THE OPENING YEAR 



Jan. 



This is a long list, but there is no obligation on any 

 reader to order all the plants named in it. He will make 

 his choice from knowledge of the plants, or from 

 the descriptions in the catalogues, or from the fuller 

 references to most of the plants which follow in these 

 pages. The annuals, if hardy, are raised by sowing out 

 of doors in March and April ; if half-hardy, under glass 

 in March, or out of doors in May. The biennials and 

 perennials are mostly raised by sowing out of doors in 

 May or June, but a few, such as Antirrhinums, Verbenas, 

 Pentstemons, Indian Pinks and Pansies, are sown in 

 winter or early spring, under glass, for blooming the 

 same year. A fuller list is given in Chapter VI. 



China Asters and Sweet Peas are certainly two of the 

 most important plants in the list, and I will therefore 

 give special selections of them. 



