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Good Variety. 

 Eutoca viscida (intense blue) . . . . i ft. 



Gaillardla : Many Gaillardias are perennials and very 

 fine perennials they are; the best of the annual sorts 

 are, however, included in the picta Lorenziana section. 

 Their colours are various brilliant shades of yellow, and 

 scarlet, and The Bride is pure white. Annual Gaillardias 

 may be sown out of doors where they are to grow, or they 

 may be sown earlier in pots or boxes in frames, and planted 

 out. In height they range from 6 ins. to i ft. 



Gaura Lindheimeri : I have not yet grown this in my 

 garden. Opinions on it differ a good deal ; a gardening 

 friend near Oxford speaks very highly of it, others say 

 they have seen many better things. But one point is 

 certain : it must be well grown if grown at all. It is really 

 a perennial, but it is better to raise it in a frame in March 

 as a hardy annual, or even sow it in February as a half- 

 hardy annual, and plant out in May when the plants are 

 of fair size. The soil should be good and the plants must 

 not be put too close. Height 2 ft. 



Godetia : No praise is too great for this most beautiful 

 hardy annual. Like the Clarkia it may be used for a 

 variety of purposes, and I shall refer to it in the chapter 

 on Summer Bedding. Godetias are better than Clarkias 

 to my mind, and they do not so easily grow "leggy," 

 which is an advantage. They make admirable " speci- 

 men " plants, and for modern summer bedding and for 

 filling in gaps in the mixed border they are quite indis- 

 pensable. 



The plants come readily from seed if sown in the open 

 in early April. But for summer bedding out purposes 

 it is better to sow in pots in March. Godetias require 

 plenty of water, and should be in a sunny position. The 

 plants look best in large clumps, and in these they should 

 be at least 3 ins. apart each way. The dwarfer sorts are 

 best for bedding out, but the taller ones show up better in 

 mixed borders. 



