226 SCABIOSA 



ScABio'sA — continued. 



the former being perhaps a little clumsy looking, 

 though many people admire them very much. It 

 is advisable, if a bed of Sweet Scabious is desired, 

 to purchase a mixed packet of seed. Natives of 

 the Mediterranean district, 1629. 



S. at'ro-pu7'pur'ea. This is the type, the flowers of 

 which are usually deep crimson. The garden 

 forms may be summed up as follows : — 



Black King. 2^ ft. high. Very dark maroon. 

 Cinmson King. 1|- ft. high. Bright crimson. 

 Fairy. 2 ft. high. Lavender colour. 

 Snowball. 2 ft. high. Pure white, double 



flowers. 

 Yellow Prince or Golden Yellow. 2^ ft. high. 



Bright yellow. 

 Tom Thumb and Nana compacta are dwarf forms 



of mixed colours, 12 ins. high, and very 



inferior to the taller kinds. 



S. mari'tima, or Sea Scabious, 2 ft. high, is very 

 much the same as the above species, having 

 purple-crimson flowers. 



S. stella'ta. 2 ft. high, with pink flowers. Spain, 

 1823. 



Sow seeds tV in. deep outdoors in light soil in 

 April, when they should flower towards the end of 

 the summer ; or in June or July to flower the 

 following summer. Or again, if started in slight 

 warmth in a shallow box in March, on a hotbed, 

 they will begin to flower at the end of July. 



