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Ibe'ris — continued. 



I. umhella'ta na'na purpiir'ea. Dwarf purple. 

 9 ins. high. 



/. umhella'ta na'na ros'ea. Dwarf rose. 9 ins. 

 high. 



/. umhella'ta na'na al'ba. Dwarf white. 9 ins. 

 high. 



Propagate the seeds by sowing them in August 

 or September in open ground ^ in. deep, to flower 

 in May to July of the following year ; or in March 

 to May, to flower later in the summer. Those sown 

 in September are usually the finest. Give them a 

 rich soil and thin out to 6 ins. apart. 



Ice Plant. See Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum. 

 Iceland Poppy. See Pap aver nudicaule. 



Immortelles. See Helichrysum, Helipterum, and 

 Xeranthemum. 



Impa'tiens — Balsam or Touch-me-not (from L. impatiens, 

 impatient, referring to the elasticity of the valves 

 of the seed-pods which discharge their seeds when 

 ripe or when touched). Nat. Ord. Geraniacece. 



The common Balsam, /. glandulifera, and other 

 species like it, are handsome annuals but seed too 

 freely to be welcome, soon overrunning a border 

 or shrubbery if care is not taken. Fortunately 

 they are easily pulled up by the roots, but a group 

 may be left here and there during this operation, as 

 it is certainly an ornament in moderation. The 



