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strigillosa, the varieties of Brachycome iberidifolla are also 

 satisfactory, and may be employed either mixed or in 

 colours, white being very pretty. Sweet Alyssum is fairly 

 satisfactory, though not nearly so much so as its varie- 

 gated form. Gazania splendent, dark-flowered Heliotrope ; 

 Erigeron mucronatutn, and Madame Grouse Geraniums, 

 afford other selections. It needs hardly be remarked that 

 layers must not be expected from Carnations arranged in 

 this manner, and they must not be planted where either 

 hares or rabbits can reach them. Varieties suitable for 

 grouping include, Mephisto, deep crimson ; Comet, crim- 

 son ; Hon. Adele Hamilton, clear pink ; Hildegarde and 

 Trojan, white ; Sir R. Waldie Griffiths, deep apricot ; 

 Asphodel rose ; Loveliness, light salmon-rose ; Barras, 

 scarlet ; Dundas Scarlet, pure scarlet ; Jeannie Deans 

 and Cecilia, yellow ; Chloris and Henry Falkland, yellow 

 grounds ; Raby Castle, salmon. A new variety, in 

 colouring like Mrs. R. Hole, but of improved habit and 

 apparently of better constitution, will be found in Francis 

 Samuelson. 



