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beauty, if only the weakly ones are pulled up 

 at once and any field Poppy instantly de- 

 stroyed. Godetias are, of course, one of .the 

 most valuable of hardy annuals. But gorgeous 

 as are Scarlet Queen, Crimson King, Bridesmaid, 

 Satin Rose, &c., I was moved to enthusiasm 

 when I first saw Suttotfs Double Rose, a com- 

 plete novelty to me. In growth it is like a 

 glorified Clarkia, two feet high, with long 

 sprays of exquisite double pale pink and car- 

 mine flowers. It is evidently a distinct species, 

 which, I believe, was in cultivation forty or 

 fifty years ago, but only resuscitated lately 

 by Messrs. Sutton probably one of those 

 mentioned by Mrs. Loudon in the 1 844 edition 

 of the " Ladies' Companion to the Flower 

 Garden," as introduced from California in 

 1835. I see she gives the same advice as 

 do modern authorities namely, that to grow 

 Godetias successfully they should be sown in 

 September. 



Another treasure to the Summer Garden 

 is the Annual Chrysanthemum, so hardy and 

 decorative in all its many varieties, double and 



