ANTIRRHINUM 19 



Antirrhi'num — continued. 

 A. ma' jus — continued. 



plant in company with the Wallflower, grow- 

 ing on old ruins in chalk districts. In its 

 cultivated form it is a fine flower and best 

 raised annually, although by nature a per- 

 ennial. If left in the ground long, it generally 

 deteriorates or damps off". There are tall 

 kinds growing 2 to 3 ft. high, a dwarf er strain 

 about 1 to Ih ft., and a very dwarf variety 

 known as Tom Thumbs, only 6 or 8 ins. high. 



Tom Thumb or Pigmy varieties are largely 

 employed now for bedding as well as edf^inc^s. 

 Besides being very dwarf, they are compact 

 and last long in flower, while there is plenty 

 of choice as regards colours. Perhaps the 

 best are Yellow Prince or Yellow Gem, White 

 Queen or Queen of the North, Black Prince, a 

 dark crimson colour, and Crimson King. 



There are semi-dwarf or intermediate 

 varieties, such as Orange King, a glowing 

 orange self about 18 ins. high, Golden Queen, 

 of deep yellow, Crimson King, Florlosum, deep 

 cherry with white thi'oat, Yelloiv Queen, Pink 

 Empress, and many others. 



The tall-growing varieties are fine in their 

 way but are not quite so long flowering. 

 Among them may be mentioned Brilliant, 

 dark scarlet, golden tip and white throat; 

 Yellow King, a fine yellow 2 ft. high ; Queen 

 Victoria, a new pm^e white with lemon tip; 



