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the herbaceous border towards the end of March or in 

 April. If many cutting-s are required, cut the old plants 

 over fairly low down after flowering-, so as to induce 

 new g-rowth quickly. Many of these can often be taken 

 off with plenty of roots attached in September and 

 planted so as to get established before severe weather 

 sets in. A purple-coloured variety of Double Rocket is 

 also often met with, but is not so useful as the white form, 

 though the latter often has a good ting-e of pink in the 

 white. 



" Tick-Seed. "— An Amateur 

 (Belfast) — The Coreopsis (or 

 Calliopsis) is the " Tick- 

 seed" of the United States, 

 of which it is a native. 

 The genus comprises both 

 annual and perennial species, 

 all of which have showy 

 flowers, and are particularly 

 eflective when grow'n in 

 masses. C. Driunmondi and 

 C tiiic/orin are well-known 

 examples of the former, and 

 C. graiidiflora and C. lanceo- 

 lata (a splendid plant for cut- 

 ling) of the latter. The averag-e height of the ;; rden 

 species is one-and-a-half feet, and the prevailing- colour 

 vellow or golden. The annual species are, of course, 

 raised by seeds, which may be sown in the open from 

 April to end of September for succession. The peren- 

 nials may either be propagated by seeds, cutting's, or 

 division of the "roots." They may be g-rown in 

 ordinary beds or borders or on the rockery. The cut 

 flowers keep fresh for a longf time in vases. They are 

 all hardy, and belong to the daisy fa.m\\Y {Coiiiposifce). 



MiMCiSA PuDiCA OR SENSITIVE PLANT. — Mr. Toner 

 answers L. L.'s queries. The Mimosa is a native of 

 Brazil, and requires stove or greenhouse cultivation. It 

 grows to a heightof twelve or fifteen inches, and the foli- 

 age, which is light and fern-like, has the peculiar quality 

 of being sensitive to, or being irritated by, the touch. It is 

 principally on this account that it is cultivated, and it is 

 a special favourite with beginners and amateurs, who 

 experience much pleasure and amusement in making 

 their friends acquainted with its remarkable behaviour. 

 The leaves are composed of a number of leaflets, and 

 on being touched these close up immediately, and 



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