198 Classified Lists 



JUNE 



WHITE ANNUALS 



ALYSSUM. Sweet (4. maritimum, var. Benthami). i ft. One of the 

 earliest of annuals, blooming the entire season; is covered with spikes 

 of small white fragrant flowers, and is much used as an edging. Thrives 

 best in sandy or gravelly soil; is self -so wing and transplants easily. 

 Cutting back the bloom prolongs the flowering season. 



CALLANDRINIA (C. Menziesii). 6 in. A low border plant resembling 

 Portulaca; flowers i in. across, opening only in the sunshine. Sow 

 seed where the plants are to remain, for they are difficult to transplant. 

 Give full sun, and a light sandy soil. Also red and yellow varieties. 

 June and September. 



CANDYTUFT (Iberis umbettata, var. odorata). i ft. A self -sowing 

 annual, bearing long spikes of pure-white fragrant flowers. /., var. 

 Empress, has a more branching habit, like a candelabrum, with still 

 longer spikes. It thrives in any soil and bears transplanting well. 

 June to October. 



CYNOGLOSSUM, NAVELWORT (Omphaloides linifolia). 6-12 in. A 

 delicate plant with loose racemes of white flowers resembling Forget-me- 

 not. By alternating it with Forget-me-not as a border plant, the bloom 

 of the latter may be repeated, as Cynoglossum blooms from June to 

 August. Give any good soil and sun; self-sowing. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA, CALIFORNIA POPPY (E. Calif ornica, var. alba ft. pi.). 

 i ft. A white variety of this showy plant; has finely-divided leaves 

 and large flowers tinged with pink borne on long stems. Sow the 

 seeds as soon as ripe, else the plants may not flower if sown in the 

 spring. 



GYPSOPHILA ELEGANS. i ft. A low plant bearing little cup-shaped 

 flowers on delicately branching stems; is valuable as a dressing to other 

 cut flowers; self -sowing and bears transplanting well. If seed-vessels 

 are cut off it will bloom again in the autumn. Grows in any good soil 

 or any location. June to October. 



NASTURTIUM. Dwarf (Tropceolum minus, var. Pearl), i ft. The 

 easiest of all annuals to cultivate, and the one most commonly grown 

 by amateurs. It thrives best in common soil, for if too rich it is inclined 

 to run to leaf. However, if one wants a solid mass of bloom, fertilize 



