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will be recognized in the following list : — 

 AlyssHm, Calendula, Calliopsis, Candiftiifl, 

 Ceiitaurea, Coitrnnlhus, Clarkia, Collinsia, 

 Collomla, Eri/.timum, JUscIi^cJwIfzia, GUia, 

 Godeiia, Jlairkweed, Heler.ium, Lejitod- 

 phon, Nemophila, QSiiof/iera, Platystemon, 

 Silene, Tenns LooJv'uig- Glass, Tirginian 

 Stock, Viscaria, etc. 



Anaoallis. — The large-flowered varie- 

 ties sow early to admit of planting ont for 

 bedding ; also Antierhinum, to llower 

 early the same season as annuals. 



ClilNTONIA PULCHELLA should bc SOWn 



with the care bestowed upon all minute 

 seeds as previously described, and pricked 

 or planted into stores of ten or twenty 

 plants, which may either be grown forward 

 in pots, or planted out, previously pinching 

 off the growing };oints or ends of the 

 shoots, to obtain abranclnng habit. This 

 beautiful annual will I'cpay for any extrrt 

 care given : though morcdelicate in growth, 

 it even exceeds the Lobelia in brilliancy of 

 colour. Seeds of similar character to Clin- 

 tonia, may often require little or no cover- 

 ing of soil, or, as a substitute, a slight 

 covering of selected damp moss will, by its 

 partial shade, favour the germination of 

 seeds, peculiar to those of many rare 

 plants. 



LiNUM. — Much disappointnient has oc- 

 curred in the failure of the very beautiful 

 Linmn grandijloriim riihrum ; to prevent 

 this, place the seeds in lukewarm or tepid 

 water for twenty-four hours, after which 

 drain it off, and place successive portions 

 of the seed between a eoarsish linen cloth, 

 and rub olf thoroughly the glutinous coat 

 wdiieh renders the seed impervious to mois- 

 ture ; after which sow as any other annual 

 in loamy soil, in the open ground, which is 

 more efl'ectual than when sown in pots. 



Makygolds should be sown early, and 

 forwarded in their growth for planting ; 

 the seeds being gathered from double 

 flowers may be relied upon for bedding 

 purposes. 



Perilia NANKiNEiirsis. — One of the 

 most remarkable plants for decoration in 

 extensive pleasure-grounds ; by sowing 

 early in March its size is still more origi- 

 nal and effective. 



Rhodanthe Makglesi may be sown 

 by April, or earlier, in pots or mild spent 

 hot-bed, and afterwards pricked out when 

 young into peat-beds, or on the margin of 

 rhododendron borders, protecting it at 

 first with an inverted pot over each plant 

 or tuft ; with a slight protection after 

 planting, they will form elegant little 

 specimens. 



Stocks.— Sow in March and April, 



and treat very similar to Asters. Tlie 

 danger is not so much to be feared from 

 the green-fly as with them ; but in the 

 case of all annuals which are sown in pots 

 within the forcing-house or frames, it is of 

 the most vital importance to have them 

 perfectly free from the attack of the green- 

 ily previously to planting them out. Asters 

 and Stocks have become almost indispens- 

 able for late summer and autumn ornament, 

 and the success or failure in their culture 

 depends upon attention to their first stages 

 of growth. The thi-ee main points of cau- 

 tion for these, and indeed for all half-hardy 

 annuals, raised in forcing-houses or pits, 

 are — 1st, preservation from insects ; 2nd, 

 no sudden check of growth by too long 

 or sudden exposure; and 3rd, a gradual 

 hardening before planting out in genial 

 moist weather. 



TnuNBEEGiA, species, sow early, to 

 admit of a continuance of bloom, and to 

 preserve from the red spider, syringe with 

 tepid or warm water at stated times. The 

 beauty of the blossom is worth all the 

 attention. 



Veeoxica Syeiaca should be sown in 

 patches or margins in the open garden ; 

 this method is far more successful than by 

 transplautins: it. 



Zinnia Elegaxs !> a fine late-flower- 

 ing annual that should be sown early, and 

 forwarded in growth to insure vigorous 

 plants, and a continuous bloom through 

 the summer and autumn. 



Biennials are those plants, principally 

 hardy ones, that do not generally flower 

 until the second summer's growth, and 

 when properly planted out grow most 

 vigorously the first summer and autumn, 

 then bloom profusely the second season 

 and die. The section includes some splen- 

 did flowers for efl'ect, scarcely equalled in 

 any other for decoration either in the open 

 beds or in pots. Those which are inclined 

 to an annual style of growth should be 

 sown not earlier than June and Jvily, to 

 avoid grossness of growth, which is unfa- 

 vourable for severe winters ; such are 

 Wallfioivers, Canterlvry Bells, Borage, 

 Foxglove, Oenothera, Honesty, Sweet Wil- 

 liams, Hollyhoclcs, Stveet Scabiovs, Dian- 

 thus Veilchi, D. corymhosa, French Honey- 

 suckle, and those inclined to a perennial or 

 triennial duration, may be sown late in 

 May to obtain extra size and vigour ; such 

 are Campanula _2Jj/r(7?«;V?«ZJ.s, blue and 

 white, Valerian, some species of DianfTtJis, 

 T'erbascuin, Hose Campion, Antirrhinum, 

 Bromjjton Stocks, etc. 



CiiMBEES, for garden decoration, 

 should be sown in January, February, and 



