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brane which remains after the seeds are shed. It somewhat 

 resembles a small battledoor, having the texture of satin, and. 

 like honesty, showing the same on both sides ; about eighteen 

 inches high. 



5. HOLLYHOCK, Althea rosea. A strong-growing coarse 

 plant and flower, but often of fine colors ; very showy when 

 blooming among shrubbery or by carriage-ways ; three to six 

 feet high. It may be perpetuated by slip-cuttings. 



6. LARKSPUR, Delphinium Ajads, consolida, &c. These are 

 showy biennial flowers, which also bloom as annuals, and often 

 become favorites ; none of them are comparable to the Chinese 

 Larkspur in its varieties, which has the same habit of free 

 blooming and self-sowing. See page 463. 



7. MONKSHOOD, Aconitum napellus. A tall, strong stem, 

 faring flowers of blue and white, with a tinge of yellow in- 

 side, of a curious double-hood form, whence its name. It ranks 

 as a perennial, but is more properly a biennial that often holds 

 over. Self-sowing in the fall or spring ; two to three feet 

 high or more.. 



8. MOURNING BRIDE, Sweet Scabious, Scabiosa atropur- 

 purea, &c. There are various shades of this flower, from a 

 rich deep maroon to a poor lilac. Its fragrance is very pleas- 

 ant, and is accompanied by a very slight pungency. It is an 

 old and worthy favorite, often blooming the first year. Self- 

 sowing in the fall ; about two feet high. 



9. PINK, China, Diantlius Chinensis or annuus. A pretty 

 little plant, yielding variously colored single and double flow- 

 ers the first year from the seed, but blooming also the second 

 year, and may be perpetuated by cuttings. They are also 

 freely self-sown ; eight inches to a foot high. 



10. PANSIES, Heartsease, Viola tricolor. A very common 

 ancl very beautiful family of plants, both wild and cultivated, 

 some of each being fragrant. Blooming the first year from 

 seed, and easily preserved from year to year by slip cuttings, if 

 desired ; a few inches high ; are abundantly self-sown. 



11. SWEET WILLIAM, Dianthus barbatus. Some varieties 

 of this flower are remarkably fine, having colors of almost daz- 

 zling brightness ; but less care than it deserves has been given 



