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ferior. Varieties and kinds worthy of cultivation are: — Perennials: 

 multiflorous, Soleil D'Or, multiflorous maxima, rigidus. Childsii, Maxi- 

 milliana, mollis, and Miss Mellish. Annuals : Orion, miniature (single 

 and double), Stella. Silver Queen, globosus flstulosus, Henrv Wilde, and 

 large Russian, the latter being the best for the production of seeds for 

 poultry, &c. 



Flov;rer Garden. 



Under normal weather conditions the work of preparing the soil for 

 the reception of \arious kinds of plants is usually well advanced before 

 May in most gardens, but this year the continued drv and warm weather 

 has caused delav, and it is advisable to carrv out the work as soon as 



LARGE RUSSIAN. ANNUAL. 



(jossible. Planting has also been deferred on account of the need of regu- 

 lar watering, if performed, and this work should also be hastened so that 

 the plants may be settled in their new positions before cold weather 

 arrives. 



The work of cleaning, manuring, and digging beds is essentially a 

 winter performance, and where a deal of such work must be done, or 

 where the performance becomes a difficult one on account of the nature of 

 the soil and climate an early start with such work is advantageous. 

 Herbaceous plants that have fini.shed blooming, such as phlox, delphinium, 

 and others should be relieved of their dead or dying flower stalks. If it 

 is intended that thev shall remain undisturbed for another sea.son a dressing 

 of manure should be carefullv forked into the soil around them. 



