SALPIGLOSSIS, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacece. 



ALPIGLOSSIS is a very good half-hardy annual, with flowers of peculiar 

 richness, and very delicately and beautifully pencilled. Indeed, the 

 delicate, yet almost gorgeous markings, are a 

 matter of surprise to many who grow this 

 flower for the first time, and do not expect so 

 much in so small, and apparently simple, a 

 flower. The ordinary height is about two 

 feet, but there is a dwarf kind that grows only 

 about one foot in height. When the plants 

 are set pretty closely together, say about eight 

 or ten inches, they make a very fine bed. 

 Seeds may be sown under glass, but they will do well in the open ground, especially if the soil is 

 light, and always do best in a sandy soil. The flower shown is about one-half natural size. 



SALVIA, Nat. Ord. Labiatce. 



Very ornamental plants for beds or borders, growing freely in any light, rich soil; from 

 eighteen inches to two feet in height. Their beautiful spikes of gay flowers are produced in 

 the greatest profusion. Must be treated as tender annuals, 

 and plants should get a good start in 

 the hot-bed, and not be planted out 

 before the weather is warm. Very 

 little success must be expected from 

 sowing seed in the open ground, 

 unless in a very favorable climate. 

 They make fine fall and winter orna- 

 ments for the house or conservatory, 

 and grow from two to three feet in height. The variety known as S. splendens is the beautiful 

 autumn flower known as Scarlet Sage. Plants that are in a thrifty condition can be taken up in 

 the autumn, before frost, and potted, and they will bloom well into the winter. 



SANVITALIA, Nat. Ord. Composites. 



Sanvitalia procumbens flore-pleno is a pretty, low, or creeping, plant, especially suited for 

 baskets, and bearing a great many double, daisy-like flowers, of a bright yellow color. It was 

 introduced some six years since, and we felt very much disappointed 

 with it, because more than half the flowers were only semi-double, and 

 with a very poor black center, but for a 

 year or two there has been considerable 

 improvement. Seeds germinate quite freely. 

 We sow generally under glass. A good 

 plant will cover a space more than two feet 

 in diameter, and will flower from July, if 

 sown pretty early, until killed by frost. 

 The foliage is clean, abundant, of a fresh, lively green, and the habit of the plant good in 

 all respects, making it a desirable drooping plant, one that will give general satisfaction. 



SAPONARIA, Nat. Ord. Caryopkyllacea. 



The Saponarias are little, low, delicate plants, growing a mass of little leaves and miniature 

 flowers, the latter just about the size shown in the engraving. For a small pot, or edging, there 

 are few little things prettier, for they entirely 

 cover the ground with their bright little 

 leaves and star-like flowers. There are two 

 varieties desirable, a deep pink and a white. 

 Setting alternate plants of white and pink 

 produces a very nice effect in a border. 

 We once saw a very pretty, small, circular 

 bed filled with Saponaria, a row of each color; but it is only suited for small beds, alone; as 

 a border or edging for beds filled with stronger plants, it is very desirable. 



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