30 HARDY ANNUALS. [March. 



cant spots through the flower garden or parterre. They 

 are, besides, of easy culture, many requiring nothing more 

 than to have the seeds sown in the spot where they are to 

 grow. The first sowing may take place about the end of 

 the month, when the ground is prepared and the weather 

 fine, but avoid it at all times when the ground will not pul- 

 verize properly. The neatest and most expeditious method 

 is to take a rod about one foot long and one inch in dia- 

 meter, rounding at the end, with which draw a circle from 

 four to nine inches in diameter, and from one-eighth of an 

 'inch to an inch deep, according to the size of the seeds. 

 Many very small seeds will grow best, if sown on the sur- 

 face of fine mould. When sown, cover with fine mould, 

 placing a small twig or tally, with the name in the centre 

 of the circle to prevent mistakes, either in sowing, planting 

 or hoeing. ' When they have grown from one to two in- 

 ches the first moist day should be taken to remove such 

 as are too crowded, which can be generally transplanted 

 to some other situation, taking care to shade them a few 

 days, with flower pots, or some other substitute. A few 

 kinds do best with removing, such as Balsams, China 

 Asters, Mary-gold, 10 week stocks, Hibiscus, Zinnias, and 

 several others, of a free growing, and strong-wooded na- 

 ture. Annuals are such plants as grow from seed, flower 

 and perfect their productions, and then die within one year. 

 The following sorts are well deserving of culture : 



Adonis miniata, Flos Adonis or Pheasant's eye, red. 

 Amaranthus caudatus, Love lies Bleeding, red and yellow 



variety. 

 Amaranthus hypochondriacus, Prince's Feather, red. 



tricolor, three-coloured Amaranthus should 



be sown on rather poor soil on rich soil it 

 has little beauty. 



Brachycome iberidifolia, fine dark blue. 

 Brugmansia Waymeria, double flowered, large and showy. 

 Centaurea moschata, purple sweet Sultan. 

 cretica, white sweet Sultan. 



suaveolens, yellow sweet Sultan. 

 Collinsia grandiflora, blue Collins' flower. 

 Convolvulus, minor, dwarf blue Bindweed. 



