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Centauria moschata (Sweet Sultan) has large purple composite 

 flowers. 



C. suaveolens (Yellow Sultan) has showy yellow flowers. 

 Chrysanthemum coronarium. The double variety is useful where 



tall annuals are wanted, as it grows a yard high ; colour, yellow. 



Convolvulus tricolor. Its large blue and white flowers and 

 trailing habit make this plant suitable for bedding ; more especially 

 a dark purple variety, which as yet is not in general cultivation. 



Delphinium Ajacis (Rocket Larkspur). Flowers of divers colours, 

 and when double they equal the Hyacinth in beauty. 



D. consolida (Branching Larkspur) grows taller and is more 

 branching than the preceding. Both the single and double varie- 

 ties are handsome, and it continues a long time in bloom. 



Dianthus chinensis (Chinese Pink). The double varieties are 

 exceedingly pretty, and should be propagated by cuttings. 



Helichrysum bracteatum. The shining gold-coloured flowers of 

 this species continue a long time in perfection ; there is also a white 

 variety. 



Hibiscus vesicarius. The strong contrast between the yellowish 

 white blossoms and their nearly black eyes renders this plant attrac- 

 tive, although the flowers are not numerous. 



Iberis umbellata (Normandy Candytuft). There are varieties 

 with white and with purple flowers, all very showy. 



Lupinus albus (the white Lupin), L. luteus (the yellow Lupin), 

 and L. pilosus (the rose-coloured Lupin), are equal in beauty to 

 any of the newer species, except L. nanus, which is the dwarfest 

 and prettiest of them all. 



Malcomia maritima (Virginian Stock) is very dwarf, very pretty, 

 and fragrant ; one variety has pink, and another white blossoms. 



Papaver Rhseas (Corn Poppy). Some of the double-flowered 

 varieties of this common weed are exceedingly handsome. 



P. somniferum. The double varieties of this species are showy, 

 particularly one known as the Carnation Poppy, whose white flowers 

 are delicately edged with red. 



Sanvitalia procumbens. Flowers yellow, with a dark disc ; habit 

 trailing. 



Senecio elegans. A purple flower, showy in its single state ; and 

 the double varieties (which should be perpetuated by cuttings) pos- 

 sess much beauty. 



Tagetes erecta (African Marigold). The large light and deep 

 yellow flowers are strikingly showy when they come double. 



T. patula (French Marigold). Dwarfer and more spreading 

 than the preceding. Some of the double kinds are very fine, and 

 the plant has the further merit of blooming a long time in suc- 

 cession. 



Zinnia elegans. Some of the varieties of this species have 

 splendid flowers, but the best are obtained from imported seeds. 



J. B. Whiting. 



