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liberally, and the potatoes to be sliowa 

 in baskets of three, six, nine, and 

 twelve sorts, to be correctly named. 

 Also one or t^-o prizes for best seed- 

 line; potatoes, and, if possible, special 

 prize for the best crop of potatoes, 

 quantity and quality combined, and a 

 single rod to be computed on the 

 ground of each competitor. Small 

 and few prizes for peas, beans, car- 

 doons, kale, sprouts, beet, lettuce, 

 tomatoes, yams. Among flowers, 

 fuchsias, geraniums, roses, pansies, 

 hollyhocks, asters, balsams to take the 

 lead. Among fruits, apples, pears, 

 plums, and apricots to take the lead. 

 A few others, such as melons and 

 peaches, may be entered, though not 

 likely to be shown, but the mention of 

 such things in a schedule is good for 

 cottagers, provided they are somewhat 

 within the scope of a working man's 

 practice. 



Special prizes for best collections 



of hardy border flowers, best collec- 

 tions of wild flowers, grasses, and 

 hardy ferns. These are always to be 

 encouraged at cottage garden shows, 

 and a few shillings will suffice to drive 

 the children mad with joy in hunting 

 up wild flowers and grasses. Also 

 one or two prizes for best boxes or 

 cups of honey taken by depriving 

 only; two or three prizes for bouquets; 

 a few prizes for flowers grown by 

 children. Money prizes must be 

 offered to some extent, but we should 

 advise that a preference be given as 

 far as possible to articles of use and 

 ornament that are likely to remain 

 for years in possession of the winners 

 as souvenirs of the show. Such, for 

 instance, as beehives, hydropults, 

 ornamental pots and vases, books, 

 garden-tools, handlights, etc. If there 

 is to be any festivity, let it be a good 

 tea and cheerful addresses, and let 

 the children come in thousands. 



A SELECTION OF ANNUALS EOE ALL PUEP0SE3. 



Those marked H. H. are Half Hardy. 



ANNUALS FOB MASSES. 



White. — Candytuft, Helychrisum 

 macranthum, Venus's Navel-wort, 

 Alyssura maritimum. Campanula Lorei 

 alba, Clarkia alba, Clintonia pulchella 

 alba, CoUinsia bartisisefolia alba and 

 bicolor candidissima, Convolvulus 

 minor alba. Datura fastuosa alba, 

 Escholtzia alba. Silver Hawkweed, 

 White Lai'kspurs, Lobelia erinus 

 alba, Mesembryanthemum crystalli- 

 num (H. H.), Nemophila insignis 

 alba. Phlox Druramondii alba (H.H.), 

 Portulacca alba (H. H.), Schizanthus 

 priesti, Zinnia elegans, Virginian 

 stock. 



Yellow. — Escholtzia crocea, Lupi- 

 nus luteus, French Marigold, (Eno- 

 thera Drummondi nana. Chrysanthe- 

 mum tricolor, Cheiranthus Marshalli, 

 Coreopsis Drummondi, Calendula hy- 

 brida. Datura flava plena. Erysimum 

 Petrowskianum, G-aillardia bicolor 

 (H. H.), Yellow Hawkweed, Hely- 

 chrisum capitatum, Madia elegans, 

 Martiuia lutea (H. H.), Nasturtium 

 trimaculata (dwarf.) 



Red and Crimson. — Amaranthus 

 caudatus, Nasturtium " Tom Thumb," 



Lobbianum (H. H.) Triomphe de 

 Gand (H. H.), Saponaria calabrica 

 (pink), Salpiglossis atrosanguinea, Ca- 

 landrina discolor, Clarkia pulchella, 

 Godetia bifrons, Alonsoa Warscewiczi, 

 Calliopsis atrosanguinea, Iberis ker- 

 mesina, Centranthus macrosiphon, 

 Clintonia atrocinerea, Dianthus hy- 

 bridus atropurpurens, Limnanthes 

 rosea, Malope grandiflora. Zinnia ele- 

 gans, coccinea, and kermesina. 



Lilac and Blue. — Nemophila in- 

 signis, maculata,and coelestis, Lupinus 

 nanus, Abronia umbellata, Ageratum 

 Mexicanum, Anagallis Indica, Brow- 

 allia grandiflora, Iberis lilacina and 

 umbellata, Clarkia elegans, Clintonia 

 elegans and pulchella, Commelina 

 coelestis. Convolvulus minor, Godetia 

 Wiidenovi, Ipomea nil (trailing), Lobe- 

 lia erinus and speciosa, Veronica Sy- 

 riaca. 



SWEET-SCENTED ANNTTALS. 



Yellow Lupin, Mignonette, Ce- 

 rinthe auriculata, Hibiscus Africanus, 

 Sweet Pea, Martynia fragrans, Sweet 

 Scabious, ten-week and German 

 stocks, Sweet Sultan. 



