var.Jlore alba violacea, single, violet, creamy white centre. 2 ft. 



* B.fastuosa var.Jlore alba violacea, douhie, violet, creamy white centre. 2 ft. 

 B. humilis syn. Flava, pale yellow, double. 2 ft. B.metel, pure white. 2 ft. 

 J), ceratocaida, violet blue, with white throat. \\ ft. D. meteloides syn. 

 Wrightii, pale lilac. 2 ft. I>. atroviolacea plenissima, violet shaded, white throat. 

 D. miberniana varietatis. From the beautiful Huberniana, in which are many 

 splendid colours. B. gigantea. A handsome variety in the way of Ferox. D. 

 humilis alba plena, fine white variety. Very handsome ornamental plants, with 

 beautiful long trumpet-shaped flowers ; many of the varieties are very handsome, 

 the flowers being of great length and of various colours, giving a very agreeable 

 scent. 



Helianthus agrophyllus, yellow. H. californicus, yellow. U. macrophyllus 

 giganieus, yellow. K. uniflora giganteus, yellow. Sunflowers ; some of the 

 varieties grow to a great height, and are very attractive. 4 to 8 ft. Sow in open 

 ground. 



llumea elegans. A very graceful and ornamental plant. 4 ft. 



Lupinus albo coccineus, white and rose. L. arboreus, white, blue, and rose. 

 L. Bartwegii, and varieties of Ilartwegii. 2 to 3 ft. L. hybridus insignis, puce, 

 lilac, and yellow. 2 to 3 ft, L. siiperbus, red, brown, and yellow. 2 to 3 ft, L. 

 Moritzianus. L. mutabilis, blue and yellow. 3 ft. L. CruicJcshankii, blue and 

 yellow. X. vaneco/o/% various, 3 ft. Well-known annuals ; very ornamental ; 

 suitable for the subtropical garden when planted out singly. Sow in open ground. 



* Nicotiana {Tobacco). N. sanguinea. iV. atropurpurea grandijiora. N. 

 Cuba. N. Cape, enormous leaves. N. Chiras. N. Havannah. N. long-leaved. 

 N Maryland. N. tialonichi. N. Ohio. N. Forto Rico. N. Amersport. 



