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to go out in the open ground. Early in June is a suitable 

 time for sowing ; with a little attention in watering after they 

 are put out they will grow quickly and soon make large plants 

 if the weather is not too hot and dry ; in the latter case they 

 will need watering occasionally. A border with an Eastern 

 aspect is best for them. They usually commence to flower in 

 September and continue all through the winter if the weather 

 is mild. Choice named varieties can only be propagated by 

 division (see page 21), but I have had to discontinue growing 

 them, as they die here in the dry weather. 



Erysimum compactum. This bears a pretty yellow 

 flower similar in appearance to a small Wallflower. It flowers 

 earlier and continues in bloom for a considerable time ; it is 

 raised from seeds sown in the first week of June, and requires 

 the same treatment as Wallflowers (see page 35.) 



Golden Feather CPyrethrum aureum). This plant is 

 useful in winter and spring as an edging to other things. It 

 should be sown in boxes in July and placed in a cold frame. 

 When the plants are large enough they must be transplanted 

 to the open ground. Four inches apart in the rows, with six 

 inches between the rows will give them ample space until the 

 autumn. This plant may also be increased by breaking off 

 the side shoots in the autumn from the summer bedding 

 plants, if these are put in firmly in October while re-planting 

 is going on, they soon take root and are almost as good as 

 the seedlings in the following spring. 



Honesty, variegated, (Lunaria hiennis variegata). 

 This plant is sometimes useful for mixing with other things to 

 give relief to them, such as Wallflowers Ruby Gem, or Dark 



