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to allow each to develop. If the dead heads are picked off 

 more bloom will come. 



Good Varieties. 

 Candytuft 



Dark Crimson I ft. 



Dwarf Pink 6 ins. 



Little Prince 6 ins. 



White Spiral I ft. 



Clarkia: This is an annual which deserves even 

 greater popularity than it at present enjoys. It may be 

 raised from seed and bedded out in the borders, or planted 

 out in the mixed border ; or it may be sown out of doors 

 in large clumps in April. Seed germinates freely and the 

 plants must be well thinned. Three inches apart each way 

 will do in clumps, but 6-9 ins. apart is none too much if 

 they are planted out. If grown as " specimens," 12 ft. 

 should be the distance. Some say that Clarkia is unsatis- 

 factory because it is inclined to grow " leggy," but if it is 

 given good treatment and the tops occasionally pinched 

 out, good bushy plants may be obtained which will last 

 longer. I think myself it is a grand plant, and it succeeds 

 very well in town gardens. 



Good Varieties. 



pGood varieties are numerous. Below are a few. For 

 others refer to some good catalogue : 

 Clarkia 



elegans fl. pi., Brilliant .; .. .. 2ft. 



,, ,, ,, Purple Prince . . . . 2 ft. 



,, Sutton's Firefly .; -,v 2ft. 



,, ,, ,, Double Salmon . . . . 2 ft. 



integripetala marginata . . * ,v $ . . i ft. 

 pulchella (Many Florists' Varieties) . . . . i| ft. 

 Sutton's Brilliant Rose . . . . i ft. 

 Collinsia : This is a small but neat growing and very 

 charming hardy annual. Seed may be sown out of doors 

 where the plants are to grow, or it may be sown in boxes 

 early and planted out. Collinsia may be used for summer 

 bedding, or may be sown in the mixed border, Given 



