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AnagalUs, Brewerti, Phillipsii, and Monella major, all blue, of a 

 trailing habit, and well suited for small beds ; plant them about 

 15 inches apart. 



Antirrhinum Youngii, white and crimson-striped, about 14 inches 

 high ; will tlower a long time if not allowed to seed. 



Calceolaria amplexicauUs, integrifoUa, and viscosissima, different 

 shades of yellow, from ly to 2 feet high ; the first I consider the best. 



C. Kayana, aurantica, superba, and the old rugosa, all yellow, will 

 do well for medium-sized beds, being from 9 inches to 1 foot high. 



Cuphea platycentra, vermilion-scarlet, about 1 foot high ; makes 

 a very neat bed. 



Geraniuxms. Tom Thumb, and Fro^rmore improved, scarlet, are both 

 well adapted for small beds ; the latter grows more tall and upright 

 than the former, and requires to be more thickly planted, say about 

 14 inches apart. Conway's Royalist and the old Shrubland, scarlet, 

 come in well for large beds. Mangle's variegated leaf, pink, and 

 Lee's ditto, scarlet, do well for small beds. Ivy Leaf, white, very 

 dwarf, trailing, makes a beautiful bed. IloUisson's Unique is purple, 

 and will not exceed 10 or 12 inches high, if a little attention is 

 paid to training and pegging down. Diadematum superbum, red, 

 a strong compact grower, about 14 inches high. Querci/olium 

 superbum, scarlet, oak-leaved variety, compact habit, about 9 inches 

 high. Prince of Orange, an old sweet-scented variety, makes a 

 good light bed. 



Gazania uniflora, yellow, a commonplace-looking plant, but does 

 well for small beds, not growing higher than 7 or 8 inches. 



Isotoma axillaris, pale blue; about 1 foot high. 



Lantana Sellowi, light purple, makes a very dwarf pretty bed, but 

 is rather tender, and should not be planted out till the end of May. 



Lobelia Erinus grandiflora, blue, about 6 or 8 inches high. 



L. Erinus compacta, a little gem, about 3 inches high ; nothing 

 can excel it for a very small bed of blue, or for an edging to Grandi- 

 flora ; requires to be planted very close, about 4 inches apart. 



Nierembergia gracilis, very compact grower ; makes a pretty 

 dwarf, light-coloured bed. Intermedia, deep purple, more tender 

 than Gracilis. 



Phlox Drummondii Leopoldii, pink, with white centre, is very 

 good for a medium-sized bed, growing about 1.') inches high. 



Petunia Beauty supreme, purple, a very large free flovverer, compact 

 habit. Model, deep j)urple, a strong grower, but may be kept down 

 by occasionally thinning out the strong shoots and picking out the 

 tops of the weaker ones. I find that all the strong-growing Petunias 

 bear this treatment well. The old Nyctaginifiora, white, may be 

 kept tolerably low and compact by this means. 



Salvia azurea compacta, azure blue, about 12 or 14 inches high. 



Sanvatalia procmnbens, about 10 inches high, yellow, very neat 

 grower. 



Verbena atrosanguinea, deep crimson. Barkerii, scarlet dwarf. 



V. Defiance, scarlet, fine large trusser and very strong grower, 

 suitable for large beds ; Duke of Cornwall, crimson, fine for a small 

 bed ; Heloise, bluish purple, compact, neat grower. 



