152 The Gakden. 



5. TiNK {D. phcmarms).— 'Many varieties. 



6. CHRYSANTiiEinjM {Pi/retkrufn of species). — Varieties and colors number- 

 less ; the last showy flower of the season. The following are all very beautiful : 



LAEGE FLOWEKED. SMALL FLOWEKED. 



Defiance— lemon-yellow. La Fiancee — white. 



Baron de Solomon— rosy-crimson. Ilarriette Lebois— rosy-carmine. 



Julia Langdale— rosy-purple. Cybelle- amber and gold. 



Liencour— lilac and orange. Mignonette— rose. 



Magnificent— blush. Vartigene— crimson. 



Mrs. Cope— crimson-purple. Paquerette— white-shaded crimson. 



Sphinx— bright claret. Sacramento— dark yellow, red center. 



White Perfection— pure white. Louise— pale rose. 



7. Double Daisy {Bellis p6re7mis).—Kany varieties and various shades of 

 •white, pink, and crimson. 



8. Dielytea (Z>. 8pcctabilis).—A. very beautiful plant; flowers pink and 

 white ; June and July. 



9. Foxglove {Digitalis of species^.— Various and beautiful. Theoretically 

 a biennial ; but may be continued by dividing into olf-sets. 



10. Gentian {Gentiana of species). — Blue, yellOAV, and white ; very showy. 



11. Geranium {PdargQiiium of species).— Species numerous ; varieties num- 

 berless. For bedding plants the Scarlet, the Nutmeg-scented (white), and the 

 Ivose are the most desirable. 



12. Foeget-me-Not {Myosotis sylvatlca). — Blue, pretty, and indispensable. 



13. Hollyhock (Althea rosa).— "We have mentioned this among the bien- 

 nials, where it theoretically belongs ; but it is practically a perennial, from the 

 ■way in which it increases by ofi"-sets. Hollyhocks are very beautiful in their 

 2')7'oper places — in borders and among shrubbery. The varieties and colors 

 are numberless. Choose the double-flowering sorts. 



14 Lupine {Lupimis of species).— Some of the perennial herbaceous sorts 

 are very beautiful ; early in summer. 



15. Double Eagged Eobbin {Lychnis of species). — Scarlet and white. 



16. Pansey, or Heartsease ( Viola i/'icoZor).— Varieties innumerable ; some- 

 times treated as an annual ; blooms all the season. 



17. Violet ( FioZrt of species).— Many of the species, both native and foreign, 

 deserve a place in the garden. Of V. odorata pjlena, the white and purple 

 varieties are very beautiful ; bloom early. 



13. Phlox (P. of species).— Various colors ; no garden should be without 

 some of the perennial species ; summer. 



19. Veronica ( V. chariKBdrys). — Blue flowers ; a good border plant ; early 

 in summer. 



20. Valerian ( F. hortensis et V. Pyrenaica). — "White and red ; grow and 

 bloom well on walls and rock-work. 



Nearly all the foregoing plants arc casilj propagated by 

 dividing the roots, and Avill grow in any garden soil. A few 

 of them will not i)rove hardy north of New York. 



