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Sweet Peas, — varioaa colours, in patchea 



or rows. 

 Venus' Looking-glass (Campanula Specu- 

 lum), — i ft., blue and white, 

 ,j Ifavelwort (Cynoglossum unifo- 

 lium), — 3ft., beautiful silvery- 

 like flower for margins. 

 Virginian Stock (Maleomia maritima), — 

 ^ ft., red and white ; beautiful for mar- 

 gins. By constantly picking off the seed 

 and liberal waterings it may be kept in 

 flower the whole summer. 

 Veronica syriaca (Syi-ian Speedwell), — 

 pretty for margins. Sow where it is to 

 flower. 

 Viscaria oculata, — 3 ft-j pink, dark eye. 

 J, oculata nana coccinea, — 3 ft** 



scarlet, dark eye. 

 „ Damietta, — 1 ft., white, dark 

 eye. 



CEnotheraDrummondii nana,— 1ft., golden. 

 Papaver, or Poppies, are now divided into 

 Carnation, Kanunculus, and Peony- 

 flowered varieties. They must be care- 

 fully sown, as the seeds are very small. 

 Prince's Feather,— 3 ft., crimson. 



„ procumbens,— very dwarf, yel- 

 low and crimson. 

 Saponaria calabrica, — 4 ft., red, compact ; 

 beautiful for borders or small 

 beds. 

 ,, calabrica alba, — white. 

 Scabious, or Ladies' Pincushions, are both 

 curious and beautiful, from 1 to 2 ft. 

 high, and red, scarlet, or lilac colours, 

 the pin-heads appearing as white specks 

 on these grounds, the flowers being 

 ranunculus-shaped. 

 Sunflower (Californian improved), 3 to 5 ft. 

 in height, flowers 6 inches across ; noble 

 habit. 



These and others are beautiful for borders, small beds, and single lines. 



729. Half-hardy A nmcals. — If the frame has been prepared as recommended 

 last month, lose no time in sowing the following half-hardy annuals. Other 

 varieties may be deferred vmtil next month, when a descriptive list will be 

 given. Place a layer of four inches of leaf-mould on the top of the hotbed, 

 then a layer of the same depth of fine sifted soil, consisting of equal parts 

 loam, leaf-mould, peat, and sand. Sow the seeds in drills, formed about a 

 quarter of an inch deep, with the point of a stick (for very small seeds, one- 

 eighth of an inch will suffice). Carefully sow, label, and cover the seeds as 

 you proceed. If the soil was in a proper medium state iu reference to moisture, 

 and it is shaded from the midday sun, no water will be necessary until the 

 seeds appear. The frame must not be allowed to rise above 45° or 50°, and 

 should never sink below 40°. The atmosphere should be changed daily by the 

 admission of aii*, and the surface of the soil looked over frequently, to see if 

 any moidd or fungus is making its appearance on the surface of the soil. This 

 must be at once removed, and the spots where it appeared dusted over with 

 quick lime. With proper treatment, most of the plants will appear in from a 

 ■week to a fortnight of the time of sowing. 



al30 Lobelia speeiosa, the best of them 

 all; Phlox Drummondii, Kuella nan- 

 kinensis, Ricinus, Schizanthus, Stocks, 

 and Zinnias. 

 Isotoma axillaris, — 1 ft., blue. 



„ longillora,— 1 ft., large, flowers 



few. 

 „ petrsea alba,— 1 ft., white starry 

 flowers. 



Ageratum ccBlestinumnanum, — 1 ft., blue. 

 „ mexicanum albiflorum nanum, — 

 1 ft., white. 

 Clintonia pulcheUa,— and other varieties, 



but generally they are too delicate for 



out-of-door culture, except in the most 



sheltered situations. 

 Anagallis, of sorts ; Cannas, or Indian 



Shot ; Daturas, Dianthus, Elychry- 



sums, and Ipomccas, should alsobe sown; 



730. These are extensively used for grouping purposes, and where this is in- 

 tended, they should be pushed on and potted singly into small 60-sized pots, 

 previous to planting. They are very neat continuous-flowering plants, and if 

 cut back several times during the summer, form nice compact masses of 

 bloom. 



