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frnit the Apple. Dr. Hogg's claesification will help forward 

 the right underBtanding of Apples, for onoe let information be 

 arranged and tabulated on any given sabjeot, that subject will 

 be eaBily understood. — Wiltshire Eector. 



THE ARRANGEMENTS OP COLOURS 



IN THE BEDS OF TUB LONDON PARKS AND GARDENS.— No. 11. 



The ' accompanying designs are suitable for ornamental 

 borders at the foot of a wall. The wall we must suppose is 



are cleared in the autumn they must be taken up carefully and 

 planted again firmly by treading the ground around them. It 

 is quite hardy. 



4. Ageratum Imperial Dwarf. — A valuable acquisition to 

 bedding plants. Cuttings struck in April will make good 

 plants to turn out by the end of May. 



5. Coleus Verschaffeltii splendens. 



6. Pachyphytum bracteosum. — Its large succulent leaves 

 closely borne on the stems are covered with a glaucous bloom 

 or silvery white powder — a desirable acquisition to that class 



Kg. 77.— Bed S. 



covered with creepers, which will form a good background for 

 bright colours. 



BED s. 



1. The wall. 



2. Scarlet Geranium — any tall-growing kind. 

 Centaurea gymnocarpa. 

 Purple King Verbena. 

 Yellow Calceolaria. 

 Geranium, eilver-edged variety. — There is one called 



3. 

 4. 

 5. 

 6. 



of plants. It is very valuable for edgings or for lines in orna- 

 mental designs. It endures well through the winter in an 

 ordinary greenhouse. It is increased by laying the little 

 leaves on a pan or pot of white sand ; they need not be in- 

 serted, but merely laid upon the sand ; the roots will soon 

 appear and find the sand. 



7. Golden Pyrethrum. 



8. Alternanthera magnifica. 



9. Kleinia repens. — A neat-growing, distinct, and effective 



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Fig. 78.— Bed T. 



Elegantissima, a charming little plant of compact habit, 

 specially adapted for small groups in fancy parterres in scroll 

 work, or in any lady's flower-garden design. Let the flowers 

 remain on, for they wiU add to the beauty of the whole. 



7. Golden Pyrethrum. 



8. Alternanthera ama-na. 



9. Cerastium tomentosum. 



10. Lobelia pumila grandiflora. 



11. Stellaria graminea aurea. 



BED T. 



1. The wall. 2. Crimson Geranium. 



3. Dactylis glomerata elegantissima. — The best way to in- 

 crease this plant is to divide it into small pieces in the spring 

 and not in the autumn ; and if it is disturbed when the beds 



little plant. The leaves and stems are covered with a glaucous 

 bloom of a bluish grey. It is a succulent plant, and one of 

 the most useful for bedding purposes. It is increased by 

 cuttings or by pulling off the leaves from the stem and treating 

 them the same as the Pachyphytum. 

 10. Stellaria graminea aurea. — N. Cole, Kensington. 



CINERARIAS. 

 I HAVE sent you a spray of each of my Cinerarias for inspec- 

 tion. The plants themselves (about eighty) are a sight worth 

 seeing. They are rather self-coloured, but I have not seen 

 any such large-flowering Cinerarias about here, and there are 

 some good growers — my neighbours. The plants are about 



