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composite flowers, the seed of which may be sown in 

 March, in a slight hot-bed, or under a hand glass, or in 

 the open ground rather later. The Cladantlms Arabicus 

 produces its dark yellow flowers in July, and keeps long 

 in flower. Sow the seed in April. The Cladanthus 

 canescens is a greenhouse evergreen, producing its yellow 

 flowers in June, and is propagated from cuttings under 

 a glass. 



The Clarkias are pretty pink and white flowers, of deli- 

 cate form, from one and a half to two feet high, flowering 

 abundantly from June to the end of summer. The seed 

 may be sown in March or in September, and protected 

 through the winter, to bloom early. The Rose of Heaven 

 (Viscaria cceli rosa\ with its pretty rose-coloured flowers, 

 and several of the same family, producing pink, white, 

 and scarlet flowers, are profuse bloomers, fit for beds, 

 edgings, or groups. Sow the seed in the border in April; 

 or in a warm dry sheltered spot in September, to stand 

 the winter and flower early. Scliizopetalon Walkeri is a 

 low growing, cruciform, white flower, very fragrant, and 

 thriving in sandy loam and leaf- mould. Eucharidium 

 continuum are low growing, free blooming, hardy annuals, 

 flowering from spring to autumn. Sow in September, 

 March, and May, to keep up a succession. The Eutocas, 

 of several kinds, are free blooming annuals of various 

 colours. The seed may be sown in April, and the 

 plants must be far apart to give plenty of air, or they 

 will not thrive. 



The Hibiscus Africanm is an annual, growing two 

 feet high ; to bring it forward early it is best to give 

 the seed a little heat under a glass, and to put out the 

 young plants nearly a foot apart, in May. 



The Candytufts are low growing annuals, biennials, 

 and evergreens, with cruciform flowers, most of which are 

 white. They may be sown in autumn, to stand the 

 winter, or in the spring. The semperrirens, and all of 

 its class, may be grown from seed or cuttings. The 

 Kaulfussias are low growing and pretty, the different 

 kinds having blue, dark violet, and rose-coloured flowers. 

 Seed may be sown in the borders in April, but it is 



