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MATHIOLA (Ten- Week Stock). The annual varieties of 

 the Gillyflower are very pretty summer blooming plants. 

 They should be sown in the hot-bed in April, and trans- 

 planted with care, for they bear it poorly, owing to their 

 long, fibreless roots. Flowers white, purple, red, and yel- 

 low all summer. 



SCHIZANTHUS PiNNATUs. Very ornamental little plants, 

 with red, white, purple, yellow, and variegated flowers. 

 They should be started in pots, in the frame, and carefully 

 transplanted. Bloom from July to October. 



ZINNIA ELEGANS FL' PL'. The single Zinnia was an old 

 favorite in the garden, but is now completely eclipsed by 

 the fine double varieties. The seeds should be started in a 

 frame in April, and transplanted in May, They grow to a 

 large size, and produce a profusion of red, yellow, and pur- 

 ple flowers, as large as a rose, all summer. l"hey are 

 among the most ornamental plants of the garden. 



The following list includes many fine species, all of which 

 are worthy a place in a large garden. 



Acroclineum Roseum. Open border. Bartonia Aurea. Frame. 



Didiscus Cceruleus. Frame. Cacalia Coccinea. Open border. 



Annual Chrysanthemum. Open Amaranthus Tricolor. Open border, 



border. Hibiscus Africanus. Open border 



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