30 FLOWER-GARDENING. 



are up, botli kinds should be thinned out equally, so as to leave 

 the plants from one to two inches apart all over the bed. 

 These, when they come into blossom, will form a rich mass, 

 and have a very pretty effect, the bushiness of the Mignonette 

 hiding the naked stalks of the Clarkia. The White Alyssum 

 and Purple Candytuft form a pleasing contrast when mixed in 

 equal proportions, and also the Dwarf Gilia and Blue Pimper- 

 nell. 



The new species of Dwarf Annual Phlox (Phlox Drum- 

 mondii) is described in a London magazine as a splendid sight 

 when cultivated in a bed. &quot;Every flower, though of the 

 deepest carmine, has its petals of a pale blush color on the 

 under side, and every petal, though of the palest pink, has a 

 dark carmine spot at its base. Thus the variety of colors dis 

 played in a bed of these flowers almost exceeds description ; 

 and when they are seen under a bright sun, and agitated by a 

 gentle breeze, the effect is extraordinarily brilliant.&quot; 



When seeds are intended to be sown in patches, which is 

 often done for want of an unoccupied border, the best way to 

 perform this business is, after having pulverized the soil, to 

 form circular drills in the surface with the rim of a flower-pot, 

 which may be large or small according to fancy. By sowing 

 seed in such circular drills, the plants can be more easily traced 

 than when scattered promiscuously over the ground ; and the 

 weeds can be destroyed with less risk and trouble. Such 

 kinds as are marked in the Catalogue thus * may remain as 

 sown; or, if parted, they should be removed with a scoop 

 trowel in a careful manner, in small tufts ; and this business, as 

 well as transplanting in general, should always be done imme 

 diately preceding or after rain, and in cloudy weather. 



The risk and trouble of transplanting may be avoided by 

 adopting the following method of sowing the seed : Take a dollar 

 package of twenty varieties, and number the bags from one to 

 twenty ; then sow a circle from each bag in the order in which 

 they are numbered, and insert a short stick in the centre of 

 each circle as a mark. By this method the twenty varieties 



