28 JOTTINGS OF A GENTLEMAN GARDENER 



Good Varieties. 



Named sorts are very numerous ; those which follow 

 are very good, for others the reader should consult a good 

 seedsman's list: 

 Godetia 



Schamini 2 ft. 



Bridesmaid . . . . . . . . i ft. 



Gloriosa I ft. 



Crimson Glow . . . . . . i ft. 



Duke of York i ft. 



Lady Albemarle Dwarf f ft. 



Lord Roberts f ft. 



Marchioness of Salisbury . . . . . . i ft. 



Rosamund .. .. .. .. . . i| ft. 



Sutton's Double Rose 2-3 ft. 



Many of these are described and illustrated in seedsmen's 

 lists. 



Gypsophila: Everyone knows of the charms of Gyp- 

 sophila elegans and G. muralis. The second, growing 

 only 6-9 ins. high, finds its home most frequently in 

 the rock-garden, but G. elegans is grown largely in the 

 ordinary garden. It should be sown out of doors where 

 it is to grow, in April, and a sunny spot should be chosen. 

 It may be sown in lines, but looks best in good sized 

 patches near the front of the border of annuals. It is 

 most suitable to add to vases of cut flowers. Height 

 1 8 ins. 



Jacobea : This is a well-known and most useful bedding 

 plant, height 6-12 ins. It is treated by many as a half- 

 hardy annual, but is really quite hardy. Seed may be 

 sown in a cold frame or out of doors in March or in April. 

 For bedding out, the seedlings must be pricked off and 

 planted out in May or June. It enjoys a sunny position, 

 and can stand dry weather when once it is established. It 

 grows like a weed, and is covered with flowers. The 

 amateur will see in it a likeness to groundsel: it is of the 

 same genus. Botanists call it Senecio Jacobea, or Senecio 

 elegans. 



