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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



multiplied so as to form a semi-double 

 flower; tlie disk deep orange. 



Clarkia pulchella integripetala 



(Turner, Vilmovin) Wlieu true, a fine 



showy plant, but at present not quite fixed 

 in cliiiracter ; hii^lit, one and a-iuilf Ceet; 

 flowers ro^y purple, but the petals witbout 

 indentations on tbe outer maigiu, and 

 cloudi'd at the base. 



Clarkia pulcuella marginata (Tur- 

 ner).— Phmts deeply three lobed, rosy 

 purple at the bas(i; lobes more or less 

 deeply tipped with white. Individually 

 pretty, but ineffective in a mass. Of little 

 use for treneral cultivation.. 



Clarkia pulchella pulchekrima 

 (Turner, Thomiisoi)).— Similar to tlie 

 species in liabit and foliau;e, but the flowers 

 lari^er, and of a fine briojit crimson tinted 

 rose. Has a fine appearance in a mass, and 

 is a great adv;incu on the common form of 

 Clarkia pulchella. 



CuLLiNsiA BARTSi^FOLiA ALBA (Parker 

 & Co.). — A dwarf-growini; white flowering 

 annual, six to eight inches high, leaves 

 ovate oblong, flowers numerous; useful for 

 front line.-; of ribbons. 



CoLUNsiA BicoLOR ALBA (Parker, 

 Carter) — Altogether inferior to C. bicolor 

 candidissima. 



CoLLiNsiA BICOLOR ATKORUBEUS (Car- 

 ter). — No improvement on the species. 



CoLLiNSiA BICOLOR CANDIDISSIMA (Par- 

 ker, Turner). — A first-class white annual, 

 showy, and of good habit, one foot higjj, 

 sparingly pubescent, leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, flowers large, and pure white. 



COLLINSIA MliLTICOLOR MARMORATA 



(Turner, Carter). — Inferior to C. multicolor. 



CosMiDiuM BuRRiDGEANUM (Turner). — 

 A hand.iouie coreopsis-like plant, two feet 

 high, branched, lea\es pinnatisected, with 

 subulate leaflets. Flowers on long stalks, 

 deep orange yellow, witli dark maroun 

 spot at the base of the florets, which are 

 broader than in calliopsis bicolor. 



Delphinium consolida tricolor ele- 

 GANS (Caitei). — A tall form of branching- 

 larkspur, pi-oducing single and double 



flowers of richly varied colours, many 

 elegantly striped. 



DiANTiius ATRORCBEUS (Carter). — A 

 brilliant mule pink, having dark stems, 

 witli broad leaves at the base, and ternii- 

 nating in an open branched bead of flowers, 

 each one and a-half inches in diameter, 

 produced continuously throughout the 

 summer. Colour vivid crimson of many 

 shades. A beaiitiful border fl iwer. 



DiANTHus Chinensis Heddewigii (Car- 

 ter). — Of this beautiful Indian pink we 

 need oidy add to what has already appeared 

 in these pages, tliat the Committee advise 

 the perpetuation of the variety only froni 

 the best formed and most richlv-coloiired 

 flowers. It is impossible to do without this 

 most valuable of all the recent acquisitions. 



DiANTHus Chinensis laciniaius (Car- 

 ter).— Not permanently distinct from the 

 last named, but generally taller and more 

 slender in habit, flowers more deeply jagged 

 at the edge, more varied in colour, but 

 generally inferior to Ileddewigii. 



DiANTHUs Chinensis imperialis (Carter, 

 Turner). — A handsome form of Indian 

 pirik, flowers large, mostly double, beauti- 

 fully variegated, colours chiefly rose and 

 rosy purple. 



DiANTHus htbridus corymbosus (Van 

 Iloutle), and htbridus Laxtoni (Carter). 

 — Neither of these are very attrtictive; tbe 

 second of them was raised by our friend 

 Mr. Laxton, of Stamford. 



Erysimum Arkansanum (Carter, Thomp- 

 son). — Vigorous ;md showy, two feet and 

 upwards, sjiaringly brimcbed, erect, sinu- 

 ately-toothed leaves, fine bright smooth 

 petallid yellow fragrant flowers, as large as 

 those of the common wallflower. A first- 

 class bright yellow annual. 



Fenzlia dianthifloba (Carter). — A 

 beautiful dwarf annual, which we strongly 

 recommended for pot-culture when it was 

 first sent out. Forms a patch two or three 

 inches across, flowers light rose, Gilia-hke, 

 with dark spot in the throat — a charming 

 little gem. 



( To be continued.) 



CEOPPING THE KITCHEN GAEDEN. 



"A FEW practical remafks oil cfopping groimd 

 with vegetables may be acceptable' ju-^t now 



'to "amateur ?-eac7e;'s who' wish to malte the 

 best of their smairgardeiis. My intention 

 is to give a* few practical hints as to the 



;best' method af cropuiifg the Kitchen garden 

 to |:et the beJt returiTof crops. ""' .- 



' " I will fii-st'bSgin wiflI'as6utii'lJofdgr;lf 



the 'reader should liave one, for the first 

 sow ing clearly peas, dwiirfgrowingvarieties, 

 such as Karly Frame or Sangster's No 1, or 

 any otlie'r early' sorts as tlie' giower in.'iy 

 fancy. It is best to sow the rows acro.^s the 

 border,' in' a slanting direction towards tho 

 east; 'If tlie peas' ave Ihus sovju, six ffeet 

 apa*rt'-fibfti r<jw t'6 i'(Jw,"tl!'e're vKl IJS foun^ 



