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clumps arc to bo secured. They may he grown almost in any place in tho 

 open, or between I-OWH of fruit trees not too closely planted. Specially fine 



variel ies are easiU increased I > y di\ idni" I In- i . .. .1 .-.I . >rk . into as manv pieces 



us possible not later than September or October, The hoe should bo used 



ocea- iolially between (lie rows to keep (lie Weeds down. 



IJesides (he hybrid Larkspurs, some natural speeies also Nell, such a..s 

 cart It. >i <ilc, 2 '\ ft., scarlet; t'ush nn-rin H inn, I! !'(., pale lilue; </>'H(/i/lonrni, 

 I I! K , rich blue; nudicaule, 1J ft,, bright red (fig, 192); and Zalil (or 

 ttilphurw/m), 4 ft.., Nulphur yellow. Two annual Larkspurs D. Ajacis, 

 while. |)iid<, or blue; and D. consolida, blue, violet, purple, &c. are also 

 raised from .seeds and sold in boxes in spring. 



Dianthus. This genus includes several valuable garden plants, notably 

 Ihe (Wnations, (!lovcs, and Pinks (/>. ( ' ri/<>}>/< i/ll us), (he S\ve<^, William 

 (/). (mrlnilttn\ and a lar^v iiinn 

 bcr of valualile .-ilpin,- spooitl 

 ,sui(,abl^ l'<>r (he rock garden. 

 One of the best-known kinds is 

 />. t'.lii.iH'itsiN (lin-. !<);{), the In- 

 dian or Chinese Pink. It is a 

 biennial, (>-12 in. high, with ml 

 flowoi-H. Them are, however, 

 many forms of it, both single 

 and double, of which the follow- 

 ing arc. Mio best: albus, white; 

 w.r//m,s, flesh pink; ///////'//x, 

 < MI let crimson; Crimson Belle, 

 deep red; Kunlc.m Qncc.n, deep 

 rose; laciniatus, with jagged 



petal:; and sini.de and dnnbN- 

 forms; Hed(/<'irr</</i, a fine va- 

 riety, with single and double, 

 forms of various colours; im- 

 pcrialia, a taller variety, witli 

 double flowers that are useful 

 for cutting. A trade is done in 



the seeds and young plants in FlK mf _ Dianthltt eMnenilil 



.spring, tho cultural treatment 



of the latter being the same as for half-hardy annuals like the China 

 A i. r, /innia, &C. 



Amongst tho kinds suitable for rock and alpine gardening, and in which 

 a h.idc is largely done in pot plants, tho following dwarf tufted ones 

 aw -town in larger or smaller quantities by specialists: acaulis, bright 

 pink; <t!/>cxlri8 t bright rose; alpinua, deep rose; arenarius, white with 

 crimson spot at the base; ccenius, rose, the "Cheddar Pink"; callizonus, 

 rich rose, purple; carthunianorum, bright rose; deltoidea, bright red, tho 

 "Maiden Pink", of which there is a white variety; dimtosuui, violet rose; 



