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referred to above. They are true hardy perennials, and 

 may be raised from seed, or propagated by division of the 

 roots. They succeed in any good deep rich soil, are splendid 

 for cutting, and rapidly develop into large clumps. They 

 are also extremely free flowering. They should be planted 

 in November or March, and the situation may either be 

 sunny or in half shade. 



Good Varieties (all white). 

 Chrysanthemum 



Maximum, Dr. Hogg, June-Sept. . . 2 ft. 



Maximum, Mrs. C. Lothian Bell, June- 

 Sept. 3 ft. 



Maximum, King Edward VII, June- 

 Sept. 2 ft. 



Maximum, Prince Henry, June-Sept. 2 ft. 



Maximum, The Speaker, June-Sept. . . 2-3 ft. 



Maximum, Mrs. J. Tersteeg, June-Sept. 3-4 ft. 



Uliginosum, Sept.-Oct 5-6 ft. 



Delphinium : Delphiniums are, perhaps, almost the 

 finest of the hardy perennials. They are noble plants, and 

 the colours are indescribably beautiful. They succeed in 

 any good deep rich soil, and in cold districts should not 

 be planted till March, though the proper time for them is 

 November. They should be planted in a sunny border 

 and staked early, and must have a lot of water in the 

 summer. They may be propagated from seed in the 

 summer, but this requires more patience than most of us 

 have, for it takes at least four years to get really large 

 clumps. It is better to propagate by division of the old 

 roots in spring or autumn. 



Good Varieties. 

 Delphinium 



cardinale (scarlet), Aug. .. : i, .. 3ft. 



Carmen (blue), Summer . . . . . . 7-8 ft. 



elatum (blue), Summer . . . . . . 6 ft. 



formosum (blue), June- July . . . . 3-4 ft. 



nudicaule (orange, scarlet), June- July i\ ft. 

 There are also many others. Some are rather expensive, 



