ANNUALS, ■ AND THEIR CULTIVATION. 



standin;; within two inches of each other; 

 as from tlieir compact habit they require 

 but little room, and should be seen in 

 masses to produce a fine effect. These 

 plants are of such a neat and symmetrical 

 growth, that any device, such as a name, 

 can be well made with them. The time 

 for sowing is in April. 



Tiifi Dwarf Lupin — Lupinus nanus. — 

 The Dwarf Lupin is a very pretty plant, 

 with blue or purple flowers, intermingled 

 with a tint of rose-color and white. Its 

 leaves are cut so as to resemble expanded 

 fingers. It is about a foot in height, and 

 bears long spikes of flowers, as seen in the 

 engraving. The blossoms are of long du- 

 ration, and this, with its compact habit of 

 growth, makes it a fine plant for masses. 

 The seed should be planted where the 

 flowers are to remain. It is a native of 

 California, and was discovered by Douglas 

 in 1834. 



DWARF LUPIN. 



The Petunia.— The. White Petunia (P. 

 nyctaginijlora) is a native of South America, 

 near the mouth of the Rio de la Plata, 

 where it was discovered in 1823. The 

 Purple Petunia (P. violacca) was discovered 

 in 1830, growing on the banks of the river 

 Uruguay, Buenos Ay res. As both tliese 

 plants Avere readily propagated, both by 

 cuttings and seeds, they soon spread over 

 Europe and America, and now make one of 

 the chief ornaments in all gardens. By 

 hybridization, care in the selection of seeds 

 from the best plants, and general good cul- 

 ture, an innumerable number of good plants 

 have been raised far superior in size and 

 beauty to the original. When a flower of 

 particular merit is obtained, it is propagated 

 by cuttings, and soon disseminated. Those 

 who grow them as annuals in the open ground, should be careful to save seed from 



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