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not ail annual, it must be some other, perhaps argentea, from 

 the silvery hue of its shaggy foliage. Its gay orange flowers 

 render it a desirable species, but as it is not probably hardy, 

 it would require greenhouse culture. The seed from which 

 the plant presented us was raised, was sown last spring, and 

 wintered in the greenhouse, where it has been blooming for 

 nearly two months. A. breviscarpa, recently introduced, is 

 an annual of similar growth, color, &c., and a fine ornament 

 to every flower border. — Ed. 



DESIGN FOR A FLOWER GARDEN. 



BY THE EDITOR. 



Following up our promise in our January number, we now 

 present our readers with another Design for a Flower Garden. 



The annexed plan (fig. 8) is a very pretty design. It par- 

 takes both of the geometric and irregular character ; geo- 

 metric in having its main walks cross at right angles, and 

 irregular in its outline, as well as the scrolls which make np 

 its parts ; — yet forming a harmonious combination of the two 

 styles. Either laid down on gravel, or on grass, and planted 

 with showy flowers in judiciously selected colors, it would 

 have a fine efl'ect. 



The purposes to which it may be devoted are various. It 

 may be planted with perennial herbaceous plants, or with 

 annuals, or with both together. It may be filled with bed- 

 ding-out plants, or with a miscellaneous collection. The 

 outer line of beds, which is three feet wide, would be admi- 

 rably suited for a row of hollyhocks, which are now becom- 

 ing, in its improved and splendid varieties, favorites with all 

 cultivators of showy flowers. The inner beds on the margin 

 of the cross walks would look well filled with verbenas and 

 lantanas, and the larger spaces with dahlias. The central 

 bed may be simply a circle of neat turf, — or it may be orna- 

 mented with a handsome pedestal and sun dial, a beautiful 

 vase, or an ordinary cast iron one, filled, in the latter case, 

 with suitable flowers. 



