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babylouica, yellow, 4 feet; C. moutaua, blue, IS inches; C. 

 dealbata, rose, 15 inches. The Centaureas are most useful border 

 plants, requiring no sjiecial care. Centranthus ruber, red, 2 feet ; 

 Chelone obliqua, pm-ple, 2^ feet ; Chrysocoma Lynosyris (Golden 

 Locks), yellow, 18 inches; Cineraria macroiDhylla, yellow, 3 feet; 

 Coreopsis lanceolata, yellow, 2 feet ; C. granditiora, yellow, 3 feet ; 

 Corydalis lutea, yellow, 15 inches ; Crinum capense, white, 2 feet; 



C. roseuni, rose, 2 feet. The Cape Lilies require tleep, rich soil, 

 and plenty of water in summer. Delphinium elatum, blue, 4 feet ; 



D. formosum, blue, 2 feet ; D. grandiiiorum, blue, 2 feet ; D. 

 Heudersoni, light blue, 3 feet ; D. belladonna, azure, 3 feet ; D. 

 intermedium, blue, 5 feet ; D. Cambrya, blue, 3 feet ; D. ranim- 

 culiflorum, double purple, 4 feet ; D. nudicaule, scarlet, 12 inches; 

 Dictamnus Fraxinella, purple, 2 feet ; Dianthus barbatus (Sweet 

 William), D. Caryophyllus (Clove Carnation). 



All the Dianthus (Pink) family are beautiful, and many of them 

 are quite indispensable for cut flowers. For backgrounds, or in 

 the shrubbery, or for creating masses of colour on the higher places 

 in the rockery, or in the wild garden. Foxgloves are worthy of a 

 place ; some of the forms are prettily spotted. Dracocephalum 

 grandiflorum, blue, 8 inches ; Echinacea intermedia, purple, 2 feet ; 

 Erigeron speciosum, blue, 2 feet; Echinops Ritro, blue, 18 inches; 

 Erodium carvifolium (Heronsbill), red, 9 inches ; E. hymenodes, 

 pink, 12 inches; Eryngium ametliystinum, 2 feet; E. giganteum, 

 blue, 3 feet; Funkia cierulea (Plantain Lily), blue, 18 inches; F. 

 japonica, white, 12 inches; F. Sieboldi, lilac, 12 inches; F. ovata, 

 puce, 9 inches ; F. lancifolia, puce, 9 inches ; F. grandiflora, white, 

 1 2 inches. These are splendid border plants, having grand — in some 

 instances variegated — foliage and beautiful Lily-like flowers ; may 

 be efl'ectively grouped on the grass or elsewhere. Gaillardia aristata, 

 yellow, 2h feet ; G. Drununondi, red, 18 inches ; G. Loiseli, orange, 

 15 inches; Galega oflicinalis (Goats' Paie), white and purple, 3 

 feet ; Gentiana acaulis, blue, 4 inches, damp deep loam ; Geranium 

 cinereum (Cranesbills), red, 8 inches ; G. ibericum, violet, 9 inches ; 

 G. pratense fl.-pl, blue, IS inches ; G. sanguineum, red, 12 inches ; 

 G. striatum, striped, 12 inches. The Geraniums are among the 

 best border plants, giving satisfaction without causing much trouble. 

 Geura coccineuni plenum, scarlet, 18 inches ; G. cliiliense, scarlet, 

 2 feet ; the double scarlet is very useful for cutting. Gladiolus 

 communis, rose, 18 inches; Gyneriuni argenteum (Pampas Grass), 

 white, 9 feet ; Gunnera scabra, 4 feet ; the two last named are 

 very striking plants. Gypsopliila paniculata, white, 2^ feet, fine 

 for cutting from ; Hedysarum coronarium (French Honeysuckle), 

 red, 3 feet; Harpalium rigidum, Helianthus multiflorum plenus 



