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phylla, Elizabethce (yellow), Ferdinandi-Coburgi (yellow), Frederici- 

 Augusti (pink), juniperifolia (yellow), marginata, Patraschi, Rocheliana, 

 sancta (yellow), Salamoni, tyrolensis, valdensis. 



MOSSY SAXIFRAGES. All white flowered, except where otherwise 

 stated: anceps, aquatica, Arkwrighti, ccespitosa, Clibrani, decipiens (red), 

 and varieties Bakeri, cruenta, Bathoniensis ; densa, geranioides, Guildford 

 Seedling (crimson), Haworthi, hirta, hypnoides, Iratiana, Lindsayi, 

 Maweana, muscoides and its variety purpurea (purple), palmata, pede- 

 montana, Rhei, Stansfieldi, tenella, trifurcata, Wcdlacei, Willkommi. 



ENCRUSTED SAXIFRAGES. All white flowered, except where otherwise 

 stated: Aizoon, with pink and yellow varieties (rosea and lutea); ambigua, 

 Boydi (yellow), with a white variety; aretioides (yellow), Camposi, carin- 

 thiaca, cartilaginea, cochlearis, Cotyledon, crustata, diapensioides, Hosti, 

 Kolenatiana, lantoscana, lingulata, longifolia, Macnabiana and variety 

 alba] nepalensis, notata, pectinata, pyrenaica, rhcetica, scardica, Vandelli. 



Scabiosa. The plant known as " Sweet Scabious " or " Mournful 

 Widow " is often grown for cut flowers in quantity. It is raised from 

 seeds every year, being an annual, and in July and August produces its 

 flower heads of crimson, white, 

 purple, yellow, lilac, and inter- 

 mediate shades, according to 

 variety, in great profusion on 

 stems 2-3 ft. high. There are 

 many varieties, all worth grow- 

 ing for their beauty. The seeds 

 may be sown in shallow drills, 

 about 12-18 in. apart, in March, 

 April, and May to keep up a 

 succession, or in September to 

 secure an early supply of bloom 

 the following year. 



S. caucasica is a handsome 

 Caucasian plant, 1-3 ft. high, 

 really a perennial, but often 

 grown as a biennial. The soft 

 lilac-blue flower heads, 3 in. or 

 more across, borne on stems 2-3 

 ft. high, are much appreciated. 

 There are several varieties, in- 

 cluding a white one. The seeds 

 may be sown in gentle heat in 

 February and March to plant 

 out in April; or in May to 

 transplant in September for 

 flowering the following year. 



Schizanthus. This genus 



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Fig. 243. Schizanthus retusut 



