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IBERIS. 



Candy-Tuft. 



Iberis, from the country called Iberia, now Spain. Most 

 of the species grow in such countries. They are generally 

 pretty plants, and some of them cultivated in gardens as hardy 

 annuals, under the name of Candy-Tuft, a name which was 

 originally applied to the I. wnbellata only, which was first dis- 

 covered in Candia. 



/. umbellata has umbels of purple flowers, in June and July. 



/. amara, or bitter, has white flowers, in umbels, at the same 

 time. Both are hardy animals, of no little beauty, (the last 

 from England,) and worthy of cultivation. The seed should 

 be sown early in April ; height about one foot. 



I. coronaria. Rocket Candy-Tuft. This hardy annual is 

 of considerable beauty, being very showy, and a pure white. 

 The clusters of racemes are numerous and very large, being 

 three or four inches long. At a distance, the fine flowers very 

 much resemble the Double White Rocket. It blooms for sev- 

 eral months during the summer. It well deserves a place in 

 every flower-garden. 



All the species and varieties of the Candy-Tuft are very 

 hardy, and easy to cultivate. The fall-sown seeds flower early ; 

 those sown in April, from July to September ; and some of 

 the species until the frost in October. There is a variety, called 

 the New Crimson, that is not crimson, but a deep, rich purple. 

 All the varieties look best in beds, or masses. 



IMPATIENS. 



Balsam. 



Impatiens lalsamina. Touch-me-not. The Double Bal- 

 sam is one of the most prominent, ornaments of the garden, in 

 July and August. Old seed is considered by some to be the 

 best, as more likely to produce double flowers. The seeds 

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