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Lantanas make fine hedgerows between house lots 

 or for defining different portions of the grounds. 

 They should be planted in rich ground two and one- 

 half feet apart. 



The new Weeping Lantana is the most charming 

 member of the family. It is of much more slender 

 growth than the rest and inclined to be pendulous, 

 or weeping. Its delightfully fragrant flowers are pro- 

 duced in round heads the size of a half-dollar at the 

 axil of every leaf and show a lovely rosy-lilac hue. 

 If planted in the open ground the Weeping Lantana 

 quickly covers a considerable area, presenting a solid 

 sheet of bloom throughout the summer. It will 

 bloom freely in the house if given a warm, sunny 

 window, abundant room, and showered daily to keep 

 back the red spider, or dipped occasionally in hot 

 water for that purpose. It must always have abun- 

 dant root and top room and plenty of water. 



Petunias 



PROBABLY no common flower of the garden 

 has been so improved during the last few years 

 as the Petunia. The small-flowered variety of a few 

 years ago with its straggly habit and narrow range 

 of colour chiefly white and faded magenta is now 

 superseded by magnificently fringed and ruffled beau- 

 ties in a wealth of colour, from purest white to glow- 

 ing crimson, and a velvety purple that is almost black, 



