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into bloom when the pansies acquired a weed}' look. (Enothera riparia would be 

 just the thing, and the way to manage it would be to plant it alternately, and 

 rather close with the pansy, and when the pansy had done its duty, to cut it back 

 quite close, and allow the (Enothera space for its performances. That pretty gem, 

 AcliilUa tomentosa, would probably come in well for work of this sort, but we can 

 speak with confidence only of the (Enothera, because its habit is the same as that 

 of the pansy. 2. The soft blue of the Nemophila could be very well replaced by 

 the green-leaved form of Agathea celestis, which flowers very freely in the autumn. 

 This is the plant long known iu gardens as Aster capensis and Cineraria amel- 

 loides. Unfortunately this is a tender plant, but it needs no more care than blue 

 lobelia. But no need for tender plants after all, for have we not half-a-dozen 

 lovely Campanulas that will serve the purpose admirably? Our correspondent may 

 take her choice of Campamda alpina, 6 inches, dark blue ; C. carpatica, 3 inches, a 

 beautiful shade of blue ; C. fragilis hirsuta, 3 inches, blue. We recommend C. 

 carpatica, and that it be planted in tufts with intervals between for sowing the seed 

 of Nemophila. Another suitable plant is Viola cornuta, of which there are several 

 forms, but probably the one oflfered by Mr. B, S. Williams, of Paradise Nurseries, 

 Holloway, under the name of " Purple Queen" is the best. At any rate Viola cor- 

 nuta is one of the best plants in the world for belts and lines, and is as hardy as 

 chickweed. 3. Fuchsias are certainly quite unsuited to follow white pinks, but the 

 dwarf variety of JDov.hle wliite pyreihrtim is just the thing for the purpose, for it 

 flowers freely till frost puts a stop to its career, and is scarcely anything taller than 

 the white pink. To prevent mistakes as to the plant meant, we give the catalogue 

 name of it, Pyrethriim Partheniiim flore pleno. Probably P. saxatile, growing 

 4 inches high, and with Avhite flowers in autumn, might be useful in this system. 

 A line of Venus's Navelwort, Omplialodes linlfoUa, or tufts of it sown between the 

 pinks about the end of April, would be very beautiful to succeed them. Then again 

 we have the white variety of Campanula carpatica, which would be a capital match 

 as to height and habit to the blue kind, if that were used in place of Nemophila. 

 4. The Saponaria difficulty may be got over provided the bed is riot exposed to the 

 ravages of slugs and snails, by planting in it Saponaria ocymoides, which spreads 

 fast, and flowers most beautifully from the early part of May to the middle of July. 

 "We suppose the species of our correspondent is S. calahrica, a most beautiful annual. 

 But this may be had in bloom early by sowing the seed in September, But sup- 

 pose them combined, S. ocymoides in tufts, with space between to sow S. calahrica 

 in April, then there would be pink flowers to the end of the season. Possibly 

 JErythrcea centav.i'ium, a charming little plant with pink flowers in autumn, would 

 work into this scheme admirably. The Saxifrages and houseleeks mentioned in 

 the November number of the Floral World are adapted for beds of any size from 

 two or three feet to two or three hundi-ed yards. — S. H] 



Myostis stlvatica.— Conimelina. — This beautiful plant prefers shade, but it will 

 thrive in a sunny situation, if in a cool, moist soil. The way they do some of these 

 things at Cliveden is to allow them to grow wild amongst grass, aud the spots so 

 treated are not mown until the flowering of the most attractive plants is over for 

 the season. 



Books. — C. I). — The following monthlies are all we are acquainted with: — 

 The Botanical Magazine, edited by Dr. J. D. Hooker, 3s, 6d. ; the Floral Maga- 

 zine, edited by Rev. H, Dombrain, 2s. 6d, ; V Ilustration Sorticole, edited by Pro- 

 fessor Ch. Lemaire, 14=, Gd, per annum. The first two can be obtained through 

 any bookseller ; the last is distributed through the post, and the London agent is 

 Mr. Silberrad, Harp Lane, Tower Street. Your geranium must not be repotted till 



the end of March. Lady Stihscriber. — There is no good book devoted exclusively 



to stove ferns, Tou would find Smith's " British and Foreign Ferns," published by 

 Hardwicke, Piccadilly, useful ; Sweet's " Hot-house Cultivator" furnishes good 

 instructions for all the best known older kinds of stove plants. 



