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ANNUALS, HARDY. 



Clintonia pulchella, 4, blue, with yellowish eye. 

 Ccbaea scandens, climber sending out shoots 20 



to 30 feet long ; purplish bell-shaped flowers. 

 Datula ceratocaulon, 24, white, tinged with rose. 

 fastuosa, 30, purple, red, and white, &c. 

 humilis flore-pleno, 18, golden yellow, 



flowers double and scented. 

 stramonium (Thorn Apple), 18, white. 

 ,, tatula, 24, deep lilac. 

 Wrightii, 24, white, edged with lilac. 

 Dianthus Sinensis (Indian Pink), 12 to 18, 

 various. The variety known as D. S. (or 

 Chinensis) Heddewigii is perhaps the best. 

 Gaillardia picta, 15, rich claret, gold edge. 

 Helichrysum bracteatum (Ever Lasting Flower), 

 a to 3, yellow, orange, brown, 

 and all shades of red. 



orientale (The French "Immor- 



telle "), 2, primrose-yellow. 

 Ipomoea bona nox, tall climber, as are all the 



Ipomaeas ; rose, deepening to violet. 

 coccinea, 70, scarlet. There is a yellow 



variety. 



purpurea (Convolvulus major or Morn- 

 ing' Glory), 70, white, striped, red, 

 purple, &c., in all shades and tints. 

 Lobelia erinus, 6, light blue. Other varieties 

 are L. e. speciosa, blue, with white eye, 

 and L. e. alba, white. 



,, pumila, 6, deep blue. Many varieties 

 produced by cultivation, but perpetuated 

 by cuttings to preserve strain. 

 ,, ramosa, 12, deep blue. 

 Lophospermum scandens, 72, rosy purple. 

 Mathiola annua (Ten Week Stock), 15, various. 

 ,, Grseca (Intermediate Stock), 15, various. 

 Mesembryanthemum tricolor, 4, rose and white. 

 Oxalis rosea, 6, bright pink, greenish at base. 

 tropaeoloides, 8, golden yellow, with 



foliage of a dark brownish purple. 

 Valdiyiana, 8, dark yellow. 

 Perilla Nankinensis. See List of Hardy Annuals. 

 Phlox Drummondii. See List of Hardy Annuals. 

 Rhodanthe Manglesii, 12, rose, with yellow j 

 centre. All the Rhodanthes are everlasting 

 flowers. 



Ricinus Africanus (Castor Oil Plant), 8, remark- 

 able for beauty of foliage. 



Salpiglossis coccinea, 36. Flowers funnel- 

 shaped, with grdund of whitish yellow, brown, 

 pink, scarlet, or crimson, marked with blue, 

 yellow, or brown. 



Schizanthus. See List of Hardy Annuals. 

 Senecio elegans, 12, crimson, pink, white. 

 Stocks. See List of Hardy Annuals. 

 Tagetes erecta nana (Dwarf African Mart- I 



gold), 9, deep yellow. 

 patula (French Marigold), 12, brown | 



and yellow. 



Tropaeolum Canariense, 10, canary yellow. 

 Zinnia elegans, 24, scarlet, with dark purple j 



disc. 

 ,, Mexicana, 12, bright orangt. 



Annuals, Half-hardy, Treatment 

 of. 



Sow the seeds in March or April, in pots 

 or pans, and shelter them in a pit, or 



plunge the pots in moderate bottom-heat, 

 such as a hotbed that is cooling. The 

 temperature should not rise above 75 by 

 day, or fall below 55 at night. Shade the 

 seedlings from strong sun, give plenty of 

 air when the weather is favourable, and 

 thin out if too close together in the pots. 

 Harden off gradually, and remove to 

 flowering quarters about the middle of 

 May, but delay the removal to the end of 

 the month if the weather be cold and un- 

 favourable. 



Annuals, Hardy, Culture and 

 Management of. 



For hardy annuals, and for annuals 

 generally, any ordinary garden soil is 

 good enough, and indeed better than rich 

 soil, for this tends to produce luxuriance 

 of growth, which is incompatible with 

 the production of flowers. Very hardy 

 annuals may be sown in autumn, not 

 earlier than the last week in August, and 

 not later, even in sheltered spots, than the 

 last week in September. Autumn-sown 

 plants, if they survive the winter's frosts, 

 will bloom early in spring. The situa- 

 tion best suited for autumn sowing is one 

 that is sheltered from strong and cutting 

 winds, but free from shade, and well 

 exposed to the sun. Spring sowings for 

 blooming in summer may be made at any 

 time from the middle of March to the 

 middle of April, due regard being had to 

 situation, and later sowings for flowering in 

 autumn should be made from the middle of 

 May to the middle of June. 



Raising for Transplanting. When it is 

 desired to raise annuals for transplanting, 

 they may be sown in beds in the reserve 

 garden or elsewhere, and removed, when 

 about half grown, to the positions in which 

 they are intended to flower. The trans- 

 planting of annuals, unless very carefully 

 done, is always attended with some danger ; 

 but this may be obviated if they are raised 



