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Grown from cuttings or seed, flowering the second year. July, 



August; I foot; Rich soil. 

 TEN WEEKS STOCK (Matthiola incana, var. annua). Clove-scented 



spikes of white, creamy, pinkish, or crimson flowers. Annual; ij 



feet; May to July. Sow in rich, warm soil, and transplant. 

 TULIP (Tulipa suaveolens). Parent of the small, early, and forcing 



Due Van Thol varieties, and was known in red and yellow. T. 



Gesneriana, the showy scarlet, later garden tulip, with pointed petals, 



also varieties of this type. Plant in masses of one colour in fall for 



spring flower. Shallow rooting annuals may occupy same bed at 



same time. 

 VALERIAN, GARDEN HELIOTROPE (Valeriana officinalis). June; 3 feet. 



Minute pinkish-gray flowers in flat clusters, three inches across. 



Very easy to grow. Spreads rapidly. Spicy odour scents a whole 



garden. Perennial. 

 VERONICA, LONG-LEAVED (Veronica longlfolia). Minute lilac flowers in 



long, narrow spikes. July to September; 2 to 3 feet. Often sold as 



y. spicata. Its purple-blue variety, subsessilis (Japan, 1871), is the 



best of all hardy veronicas, and is more robust than the type. Can 



be used instead. 

 VIOLET (Viola odorata). Violet. March; 6 inches. Only fragrant 



perennial of earliest spring. California is a large single variety. 



The Russian is double and hardier than common sorts. Get 



nursery-grown plants. Grow in the shade. 

 WALLFLOWER (Cheiranthus Cheiri). Yellow, red, brown, fragrant 



flowers, in spike six to twelve inches long. Biennial. Blooms all 



summer in partial shade if not allowed to seed; 2 feet. Must not 



dry out. 



NOTE. For the greater part of the facts contained in the above list credit is due to 

 Mr. Wilhelm Miller. 



