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Gerardia purpurea, purple Gerardia, ~| Natives 



flava, yellow Gerardia, I of this 



quercifolia, spotted flowered Gerardia, J country. 



Hedysarum coronarium, red flowered French Honey- 

 suckle. 



Humea elegans, scarlet Humea, flowers in June and Sep- 

 tember. 



Lunaria biennis, Honesty, various colours, not beautiful, but 

 curious in seed. 



(Enothera corymbosa, dwarf Evening Primrose. 



Papaver nudicaule, naked-stemmed yellow Poppy. 



Scabiosa atropurpurea, musk-scented Scabious. 



Silene multiflora, many-flowered Catch-fly. 



There might be many other beautiful biennial plants 

 enumerated, which are justly considered worthy of atten- 

 tion ; but most of them do not withstand the severity of 

 our winters, although very much prized in England. 



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In every flower garden there ought to be a good selec- 

 tion of these plants. They are lasting ornaments ; and, 

 when judiciously selected, will give yearly gratification. 

 In making a choice, a view should be to have those that 

 flower abundantly, are of free growth, beauty and continu- 

 ation of bloom. It would go beyond our limits to give an 

 extensive description of any, but a few remarks on some 

 of the finest, with their names, are indispensable. 



Adonis verndlis, is a fine border flower, and will grow 

 in any common soil ; flowers large, yellow rayed, having 

 in the rays about twelve petals ; leaves much divided, 

 blooms in April and May. 



Anemone, Wind-flower. Several fine species, with 

 flowers from one to three inches in diameter, very cele- 

 brated in Europe, though succeeding poorly with us except 

 in cool latitudes. A. alpina, large white. A. palmata 

 Jlore-pleno, yellow ; A. stellata versicolor, various colour- 

 ed ; A. pavonlna flore-pleno, scarlet ; Jl. narcissi-flora, 

 white. Any of these are very desirable. 



Antirrhinums, Snap-dragon. All the varieties of A. 



