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spin" is lliu most ti'lliii^' colour, and is very iiscliil Im 

 i:il)U" ilOL'oiation. Oilier ooloiirs may also he olilaiiu'il, 

 as violet, pink, mauve, ami while. 



M.'iiiy of the anniiat C'hrys.'iiuhemiiiiis with the /ones 

 of ililVereiil eoloiir are loo j^aiiily ami hi/arre for man) 

 peopli'. Now, from the Coin MariijoUl there is a raee 

 with very larjjo llowers and heaiilifiil 

 soft shades of yellow. I'or the border 

 they arc a jjrcat addition, ;ilso just ihe 

 lliinjj for culling, .is Ihey last well in 

 w.iler, so that Ihey should be a great 

 help to many mi exhibitor of cut 

 llowers. Chrysanlheimun iMorninj; 

 St.ir h.'is flowers of a beautiful prim- 

 rose shade : C". Northern .Star has 

 ivorv while tlowers with a sulphur 

 zone; l^vfiiing' Star has deep yellow 

 llowers, .iiul Kastern Star h.is .i deep 

 centre wilh primrose ray |iel.iU. 



Statice sinuata is a large-Howcred 

 Se;i Lavender with mauve flowers ; it is 

 now largely grown .is .a cut flower for 

 the I.ontlon shops. It succeeds best 

 if sown in a box and planteil out in 

 .\pril or iVIay. It also makes a good 

 pel plant for the conservatory, and 

 the dried flowers, when mixeil with a 

 •a light and graceful grass like I lie 

 ICr;igrostis, are most efteclive hiy win- 

 ter decor.ition. The variety Slalice 

 sinu.'ita hybrida v.-iries in colour fiom 

 mauve, yellow, and while. 



Other good annuals are — L'osme.i 

 miniata, with yellow tlowers on long 

 stems, useful for cutting, something 

 like mini.alure sunflowers ; Amerboa 

 niiuicata rosea has pink flowers on 

 long stems like a Centain-e;', .'iiul 

 Ciamolepis tagetes should make a 

 useful plant for edging, it protluces 

 lemon-\*ello\v flowers frech' abo\ e ne.'it 

 foliage. 



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Tills hybrid \'iola has recently re- 

 ceived the name of \'iola Mrs. Howies. 

 It seems to have inherited the good 

 qualities of \'. gracilis, but differs in the 

 I'oli.ige, being larger and not quite so 

 ne.il in habit ; the floweis are also of 

 greater size and not so purplish in 

 colour, opening sometimes before \'. 

 gracilis, and continuing to flower 

 nearly the whole summer and part of 

 .lulunui. The N'iolas Mrs. Howies, 

 \'. gracilis, and \'. cornuta purpurea 

 would make splendid edgings to shrub 

 beds, and at Cilasnevin a long border 

 by a walk edged with \'io!a cornuta 

 piu'purea gave a great display over a 

 long period, even during last summer's 

 luMl. \'iola gracilis is not quite so 



r.imp.iui .IS the former, and would m.ike a iiealcr edging. 

 The pliuil comes from Greece, and during Ihe last few- 

 years has deservedly won gre;it appreciation as a siib- 

 iect for the rockery. It is perfeilly hardy and free- 

 growing, ami the flowers .-ire more refined than those of 

 y. cornuta ; in ciikmr tliey .-ire .-i re;il ileep ri.li nm pi,- 



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