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inches to two feet high, of neat hahit, upright growth, medium sized 

 foliage, and highly picturesque, and beautiful pale rosy-lilac, open 

 cup-shaped blossoms, blending into a crimson centre. 



Godetia bifeons. — An ornamental erect growing plant, of neat 

 habit, eighteen inches to two feet high, with medium sized leaves, 

 and terminal racemes of large conspicuous rosy lilac, cup or salver- 

 shaped flowers, two inches wide, picturesquely marked with bright 

 rosy crimson cloud-bike spots in the centre of the flower lobes or 

 petals. 



Godetia etjbicunda. — An ornamental species, eighteen inches 

 to two feet high, of neat, erect, branching habit, with medium sized 

 leaves, and long terminal spikes of numerous large close-petalled, 

 light pink, cup-shaped or salver-like blossoms, deepening into a 

 conspicuous light crimson centre. 



Gilia nivalis. — A neat dwarf, slender annual, of branching 

 habits, attaining from twelve to sixteen inches high, with light 

 foliage, and numerous branching clusters of clear creamy white 

 blossoms. 



Heliophila araboides. — A prostrate spreading plant, with 

 diverging shoots or stems, which are elegantly studded over with 

 numerous close-petalled rich blue, compact salver-shaped blossoms, 

 half an inch wide. 



Heltcheysum bracteatum. — A neat, erect, branching, late- 

 flowering plant, two to three feet high, with dark green willow- 

 shaped leaves, and numerous terminal, conspicuous clusters of 

 golden yellow " everlasting flowers." 



Helichrysttm maceanthum. — Similar in habit to the preced- 

 ing species, with green willow-shaped leaves, and terminal upper 

 clusters of clear white " everlasting flowers," elegantly suffused 

 with rose or pink. This interesting plant, as well as the preceding, 

 withstands the influence of the autumnal frosts. 



Hibiscus apeicanus. — An upright, branching plant, growing 

 from nine to eighteen inches high, with deeply-lobed or divided 

 leaves, and remarkably large, close petalled, bright, sulphur-coloured 

 hollyhock-like flowers, four to six inches wide, beautifully orna- 

 mented with a rich and conspicuous dark velvet band towards the 

 centre. 



Iberis itmbellata rtjbea (Crimson Candytuft). — An erect 

 growing variety, twelve inches high, with narrow lance-shaped 

 leaves, and numerous terminal flattish umbels of rich reddish purple 

 and crimson flowers. 



Ibeeis coeonaeia and I. itmbellata alba (White Candytuft) . 

 — Rising twelve inches high, equally neat and compact in habit, 

 with similar foliage, and profuse terminal branching stems, forming 

 a dense mass of snow-white flower heads. 



Kaulfussia amelloides. — A dwarf species of neat habit, grow- 

 ing from six to nine inches high, with narrow, strap-shaped leaves, 

 and numerous bright, blue-petalled, daisy-like flowers. 



Lasthenia californica. — A compact plant, rising about twelve 

 inches high, with narrow bright green leaves, and a profusion of 

 conspicuous golden-yellow chrysanthemum -like flowers, three- 

 quarters of an inch wide. 



