82 LIST OF CHOICE ANNUALS, ETC [March. 



Schizanthus retusus, orange-coloured ^ 



Schizanthus, Like a rich soil, and 



pinnatus, calico Schizan- j* a cool and partially 



thus, shaded situation 



And a few other varieties, 



Shortia Californica, yellow Shortia, very profuse flowering. 



Tagetes, Marigold, the new varieties of the French are 

 very pretty they like rich soil and plenty of mois- 

 ture. 



Tropaeolum aduncum, Canary bird flower, a beautiful climber. 



atrosanguineum, crimson Nastur- "| 



tium, f Climbing 



Thunbergia alata, buff with black centre, > plants. 



alba, white-flowered, 



aurantiaca, fine orange. 



Verbena, a lovely family of pretty procumbent plants, that 

 bloom from June till frost a packet of seeds will 

 produce every colour and shade from white to 

 crimson. 



Vinca rosea, Madagascar Periwinkle,") Thrive best in a warm, 



alba, white-flowered Pe- > dry situation, with 



riwinkle. j rich soil. 



Zinnia elegans, splendid Zinnia, y ^ } d 

 cocc,nea, scarlet, I ^ ^ fy the ^ are 



alba, white, n r -, .., J . 



'n ' well supplied with water. 

 pauciflora,yellow, J 



Though the above will bloom much earlier by being sown 

 on a hot-bed, yet where that convenience cannot be obtained, 

 they will all succeed treated as hardy annuals. 



After sowing, if the weather be clear, the sun acting on 

 the glass will produce a too rapid evaporation of the mois- 

 ture of the soil, and may otherwise affect seeds but thinly 

 covered, which must be guarded against by shading with 

 mats for a few hours during bright sunshine. In giving 

 water, it ought always to be about milk-warm, and passed 

 through a fine rose, to prevent the stems being broken 01 

 bruised. Weeds must be drawn out as soon as they ap 

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