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or Venus' navel- wort, white ; Godetia tenellus, purple ; Gypsophila 

 muralis, pink ; Kaulfussia ammelloides, blue, rosea rose; Leptosiphon, 

 various ; Limnanthus, various ; Linaria Peregii, lilac ; Lupinus 

 alpinus, blue and white ; nanus, lilac and blue ; Malcomia maritima, 

 or Virginian stock, rose ; Nemophila, various ; Mignonette, Nolana, 

 various ; Saponaria Calabrica, red ; Scorpiarus vermaclatus, yellow ; 

 Silene procumbens, pink ; Trifolium aurantiacutn, yellow ; Veronica 

 8yriaca, blue and white. These are of very dwarf habit, seldom 

 growing more than nine inches in height ; therefore, should be 

 placed nearest the edge. The following average from one to two feet 

 in height : — Candytuft, white, pink, etc. ; Coreopsis, various ; Cacalia, 

 various ; Convolvulus minor, blue ; Collinsia, various ; Clarkia, 

 various; Cape marigold, white and purple; Eutoca viscida, blue; 

 Cerinthe, or honeywort, yellow and purple; Hawkweed, red and 

 yellow ; Jacobea, crimson ; Ononis pubescens, or rest harrow, yellow ; 

 Nasturtium, dwarf, various ; Nigella hispanica, or love in a mist, 

 blue ; Godetia, various ; Gilia, varioas ; Roman nettle, green ; Rose 

 Campion, red ; Schizanthus, various. There are some still taller 

 annuals, which range from two to three or four feet in height : 

 Datura, purple and white ; Helichrysum macrantha, white and pink ; 

 Lavatara, red and white ; Lupinus Dunettii, yellow, purple, etc. ; 

 Malope, crimson and white ; Persecaria, tall, red ; Princes Feather, 

 crimson; Palma Christi, Xeranthemum, various. All the above are 

 called hardy annuals, and maybe sown in the open ground any time 

 in March, April, or May. Many of these, if sown in September, on 

 a warm border, will stand an ordinary winter, and will flower early 

 and strong, and produce seeds which, if sown as soon as ripened, will 

 grow and flower the same autumn ; besides, if annuals are sown late, 

 they will bloom late, and some of them, even if sown early, will 

 continue flowering till the early frosts of winter cut them off. 

 Thus, even with annuals, it is quite possible to keep the ground 

 covered during the whole year, if not with blossoms, at least with 

 leaves, which are the next best things. These are but a portion of 

 what might be named, but a small packet of seeds of all the above 

 would fill a large garden. Half-a-dozen sorts are sufficient for a 

 small one, and it is worth while to remember that nothing is worse 

 than over-crowding ; each plant will require a space proportioned to 

 its height and breadth, or they will never do well. Half-hardy 

 annuals, such as Asters, Marigolds, Phlox Drummondii, Stocks, 

 Salpiglossis, and Zinnias, and also Balsams, although the latter are 

 usually classed as tender annuals, may be treated in the same manner, 

 excepting that they should not be sown till April, and then not till 

 the end of the month, unless they are sown in a frame, or under a 

 hand-glass, or in pots placed in the window, from whence they can 

 be planted out in May; half-hardy annuals generally comprise within 

 each genera a large variety of colours, and have a fine effect if planted 

 in masses. A little garden, if planted with Asters, Zinnias, or Phlox 

 Drummondii will present a perfect blaze of flowers during the 

 flowering season, and a small packet of either will be found sufficient 

 for one season, when it is worth while to try something else for the 

 next. About the time annuals have ceased blooming, it is a very 



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