OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN FLOWERS. 



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crocuses, which should be planted in the same line, may be seen 

 coming through the browned foliage. When in flower, the 

 blooms will not only be supported by this means, but also be 

 preserved from splashes; when the crocuses are past their prime, 

 the Phlox will have begun to grow, and, to further its well doing, 

 its stems should be lifted and the then lengthened foliage of the 



FIG. 74. PHLOX FKONDOSA. 

 (Plant, one-sixth natural size; 1, natural size of flower.) 



crocuses should be drawn back to the under side of the Phlox, 

 where it might remain to die off. This would allow the Phlox to 

 have the full light, and the arrangement would be suitable for 

 the edge of a shrubbery or border of herbaceous plants, or even 

 along the walks of a kitchen garden. 



The Phloxes are easily propagated, either from rooted layers 

 or cuttings. The latter should be put into a good loam and 

 kept shaded for a week or two. Early spring is the best time. 



Flowering period, March to May. 



Physalis Alkekengi. 



WINTER CHERRY; Nat. Ord. SOLAN ACEJE. 



THIS plant begins to flower in summer ; but as a garden subject 

 its blossom is of no value ; the fine large berries, however, which 



